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Winnipeg Transit is putting its fall schedule into effect beginning Sunday, September 2.
The fall schedule will see improved frequency and reliability on all routes serving the University of Manitoba, as well as improved service along Kenaston Boulevard, Waverley Street and through River Heights.
A Winnipeg Transit Supervisor is recovering in hospital after being assaulted on Thursday evening.
An eastbound bus was stopped at Portage Avenue and Colony Street when three males boarded at approximately 8 p.m. The supervisor told one of the males that he did not have sufficient funds. At hearing this, all three became verbally aggressive. When the supervisor requested they leave the bus, the males began assaulting the supervisor and dragged him off the bus and continued assaulting him on the street.
Mayoral candidate Jenny Motkaluk believes there’s a better way to improve Winnipeg Transit, but bus rapid transit isn’t the way.
The business consultant said Friday she would stop ongoing construction of BRT if elected mayor this fall, saying buses are running empty to under-used BRT stations.
Winnipeg Transit is now operating on a summer schedule.
Riders should take note of the following routes and updated schedule information.
Winnipeg Transit is adding five new transit inspectors to improve operator and passenger safety.
The addition of the inspectors on-street and on buses takes effect immediately.
The union representing Winnipeg Transit employees has a plan to finance additional electric buses in the city’s fleet.
The proposed financing partnership would rely on a pay as you save (PAYS) model, with the province providing the city with an interest-free loan to cover the difference in capital costs of electric buses.
Winnipeg Transit is piloting a project to offer free Wi-Fi onboard 12 of its buses as part of a year-long initiative.
Coming at a cost of $300,000, Wi-Fi will be available on a select number of buses on various routes throughout the city.
Police are looking for a man who punched a Winnipeg Transit driver in the face shortly after telling him he didn’t have fare.
Police say the assault happened January 21 when the bus was stopped on Portage Avenue at Fort Street at around 4:35 p.m.
