Activate Transit Windsor Essex respond to proposed service cuts
Josh Sankarlal, from Activate Transit Windsor-Essex, joins Meg to talk about the proposed cuts to Transit Windsor in the city’s 2025 budget.
Listen to the full segment here
Josh Sankarlal, from Activate Transit Windsor-Essex, joins Meg to talk about the proposed cuts to Transit Windsor in the city’s 2025 budget.
Listen to the full segment here
Transit advocacy groups from across the country are joining forces for Transit Action Week, calling upon the federal government to increase funding through the Canada Public Transit Fund. Transit advocacy groups from across the country are joining forces for Transit Action Week, calling upon the federal government to increase funding through the Canada Public Transit…
Windsor Star report about launch of new Transit advocacy group – November 3, 2021 “Activate Transit Windsor Essex, a new collective of volunteers, is hoping to start advocating for changes that would make transit a more accessible, convenient and sustainable option for everyone.” Read the full article here Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Activate Transit Windsor Essex founder speaks on Dan Macdonald Show – November 3rd 2021 Jess Macasaet-Bondy talks about launching Activate Transit Windsor Essex and asks for stake holders to fill out survey. Listen to the interview here
CBC Windsor – November 4, 2021 “A new group that wants to see better public transit in Windsor wants to know what people think of the service right now. Activate Transit Windsor Essex formally launched Wednesday with a survey. Group members were out on buses and at the terminals encouraging transit users to fill out the questionnaire, though…
City council is being told to find a way to spend more money on Transit Windsor instead of a agreeing to a proposed service reduction. The topic dominated the city’s public delegation period focusing on the 2025 capital and operating budget. On Monday, Dilkens confirmed the item dealt with the potential elimination of Windsor’s tunnel…
A local transit advocacy group is calling for more investments for Transit Windsor after the mayor tabled the 2025 budget. While the budget outlines service improvements like increased route frequency they come at the expense of other service cuts, mainly the elimination of school extra buses. The budget also highlights a $1.4 million service reduction,…