Ottawa's transit commission will consider next week whether to rename the city's entire light rail system — and not just the north-south track — as "The O-Train."

City staff recommend renaming Ottawa's entire light rail transit system as 'The O-Train.' The recommendation to name the whole system the O-Train comes from city staff and will be discussed by the commission when they meet on Wednesday.

Under the proposed name change, the current O-Train line from Bayview to Greenboro would become the "Trillium Line."

The east-west line under construction from Blair Road to Tunney's Pasture would retain its name as the "Confederation Line."

"Just as the 'Confederation Line' name makes an indirect reference to the valuable role of the federal government in building Ottawa and its transit system, the name 'Trillium Line' makes a similar indirect reference to the valuable role of the Ontario provincial government."

The Trillium name also "refers to the Ontario provincial flower and to a flower that is found in the Ottawa area," the report notes.

City staff note the O-Train name has "stood the test of time" since the city first began using it in 2001.

However, they note it could be a challenge to get people thinking of the whole system as the O-Train.