Some of the improvements to Transit Windsor approved in the latest budget will start in late June.
Windsor City Council approved $950,000 for service upgrades in the 2023 Budget. The improvements include the new 418X route, expanding other existing routes, and extending Sunday service.
"This is the largest single increase in service hours that Transit Windsor has had, certainly to my knowledge, in decades," said Executive Director Tyson Cragg. "Our goal is to make the bus as convenient as possible to ride."
The budget increase allows for an increase of 18,000 service hours that will support nine routes.
The 418X east-west express route will travel along Tecumseh Road and connect students to the University of Windsor.
"The plan now is for the end of June, for that to be up and running. That's probably one of the most significant changes we're making. The others will follow, likely in late 2023 or early 2024," said Cragg.
Transit Windsor's ridership is now 118 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.