Mayoral candidate Chris Holt campaigns on transit investments, September 15, 2022. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Mayoral candidate Chris Holt campaigns on transit investments, September 15, 2022. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
Windsor

Holt to make transit a priority

Windsor mayoral candidate Chris Holt says he will dust off transit master plans and invest in public transit to create a robust system.

"Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on the blueprints of a world-class city with input from thousands of folks and he [Mayor Drew Dilkens] chooses to ignore our potential and let it collect dust on a shelf," said Holt.

Holt indicated his first order of business would be to fund and implement the 418x route that was deferred during the last budget deliberations.

"If elected a Holt administration will honour what experts tell us we need and what our community is asking for," said Holt.

He believes the city needs to make transit a priority to make it a viable transportation choice for residents.

"It's not fair to the people to be forced to invest personally into an automobile and pay $2 L for gas, to go work at a minimum wage job somewhere. That is not fair to anybody, that is not fair to the city as a whole," said Holt.

The municipal election is on October 24, 2022.

Also running in the mayoral race are Benjamin Danyluk, Aaron Day, Drew Dilkens, Matthew Giancola, Ernie Lamont, and Louis Vaupotic.

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