The Last Ride
Over the years, especially ever since the Line 1 corridor for the O-Train opened, I've heard lots of complaints about OC Transpo on social media. Buses and trains running late or being cancelled. Riders left stranded, or worse, having to exit a train between stations and walking along the tracks. OC Transpo used to be one of the best city transit services in North America. I remember, in the 70s, living on Chesterton Drive, in Nepean, along a bus route. I'd be able to walk out of my house just minutes before a bus was scheduled to arrive at a stop that was practically next door and see the bus coming around the corner. Like clockwork. In high school, when I had to use OC Transpo to get to class in the morning, it was reliable. I don't ever remember being late because the bus didn't come on time. Even as little as a decade or so ago, when I would take the bus to work a couple of days a week, I rarely had to wait long for a bus. Yes, weather could slow things down but I r...
