All candidates were sent a questionnaire put together by Functional Transit Winnipeg and given several weeks to reply. Responses have been summarized below. You can read each candidate’s full response and the questions we asked by following the link underneath each summary.
Functional Transit Winnipeg’s priorities for this election are increased operating funding for transit, implementation of a frequent service network and measures to address driver and passenger safety. We have noted comments related to those priorities in the summaries.
Winnipeg’s transit system in three words: “Inefficient, outdated, underused.”
Gives current transit system a letter grade of C-.
Obvious need for improvement with Winnipeg Transit.
Frequency: Transit is being held back due to low frequency routes that discourage ridership.
Vison for Winnipeg transit is a green fleet of electric buses, where effective and efficient scheduling increases ridership levels.
Safety: To address safety, would encourage the training and placement of Bear Clan members on transit buses to deter violent and inappropriate behaviour.
Operating funding: Would advocate for continued, and increased, funding from other levels of government as well as in the city budget.
Operating funding: Would like to see a review of spending at Winnipeg Transit, to see if cost controls at a bureaucratic level could redirect funds to frontline service.
Winnipeg’s transit system in three words: “Need more resources.”
Gives current transit system a letter grade of C.
Operating funding: Believes Winnipeg Transit is behind other major cities across Canada due to a huge gap in funding.
Safety: To increase transit safety believes more training and resources are required for the operators and decreasing wait times at transit stops are required.
Believes in prioritizing projects so we are able to have the funding necessary to make improvements to all transit services.
Alex Allard
Did not respond to questionnaire
Basil Evan
Did not respond to questionnaire
Shawn Nason
Did not respond to questionnaire
Sandeep Sharma
Did not respond to questionnaire
Wally Welechenko
Did not respond to questionnaire