Today, the Province put forward a bill that will remove the 50% funding guarantee for transit in Winnipeg. This does not necessarily mean that they are cancelling existing #provincial funding, but it does mean that the City can no longer
Convenient public transit critical to mitigating climate change
On May 25, 2016, members of Functional #Transit #Winnipeg attended the federal government’s #climate change town hall in Winnipeg. We detailed the importance of #public transit in tackling #climate change in this follow-up letter to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. Dear
Read our report: Making Transit Functional
On Monday, March 16, Functional Transit Winnipeg released a report outlining both the deficiencies with the Southwest Corridor and our recommendations for increased bus frequency. You can read our report here: Earlier versions: Making Transit Functional (March 16,
Bus conversion: One Winnipegger’s decision to ditch the car and commit to public transit
By Zanna Joyce. About two and a half years ago, I was spending a Saturday getting ready to head off on a trip to Montreal the next day. I had a whole list of things to do so I jumped in the
City not fulfilling commitments to Transit-Oriented Development along Southwest Corridor
On Feb. 25, City Council voted to expropriate a large portion of the Parker Lands in order to build a retention pond. Its planned location is on land the City promised would be developed as transit-oriented development (TOD), according to
Frequent transit is real rapid transit
Functional Transit Winnipeg is working hard on a soon-to-be-released report with recommendations on how to improve public transit in Winnipeg. In the meantime, here’s an excerpt: this graphic shows how frequent bus service can improve almost every aspect of a trip
Why it doesn’t make sense to have a rapid transit announcement at the Balmoral Station
On Monday, a press conference was held at the Balmoral Station to announce the federal government had approved funding for the Phase 2 of the Southwest Corridor. The location for the announcement was an ironic choice. Getting to this
What we’re losing: existing higher density on Pembina Highway
The justification for building the Southwest Corridor so far from Pembina Highway has been that it will create opportunities for higher density development. Currently, Pembina Highway already has significant multi-tenant commercial and higher density housing that is very accessible to
Southwest Corridor will be a Squandered Investment
Transportation is one of the fundamental elements of a city. How we get around shapes how a city is shaped and how it grows. We have an opportunity to create a real alternative that is available to all Winnipeggers.