MaT Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/amherstburg-continues-to-look-at-public-transit-1.13225190 Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted September 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 So some 2020 novas are in service today. 8029 and 8034 on theĀ 4 and 8035 on the 3W. Link to post Share on other sites
Girardin71 Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Today not too many 2020 Novas 8033 (Lauzon 10) 8034 (crosstown 2) Ā and transit windows announced a new executive director. https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/city-names-new-executive-director-for-transit-windsor-1.13434787 Ā Ā Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Bernie Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Girardin71 said: Today not too many 2020 Novas 8033 (Lauzon 10) 8034 (crosstown 2) Ā and transit windows announced a new executive director. https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/city-names-new-executive-director-for-transit-windsor-1.13434787 Ā Ā Ā 8041 was on the Central 3 yesterday, these Nova's are New York built.Ā Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 So talks are still going forward with Transit Windsor service to Amherstburg. https://www.talktheburg.ca/transit at the bottom right there are 3 files, one of them being the proposed route. Now I noticed in the file name it says route 20...could that be a hint of it being named the 20 Amherstburg if it all goes through? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 I forgot to mention that they will be doing open houses for the proposed route from Windsor to Amherstburg(includingĀ transfer stops to the 25 on Front rd in Lasalle). https://windsorite.ca/2020/09/open-house-planned-for-proposed-amherstburg-bus-service/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 well,Ā 11 2020 novas in service today in the city. 615(a hybrid) on the 42 heading down the highway to leamington....fail.Ā And also I seen 425 today with a fresh coat of paint in the smaller 3 inch stripes, looks good! Proof that its gonna stick around for a while longer! Link to post Share on other sites
newflyerinvero Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, MaT said: well,Ā 11 2020 novas in service today in the city. 615(a hybrid) on the 42 heading down the highway to leamington....fail.Ā And also I seen 425 today with a fresh coat of paint in the smaller 3 inch stripes, looks good! Proof that its gonna stick around for a while longer! A hybrid going to Leamington shouldn't be a fail. Availability if buses can always mean whatever's there for a driver to use, ge/she will raise out fir their shift. Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted September 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 It is a fail cuz its supposed to be stop and go for hybrids, not 52km one wayĀ with 4 stops. Hybrid should have been used on a city route and a diesel used on the highway route.Ā Link to post Share on other sites
PHATMATT51 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 No more free ride on Transit Windsor buses as of the 19th Ā https://windsorite.ca/2020/10/transit-windsor-fare-collection-to-resume-on-october-19th/?fbclid=IwAR02DschVkCSRn6nqR3dFE5nPE9BTbXtRlhdxzoYtBRbVD7y_lKHbZus3Iw 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Border City Transit Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Glad that Transit Windsor continues on a track of general growth -- my sense is that COVID is slowing it down, but not stopping it! Excited to see advancements with the new route network. Meanwhile, wtf happened to their fleet? I like their buses... but why are they ad wrapping so dang many? I never like wraps, but those showing up in Windsor are especially bad. They're all composed of low-res photos, amateur photo editing effects, overly detailed text that clashes with doors/window frames, etc. They're really, really poorly designed. They make the whole transit system look tacky. Last time I was at WITT, every single bus was wearing a super-busy, super-ugly ad wrap. I hope they come to their senses. The city is investing in transit -- that's huge. If they want it to succeed, they'll need to make the vehicles somewhat appealing. Transit Windsor's buses have become so ugly that I stopped taking pictures. Even the non-wrapped buses... they cut the yellow+green+blue to almost nothing. It looks particularly sad on the 8000-series Novas. Those should be such beautiful vehicles. Time for a new paint scheme -- or time to adjust the "classic" scheme to better fit these very deserving buses. It inspired me to dig up a couple photos of bright, happy Classics in full yellow regalia: And 411, an original ca 1991 Orion V. This bus and its sister 412 were originally delivered in big yellow. Photos are scarce. I believe they were among the first to sport the "less yellow" look some time around 1997/1998 -- when the very first Nova LFSs came in. All photos taken in Detroit. That's what we call... Border City Transit!Ā 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Girardin71 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Out of the 19 new Novas 2 havenāt since service since delivery,Ā 8027, 8037. What is Transit Windsor doing to these buses delaying them entering service. Also on the tracker they have the Central 3 and the Central 3 Loop. Ā Arenāt theseĀ the same route. Ā They also have smart ride cards that are reloadable but only at the WITT or Transit Centre (garage), they are only 5 or 10 rides.Ā They still have paper tickets and the monthly passes. Ā Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Border City Transit Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Just daydreaming... 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Girardin71 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just now in the tracker there is 3 buses on the dougall 6 which usually has 2. Ā Im think that one will be the 42 that leaves St Clair College or that route is really busy right now. Ā Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Seashore_518203 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 4:19 PM, Border City Transit said: And 411, an original ca 1991 Orion V. This bus and its sister 412 were originally delivered in big yellow. Photos are scarce. I believe they were among the first to sport the "less yellow" look some time around 1997/1998 -- when the very first Nova LFSs came in. Here is a shot of 411 taken on December 27, 1991 when brand new. 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Border City Transit Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 5:11 PM, Seashore_518203 said: Here is a shot of 411 taken on December 27, 1991 when brand new. OMG, thank you for sharing that. This is proof that a "modern" body style can deftly wear an older paint scheme. Wish we had had more time to enjoy 411 & 412 before they went vanilla. Wow. About twice a year in the early/mid 90s, my grandparents would take me to Downtown Windsor. We'd head straight for Ouellette & Wyandotte on Saturday mornings. While they tended to my grandpa's army pension at Canada Trust, I'd plant myself outside watching bus after bus after bus after bus. I was absolutely captivated. Transit Windsor ran a typical Canadian fleet for the time: Classics and New Looks. With lots of variety among the Classics. Just when I had concluded that Transit Windsor was all "GM" (the extent of my bus knowledge circa 1994), up rolls 411 or 412. I couldn't believe it! A visibly newer, "American-looking" bus in that trademark Windsor yellow! A few minutes later, a 40-foot Orion I (401-410) pulled up. I didn't know what to make of that bus! After these Orion sightings, it become even more fun to watch Transit Windsor. Sorry for the longwinded story. Your photo evoked some very happy memories. Here's a pic from "my favourite intersection" 10-15 years later. A limp, unexciting Orion VI lurching westbound on the Crosstown 2. Wonder what those would have looked like in yellow?! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 From the environment, transportation and public safety standing committee meeting on january 20th Ā "The town of amherstburg is having conversation around public transit. A proposal from the city of windsor was provided to the town of amherstburg and was fully supported by their council. A public consultation was held and the city of windsor provided a proposal relating to routing, options and alternative route modifications." "A proposal has been providedĀ to the town of tecumseh. Their current contract expires and we look forward to furthur communication with them to keep the regional aspect moving." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 New route 18 coming in september, east-west express route between Tecumseh mall - devonshire mall - st clair college. (from the new master plan) From Windsor star article on facebook Ā New east-west student express approved as pilot partnership between city, college Ā The City of Windsor and St. Clair College are hopping aboard a new east-west express bus route as a pilot project, to dramatically trim the two hours it currently takes to ride from east Windsor to the collegeās main campus. Route 18 would start in September to coincide with the start of classes at the collegeās South Windsor campus. The 30-minute ride, running from Tecumseh Mall via E.C. Row Expressway to Devonshire Mall and then on to the college, is regarded as the key early component of the Transit Master Plan passed a year ago to double city bus service and ridership. But it had been left out of the city council proposed 2021 operating budget due to dramatically reduced ridership in the time of COVID-19. During the most recent lockdown, the number of people taking the bus had dropped to 15 per cent of what it was before the start of the pandemic. āObviously, weāre in a very challenging time,ā Mayor Drew Dilkens said Monday as he revealed a ācompromiseā solution to the dilemma of following through on Route 18 during a time of severely declining ridership. āWe are plowing millions of dollars into this system to keep it afloat because the revenue stream is way down and I appreciate this looks like weāre digging more of a hole when we already have a big one.ā Last week, the mayor told the Star that while he favoured Route 18, the timing was bad. But over the weekend, he held discussions with college president Patti France, who is keen on having the route to serve her students. The college was willing to finance half the $180,000 cost of a pilot project to test the popularity of Route 18 from the start of classes in September until the end of 2021, he said. Ā The mayor said the collegeās student representative council is also passionately behind Route 18. The idea now is to promote the route, collect data on ridership, and use it as an enticement for college students considering the establishment of a universal bus pass for all students, similar to the UPass at the University of Windsor where all students pay about $68 per semester. The UPass has led to rising ridership and increased frequency on multiple bus routes. āWith the partnership opportunity, Iām personally comfortable we can handle this in 2021,ā Dilkens said. The annual cost of Route 18 is about $550,000. The pilot projectās $180,000 cost reflects the cost of running it for four months. Ward 1 Coun. Fred Francis, who was approached by France over the weekend and connected her with the mayor, credited the college presidentās intervention. āThis is a pretty good compromise,ā he said. Council approved the pilot project unanimously. āI think itās a great decision weāre making here today,ā said Ward 9 Coun. Kieran McKenzie, who chairs the cityās transit advisory committee. āI think itās important for us to remember weāre just coming out of a lockdown,ā he said, predicting that ridership will start rising. āAnd certainly if school is going to resume in the fall there is going to be significant demand for this route.ā Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Posted February 27 Author Report Share Posted February 27 seen i think 8028 today with a new font on the front destination sign on the ottawa 4. looked very different and stood out compared to the others. And I think they also changed the destination names but I cant remember what it said. Link to post Share on other sites
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