A local transit advocacy group is calling for more investments for Transit Windsor after the mayor tabled the 2025 budget.
While the budget outlines service improvements like increased route frequency they come at the expense of other service cuts, mainly the elimination of school extra buses.
The budget also highlights a $1.4 million service reduction, the details of which are in-camera and have not been disclosed.
"What we're looking for is investments into the transit service that haven't been introduced in previous years that has created the system that we're seeing today where folks are getting their buses 20, 30, 40 minutes late," said Joshua Sankarlal with Activate Transit Windsor Essex.
Many of the needed investments have been highlighted in the "Not Recommended Budget Issues" document presented as part of the 2025 budget discussions.
"What we're asking for from council exactly is to take a look at the non-recommended items that were included in that separate budget detail and really make the necessary investments to ensure that the service is operational while not unduly burdening transit riders who are already trying to do their best to operate in a system that is non-functional," said Sankarlal.
The budget also recommends a 3.23 per cent fare increase for transit users.
