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All Winnipeg Transit buses will have a new emergency signal system beginning next week.

  WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg Transit will begin to roll out its newest buses this week, making transit safer and more accessible for those who use wheelchairs or scooters. The city noted that 32 of Winnipeg Transit’s new buses will be equipped with two securement systems for wheelchairs and scooters. All the bus drivers who work on routes with one of these new buses have been trained and will be able to help passengers with the new systems. Greg Ewankiw, director of Winnipeg Transit, said in a news release that all the buses have both types of the new securements. He said that one of the sy...

  WINNIPEG -- The City of Winnipeg has released a plan for what transit service in the city could look like in the next 25 years. The plan, released on Monday, will be presented during the standing policy committee on infrastructure renewal and public works meeting on March 11. The plan proposes an entirely new transit network for the city, and would more than double the number of Winnipeg households that would be located within a short walk of frequent transit service once finished. “Through the public engagement process, we heard that the existing route network was too complex, servi...