Backgrounder: Investing in public transit to keep the Windsor Region connected

Backgrounder

Backgrounder: Investing in public transit to keep the Windsor Region connected

The federal government is investing $45,527,116 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support 10 transit projects. The Government of Ontario is contributing $37,935,470 and the City of Windsor is contributing $34,315,651.

Project Information:

Location

Project Name

Project Details

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Municipal Funding

City of Windsor

Replacement of existing rolling stock vehicles (34 buses)

Procuring up to 34 standard, 40-foot hybrid electric buses to replace aging fleet stock.

$15,843,091

$13,201,256

$11,477,676

City of Windsor

Replacement of existing rolling stock vehicles (25 buses)

Acquiring 25 diesel buses over three years to replace existing diesel buses at the end of their life cycle.

$6,707,286

$5,588,846

$4,723,606

City of Windsor

Transit Garage Site Work, Exterior Renovations and Electrical Upgrades

Replacement and repair of electrical components and site features in the Transit Windsor Garage.

$3,886,608

$3,238,516

$2,870,973

City of Windsor

Transit Windsor Garage Facility Upgrades

Upgrade and expand the Transit Windsor Garage to store more buses, improve its maintenance capacity and operational efficiency.

$3,879,597

$3,232,674

$2,896,004

City of Windsor

Acquisition of process equipment to support the bus rehabilitation program.

Rehabilitation and replacement of equipment in a transit garage.

$3,879,137

$3,232,291

$2,844,397

City of Windsor

Transit Garage Interior Building Upgrades

Improve the occupied areas of the transit garage by completing office upgrades and improving accessibility features.

$3,641,289

$3,034,104

$2,691,830

City of Windsor

West End Terminal Upgrades - Detailed Design and Construction

Improving transit services by upgrading the St. Clair College Terminal and Hotel Dieu Healthcare Terminal in the west part of the city.

$3,039,580

$2,532,730

$2,231,430

City of Windsor

East End Terminal Relocation and Bus Stop Amenities

Relocation of the East End terminal station and bus stop improvements to improve user experience, and reliability of service.

$2,540,780

$2,117,105

$3,034,598

City of Windsor

Planning and Procurement of Service Delivery Enhancements

Reviewing the existing public transit system to evaluate, purchase, and implement modern technologies.

$1,813,229

$1,510,873

$1,347,432

City of Windsor

Quantification of Ridership Through the Use of Automatic Passenger Counters (APC's)

Purchase and install 60 automatic passenger counters on the remainder of the bus fleet.

$296,520

$247,075

$197,705

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