Windsor city councillors heard from the public on Monday, as many residents wrote into council or came to the meeting to speak to their thoughts, concerns and ideas for the 2025 city budget. Council will discuss the budget again on Jan. 27, but as the CBC’s Chris Ensing tells us, transit was one of the major issues on people’s minds.
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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
A cross-border transit service that brings Canadians to Detroit and its sporting events and U.S. residents to the Windsor area might be discontinued. The Tunnel Bus, which is operated by Transit Windsor, could become a casualty of budget wrangling in Windsor. The Tunnel Bus operates on a one-hour schedule between Windsor and Detroit and costs…
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
Rose City Politics Podcast – November 3, 2021 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…
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…
Josh Sankarlal of Activate Transit Windsor Essex speaks with Dan MacDonald about the City of Windsor 2025 Budget. Listen to the full interview here