Eight single\u002Dcar trains will resume service next week. The question remains whether Ottawa transit can ever recapture the faith of riders.
Ever since the Confederation Line LRT was shut down on July 17, however, she has used only Para Transpo to avoid the crowded conditions on city buses.
“Para Transpo is already a mess,” said Thomas, who belongs to ParaParity, a group seeking equity for people who use the shared-ride service open to people with a disability.Article content As much as that might be PR spin amid yet another embarrassing LRT debacle, the return of any trains is good news for Thomas,
“Once we can be assured that there is a sustainable number of vehicles for daily operation, we will assess the possibility of increasing the number of trains in service.”Laura Shantz lives on Vanier and works downtown. She has a dentist appointment on Monday afternoon, which means she will have an important choice to make.
“The system was designed to be operated as either single or double trains. Actually, the service plan called for single trains on weekends and in the late evenings. They just stuck with double trains at all times in the end,” saidguin, editor of Rail Fans Canada, a community of enthusiasts who track Canada’s public transit rail systems.a good move to get the service opened back up and take some load off the bus service.
People lining up to catch a bus at Hurdman Station in Ottawa Tuesday. LRT trains have been shut down by the city since Monday evening due to a bearing issue.The question still remains, however, whether Ottawa public transit can ever recapture the faith of riders. Last month, only weeks before the most recent LRT shutdown, the city’s transit commission heard that
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