New Barrhaven Bus Routes ‘OK’: LO

OC Transpo’s New Ways to Bus is now in effect. The restructured bus network, which includes many service cuts, especially for peak period commuters, began April 27.  April 28 was the first weekday for the new network.

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This newsletter excerpt from Wilson Lo’s newsletter is courtesy of the city-wide community group Your Applewood Acres (And Beyond) Neighbours

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I spent a few hours of the morning peak at Fallowfield Station and a few hours of the afternoon peak at Tunney’s Pasture Station yesterday to get a sense of the service delivery. Thanks and hi back again to the residents who came by to say hello and chat!

So much more can be (and has been) said about the cuts to peak hour service, but how did the first weekday go?

For the first day after a major change for both passengers and OC Transpo employees, I think service delivery was okay. From my observations, I think the morning went better than the afternoon, at least for Barrhaven routes.

Generally, buses departing Fallowfield Station in the morning were mostly consistent and spaced well, with high capacity buses assigned to all trips from 7:00 am to 8:45 am. There were two large gaps of 16 and 19 minutes at around 7:30 am and 8:30 am, respectively.

Service at Tunney’s Pasture was a bit shakier in the afternoon peak. Though the gaps were smaller than the morning, there were more gaps overall, and they all happened at the busiest time from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Routes 74 and 275 performed relatively poorly, which contributed to those gaps.

Both peak periods had three cancelled trips each, while route 277 was the most punctual at Fallowfield in the morning and from Tunney’s Pasture in the afternoon.

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