Ottawa LRT: 10-minute headways for off-peak service to remain in place [Video]

Ottawa City Council has voted to maintain O-Train Line 1 service at current levels to give OC Transpo additional time to study ridership patterns this fall.

As of Aug. 26, service on the LRT was reduced to one train every 10 minutes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays in order to save the system money. OC Transpo is facing a $25.6 million deficit this year and a projected $120 million deficit next year. 

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Last week, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar said the move to cut off-peak LRT service will save OC Transpo around $600,000 this year.

“Which is not a lot, but each penny counts,” she told last Thursday’s Transit Commission meeting.

A motion by Jeff Leiper to restore off-peak service back to every five minutes once the …