MaT Report post Posted August 13 https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/amherstburg-continues-to-look-at-public-transit-1.13225190 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Report post Posted September 8 So some 2020 novas are in service today. 8029 and 8034 on the 4 and 8035 on the 3W. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girardin71 Report post Posted September 9 Today not too many 2020 Novas 8033 (Lauzon 10) 8034 (crosstown 2) and transit windows announced a new executive director. https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/city-names-new-executive-director-for-transit-windsor-1.13434787 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bernie Report post Posted September 10 3 hours ago, Girardin71 said: Today not too many 2020 Novas 8033 (Lauzon 10) 8034 (crosstown 2) and transit windows announced a new executive director. https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/city-names-new-executive-director-for-transit-windsor-1.13434787 8041 was on the Central 3 yesterday, these Nova's are New York built. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Report post Posted September 15 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Report post Posted September 19 I forgot to mention that they will be doing open houses for the proposed route from Windsor to Amherstburg(including 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Report post Posted September 24 well, 11 2020 novas in service today in the city. 615(a hybrid) on the 42 heading down the highway to leamington....fail. 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newflyerinvero Report post Posted September 24 22 minutes ago, MaT said: well, 11 2020 novas in service today in the city. 615(a hybrid) on the 42 heading down the highway to leamington....fail. 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaT Report post Posted September 25 It is a fail cuz its supposed to be stop and go for hybrids, not 52km one way with 4 stops. Hybrid should have been used on a city route and a diesel used on the highway route. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHATMATT51 Report post Posted October 1 No more free ride on Transit Windsor buses as of the 19th https://windsorite.ca/2020/10/transit-windsor-fare-collection-to-resume-on-october-19th/?fbclid=IwAR02DschVkCSRn6nqR3dFE5nPE9BTbXtRlhdxzoYtBRbVD7y_lKHbZus3Iw 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Border City Transit Report post Posted October 1 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! 😎 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
