Why OC Transpo added double-decker buses to its fleet

The time seemed right for the City of Ottawa in spring 2007 to take a chance on a new bus finally available for the North American transit market.
City higher-ups, who are no longer with the corporation today, told council back then that the double-decker buses could offer a better transit experience for customers and could even help increase OC Transpo’s ridership.
This was the start of Transpo’s buy-in to double-decker buses.
There were plenty of good reasons why the city thought t