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A jam-packed, supersized show this week as Jon and Doug are joined by Julian Villafuerte and Jessica Bondy of Activate Transit Windsor-Essex to talk about their new initiative. This show also features an interview with Ward 3 Councillor Rino Bortolin on the changes coming to Riverside Drive and why you shouldn’t call it a road diet.
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“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.”
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Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Jess Macasaet-Bondy talks about launching Activate Transit Windsor Essex and asks for stake holders to fill out survey.
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“20 young leaders from Ontario will receive $ 5,000 microgrant and leadership development and training to implement their idea to activate public space, enhance civic engagement and foster social inclusion in their Ontario communities.“
Jessica Macasaet-Bondy is the recipient of one of these micro grants from 8-80 Cities and will be using the fund to help start Activate Transit Windsor-Essex.
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“Activate Transit Windsor Essex (ATWE) is a grassroots organization advocating for the use and advancement of an interconnected public transit system in Windsor Essex. By organizing meetings, focus groups, and online methods of citizen participation, they will create a democratic space for citizen-led conversation about the future of public transit and mobility in the region. By creating an engaging web presence, organizing social media campaigns, and publishing responses or propositions for policy, we will create a medium for amplifying the voices of citizens, especially those who have been systematically disadvantaged and underrepresented in the past.“
