The chair of the Transit Commission says Ottawa is joining other cities in a 'full-on' press for transit funding from upper levels of government, as OC Transpo faces ridership challenges and multimillion-dollar deficits.
The chair of the Transit Commission says Ottawa is joining other cities in a "full-on" press for transit funding from upper levels of government, as OC Transpo faces ridership challenges and multimillion-dollar deficits.
"The other source of funding that every municipality in Ontario and across the country, they're doing a full-on press to the provincial and federal governments to say, 'Please, give us some financial assistance for our transit system,'" Gower said, noting the city of Toronto is facing a multimillion-dollar transit deficit due to lower ridership.
OC Transpo is projecting a $39 million budget deficit in 2023 due to lower ridership as many people continue to work from home following the COVID-19 pandemic. "We're going through this major route review. There are some routes where over the years there's been extra milk runs added, little jogs here or there, that add 5, 6, 7 minutes to a trip. Those are things that we're trying to identify; maybe they don't make sense anymore and maybe those could be streamlined in a route so the route runs a little quicker," Gower said.
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