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Originally Posted by Simplicity
That's what Handi-Transit is for.
Beat your drum somewhere else.
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I had no idea Handi-Transit was used for regular transit service, to bring non-disabled people to the Convention Centre when we have full-sized diesel buses. Could you enlighten me on this new service?
BTW, that was blatant sarcasm.
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Originally Posted by Authentic_City
Frankly, I don't know how well served the convention centre is currently by conventional transit. But don't assume the question is somehow irrelevant because some disabled people use handy transit. Why shouldn't major places of public assembly be well served by transit? If the point is to expand the CC so it can host larger events, there is certainly a case to improve transit service.
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Yes theres service on Graham and Broadway, even Route 43 into the Broadway area. But nowhere near the levels
ANYWHERE within two blocks of the convention centre, and now that I think of it, the Law Courts too. In the summer, it's annoying but do-able to walk from Portage/Graham/the Legislature to get to the Centre. In the winter, Portage and Graham have skywalks yes, but theres none on Broadway, and it's hell enough to be disabled on a Winnipeg street in the winter, knowing how shitty our sidewalk cleaners are... and perfectly healthy people have the same issue. Ever notice the jampacked sidewalks during events? Don't you think it'd be a good idea, "Simplicity" (which is becoming ironic), to have transit service to not only provide the service to the Convention Centre and Law Courts, but to increase pedestrian safety and to ease congestion, along with being able to promote transit to all of those conventions? Even Indianapolis's transit system is pure crap, but at least they can show that its there to possible investors. If there's no service or buses in sight, investors looking at Winnipeg wont even bother if they cant see any service to their own venue, and then assume that their project will get the same treatment. Again, transit should be improved to this new Convention Centre, and to the law courts, for ridership, safety and promotional reasons both to the suburbanites attending, and the super-rich holding these conventions in our city.
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Originally Posted by Authentic_City
It's true, you don't understand. Handi Transit serves a narrow population of the disabled, and there are specific eligibility requirements. Most folks who just have trouble getting around don't qualify and must make other arrangements. Many take regular transit. What is the issue with examining transit service to a major public venue? Maybe improvements are needed, maybe not.
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Considering York Avenue will be sheltered by a massive new Convention Centre, we dont even need bus shelters! All we need, is a nice blue sign, with a bus route or two serving it (Downtown Spirit, Route 10 re-route, maybe even a new route entirely) and maybe a nice row of benches. Thats
ALL we need! I hope Winnipeg Transit reads SSP. I'm giving them ideas that their route designers probably haven't even looked at yet. Or if they have looked at them, they can't act on them because Katz and Scott Fielding apparently don't realize the benefits of public transportation to their own city, or to the private sector which they are so desperate to attract.
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