The ottawa police detective on the case said recently, due to larabies medical. If you are standing, always stay behind the yellow line. When a child cardholder reaches years of age, the presto card must be reprogrammed to a youth card at one of the presto agents. To pay using cash an otrain station, you will need to use a ticket machine. Despite the best efforts, errors may occur and are unintentional. The presto school board card is paid for and provided by the ottawa student transportation authority osta. Oc transpo announces fare and route changes ahead of lrt. Dont leave your bagpurse on the seat beside you, unless its an empty bus. This is a big savings compared to adult fares or tickets.
Oc transpo will be installing protective barriers between passengers and drivers on a handful of city buses as part of a pilot project later this year. Cbc newsthe presto pass schell said he was carrying allows. Please exercise all precautions listed by ottawa public health and oc transpo to keep yourself safe and to stop the spread of covid19. Thank you a million times to the driver who stayed put until i got my ipod. An operating division of metrolinx, presto is a key component of metrolinxs regional transportation plan. Do not stand in the stairwell of double decker buses. New 2015 alexander dennis enviro500 goanywhere double decker bus at cuta transexpo duration. I enjoyed learning about change management and how oc transpo dealt with presto s initial technological failure.
Glue asked readers to give their most annoying oc transpo. There are transit services which are worse in specific categories which i will get to, but as an overall package oc transpo fails in almost every category i can think of. Oc transpos mobile website competently shows you the schedules for the stops, stations, and bus routes throughout the city. Transfers are integrated in the presto cards when using the ewallet. Shed taken the time, the bus number and gave her the drivers description. Tell the bus driver or special constable if a stranger gets too close, makes them feel uncomfortable or asks personal questions keep their hands and head inside the bus at all times give up their seat to those with priority for example, persons with disabilities, seniors, pregnant women. Autologin on future visits show my name in the online users list script executed in 0. When you tap your card onto a presto device, a bus driver will be alerted to the type of card that is being used. A child fare applies to those 6 to 12 years of age inclusive. Oc transpo is the urban transit service of the city of ottawa, ontario, canada. The shields will be designed to restrict customer access to the operators area, according to a memo from general manager john manconi that will. The latter method must be purchased in advance at various retail outlets, ticket machines or stations. The city of ottawa is looking to raise oc transpo ticket prices by 15 per cent as it moves towards a new cashless fare option.
This section of the oc transpo website allows employees private access to current events and information. Samantha forgie theres an oc driver posting pictures from the drivers seat about being. Young man, we dont allow intimidation of any sort on oc transpo buses, you are going to have to leave, right now, or i swear i will stop this goddamn bus and then call security, the bus driver said sharply, and upon hearing that, baldy smirked victoriously. The wheels were rolling over him harrowing accident. Wait for your transfer to print before making your way to your seat. If you are sitting in a cooperative seat but dont need to be, please offer your place to.
All information shown here are considered accurate. Youll need to get an oc transpo seniors photo id card to accompany your pass available at any oc transpo sales and information centres. Oc transpo looks to raise prices when presto begins ctv news. Perride fares include free transfers between all oc transpo, otrain and sto routes. The man tapped his presto card through his knapsack and walked, with noticeable unsteadiness, to his seat. Fired oc transpo driver forced to ride bus with singing. Mccambridge said an oc transpo supervisor arrived, and then the driver returned about 20 minutes later. Register for alerts and keep posted on the latest transit information, including cancelled trips, detours, fare changes or changes in service to your route. The citizen has obtained the bus drivers collision report with his name blacked out a.
For more information about presto and it works, visit our frequently asked. Oc transpo will be monitoring the adjusted transit service. He could have driven to the next stop after impatience gave way to exasperation but he stayed at the station while i searched. Oc transpo is a public transit commission that operates 170 bus routes, two light rail lines, and a paratransit system in ottawa and the nation capital region. If you have to ask the driver a question about the routestoppaymentetc, wait until everyone is on the bus first.
On 18 january 20, oc transpo starting the final testing of its presto card deployment as part of the nexton program. The drivers seat section of the website is reserved for oc transpo employees only, unauthorized access is prohibited. Oc transpo drivers are instructed not to stare at the video monitor while driving. Your transfer is your proof of purchase where it is required. Caution tape now separates the drivers seat and accessible area at the front of oc transpo buses from the rest of the passengers, but baine. If you load your card online or by phone, you need to. You can also find out more information on what tools oc transpo offers that make it easy for you to plan your trip, view bus stop and route schedules, detours and cancellations and to check bus arrival times. To ride, just tap your daypass at the fare gate or show it. I immediately called oc transpo once i got to my office but i was in such a tizzy that i forgot to get the bus number.
You can change your email or sms alerts any time by visiting the change my alerts webpage. Oc transpo 198 photos transportation service facebook. Skyscraperpage forum regional sections canada regional sections canada. Student presto cards ottawa student transportation authority. These seats are meant to make travel easier for customers who have a hard time. By phone at 18 presto 123 18773786123 in person at a oc transpo customer service centre, or at either the city hall, kanata or ben franklin serviceottawa client service centre, at a ticket machine and at participating shoppers drug mart stores. Oc transpo drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance workers under. You can use your oc transpo pass or transfer on the sto network. Oc transpo bus driver loses it on passenger youtube.
Police catching a teenage guy with firearm in the oc transpo bus. Oc transpo fares can be paid in cash or with a presto card. Transfers are valid from the time you start your trip or tap onto a fare gate, until they expire. Oc transpo operator may have been infectious for three shifts. I looked over and saw the bus driver on his iphone. Complaints, complaints, complaints against oc transpo and sto. Oc transpo to test out driver shields on city buses. The bus driver appeared to not have been paying attention as he slammed on the brakes 20 meters after the somersetbank st.
Ten thousand customers were able to order a presto card online or pick one up at select oc transpo transitway stations, activate it, and use it for oc transpos final testing of the loadable cards. A partial rollout of the presto electronic card system is now planned for january but a full rollout for oc transpo is not expected until later in the year, the citys transit commission heard today. Dialing up the oc transpo customer service line, she waited patiently for the call center operator to pick up, and then calmly told the lady on the other line about the bus drivers deeds. Salaries posted anonymously by oc transpo employees. Afterwards, the young woman sat in the dark, and watched tv. Oc transpo passenger says bus driver berated him for boarding bus too slowly. All oc transpo buses are lowfloor equipped, 100% accessible, and include the automated next stop announcement system nsas. Wife of oc transpo driver speaks out about infection fears cbc. An integrated hubandspoke system of services is available consisting of regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems. We will be prioritizing changes that keep sufficient space available on buses and changes that.
All our vehicles have clearlylabelled cooperative seating areas, either in front of the bus or by the otrains entrances. Transfers are printed for passengers upon boarding by the driver cash only. Presto launch for oc transpo delayed again cbc news. Dont block 30 people from getting on the bus because you have to ask a question. For a moment, the driver said nothing and stroked his goateed chin. Please join us in celebrating our hardworking bus drivers and rail operators. You can buy a presto card, load a pass or money onto your card and check your card balance at many convenient locations. Oc transpo public transit information ottawa student. One on one customer service and representing the municipal government was a helpful milestone in character building to my already outgoing personality. The driver s seat section of the website is reserved for oc transpo employees only, unauthorized access is prohibited.