I am an Ottawa native and I can 100% attest to everything they say about the OCTranspo. It's honestly a bit disgraceful how terrible it is, truly. The capital of the country still can't figure out...
I am an Ottawa native and I can 100% attest to everything they say about the OCTranspo. It's honestly a bit disgraceful how terrible it is, truly. The capital of the country still can't figure out reliable public transport.
I've been left stranded in the snow because my bus didn't show up, or it was 15 minutes early, or almost an hour late. I understand it's not easy to do these things, but I just wish the city government cared.
It really saddens me, especially with how much potential the LRT could've had with a competent government. They cut bus routes that people used daily to incentivize use of the OTrain that never worked.
I was excited to get on the amtrack going to Portland, which is a 45 minute drive. Had to drive into Washington and wait 3+ hours after its supposed arrival time, on concrete in the middle of...
I was excited to get on the amtrack going to Portland, which is a 45 minute drive. Had to drive into Washington and wait 3+ hours after its supposed arrival time, on concrete in the middle of nowhere. Yep, it's basically nonexistent.
I always really enjoy Sabrina, Melissa, and Taha's work. Their videos don't try to be comprehensive explainers, but they're very well done and I always have a good time watching them. What's...
I always really enjoy Sabrina, Melissa, and Taha's work. Their videos don't try to be comprehensive explainers, but they're very well done and I always have a good time watching them.
What's everyone's relationship to transportation like? I grew up in an area with very F-tier public transit that I relied on for years until buying my first car at 22. I felt kind of burned by that experience. After that, I lived in a city with a slightly better D-tier transit, but it was difficult to access and didn't fit my use case—I maybe used it twice in the 5 years I lived their.
Now it's interesting because I live in a solidly B-tier transit city, but my neighborhood is so walkable that I really don't have much reason to travel far from my home on most days other than my commute to work. (Currently driving to work for the difference in commute time—15 minutes driving vs. 50-75 minutes by bus—but am hoping to get back into bicycle commuting again.) I haven't used the bus/rail system in the year that I've lived here, but it also doesn't really come to mind as an option when needing to transit around the city.
I live in a city that is touted to have some of the best mass transit in the country. In practical terms, though... it's not so rosy. I've had buses just not show up after a two hour wait. I've...
I live in a city that is touted to have some of the best mass transit in the country. In practical terms, though... it's not so rosy. I've had buses just not show up after a two hour wait. I've had buses try to run me off the road, with the front door open wide so the driver could yell freely at us for "cutting him off" when we were in a car (with him not watching the road) because we went through a yellow light and he was waiting for the red to change. The news has reported on buses having fake registration stickers applied, and the transit leadership bodily ejecting reporters that try to ask them about it. So my opinion is... complicated.
I'm glad the transit system works for those it works for, but I don't trust it any further than I can throw a double-length articulated bus.
I honestly like how many European countries do their cities a lot more. It's a decent deal less centralized, less focused on compacting everything to a small microcosm, and is usually open with...
I honestly like how many European countries do their cities a lot more. It's a decent deal less centralized, less focused on compacting everything to a small microcosm, and is usually open with nature(and if not, they likely expend less environmental waste). America made their cities that way because they wanted to focus on marketing and incentivizing cars for the future generations. And it worked, far, far too well.
In Auckland, our public transportation is notoriously bad. Bus cancellations are common (announced or not). Train lines frequently shut down over the weekends or unexpectedly during peak commute...
In Auckland, our public transportation is notoriously bad. Bus cancellations are common (announced or not). Train lines frequently shut down over the weekends or unexpectedly during peak commute times. Lots of expansion is happening further away from the city centre, and Auckland Transportation is convinced that those suburbs will be fine with buses and bus lanes because a trial train line in 2009 didn't have a massive ridership. That's ignoring the fact that over 1,000 new homes have been built in that area since then. Oh, and the entire north shore of the city has no train access to the city centre.
The city is hilly, so cycling didn't take off (except for a good active bunch) until e-bikes became more of a thing. Cycleways aren't always connected, and the general belief is that it's not safe for cyclists in plenty of commuting routes.
I am an Ottawa native and I can 100% attest to everything they say about the OCTranspo. It's honestly a bit disgraceful how terrible it is, truly. The capital of the country still can't figure out reliable public transport.
I've been left stranded in the snow because my bus didn't show up, or it was 15 minutes early, or almost an hour late. I understand it's not easy to do these things, but I just wish the city government cared.
It really saddens me, especially with how much potential the LRT could've had with a competent government. They cut bus routes that people used daily to incentivize use of the OTrain that never worked.
I was excited to get on the amtrack going to Portland, which is a 45 minute drive. Had to drive into Washington and wait 3+ hours after its supposed arrival time, on concrete in the middle of nowhere. Yep, it's basically nonexistent.
I always really enjoy Sabrina, Melissa, and Taha's work. Their videos don't try to be comprehensive explainers, but they're very well done and I always have a good time watching them.
What's everyone's relationship to transportation like? I grew up in an area with very F-tier public transit that I relied on for years until buying my first car at 22. I felt kind of burned by that experience. After that, I lived in a city with a slightly better D-tier transit, but it was difficult to access and didn't fit my use case—I maybe used it twice in the 5 years I lived their.
Now it's interesting because I live in a solidly B-tier transit city, but my neighborhood is so walkable that I really don't have much reason to travel far from my home on most days other than my commute to work. (Currently driving to work for the difference in commute time—15 minutes driving vs. 50-75 minutes by bus—but am hoping to get back into bicycle commuting again.) I haven't used the bus/rail system in the year that I've lived here, but it also doesn't really come to mind as an option when needing to transit around the city.
I live in a city that is touted to have some of the best mass transit in the country. In practical terms, though... it's not so rosy. I've had buses just not show up after a two hour wait. I've had buses try to run me off the road, with the front door open wide so the driver could yell freely at us for "cutting him off" when we were in a car (with him not watching the road) because we went through a yellow light and he was waiting for the red to change. The news has reported on buses having fake registration stickers applied, and the transit leadership bodily ejecting reporters that try to ask them about it. So my opinion is... complicated.
I'm glad the transit system works for those it works for, but I don't trust it any further than I can throw a double-length articulated bus.
I honestly like how many European countries do their cities a lot more. It's a decent deal less centralized, less focused on compacting everything to a small microcosm, and is usually open with nature(and if not, they likely expend less environmental waste). America made their cities that way because they wanted to focus on marketing and incentivizing cars for the future generations. And it worked, far, far too well.
In Auckland, our public transportation is notoriously bad. Bus cancellations are common (announced or not). Train lines frequently shut down over the weekends or unexpectedly during peak commute times. Lots of expansion is happening further away from the city centre, and Auckland Transportation is convinced that those suburbs will be fine with buses and bus lanes because a trial train line in 2009 didn't have a massive ridership. That's ignoring the fact that over 1,000 new homes have been built in that area since then. Oh, and the entire north shore of the city has no train access to the city centre.
The city is hilly, so cycling didn't take off (except for a good active bunch) until e-bikes became more of a thing. Cycleways aren't always connected, and the general belief is that it's not safe for cyclists in plenty of commuting routes.
All in all, it's a shit show.