Leary Takes Helm at OC Transpo, Prioritizes LRT, Bus Reliability

0:00Rick Leary, who led Toronto's transit commission from 2017 to 2024, is now the new general manager for Ottawa's OC Transpo. City manager Wendy Stephenson made the announcement on Friday, and Leary started his role right away, stepping in after interim leader Troy Charter. Who filled in since last July? His top priority is fixing line one of the LRT, which has run with single cars since January because of a bearing problem. Leary already began assessing the issue on day one, and stressed the need for quick action to give riders a reliable system. Ottawa Mayor Mark Suckcliffe praised the hire, calling Leary a proven leader from the big leagues, who brings strong experience from past roles at. Boston's transit authority and York Region Transit, Leary addressed some past controversies from Toronto, like unproven Miss Conda claims and bore tensions, saying no findings came of them and, relationship states solid under pressure. OC Transpo faces big challenges too, including a bus reliability crisis from an aging fleet

1:03that led to hundreds of canceled trips and a 52. Million dollar deficit last year. New electric buses are arriving to help, but more fixes are needed. Leary plans to restore full LRT service, launch the East Extension smoothly, and rebuild bus reliability, all while meeting rider expectations head, on. That's your update from Toronto News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.