Ridership revenue for Windsor Transit’s cross-border tunnel bus is $566K in the hole
Transit Windsor is facing a revenue deficit of more than half a million dollars this financial quarter — and diminishing usage of the tunnel bus is being cited as a major reason.
Nate Hope, a founding member of the citizen advocacy group Activate Transit Windsor Essex, feels the tunnel bus should be preserved — even if it isn’t profitable.
“There’s no bus system in the country that makes profit. Transit is a service,” Hope told CBC Windsor.
“The tunnel bus is something that’s very unique to the whole country. We’re the only transit service that has cross-border access. That’s a huge benefit.”
“People in Windsor-Essex, we have a strong connection with Detroit. People have family over there. People work over there — right downtown.”
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