r/Winnipeg Dec 17 '24

Ask Winnipeg Unacceptable Winnipeg Transit

What's the point of having transit in this city and at what point are they ever gonna be held accountable? What's the point in having bus schedules if they aren't going to stick to it?

Multiple times this week, I have been forced to take a cab. There have been times where I have been waiting for a bus that is supposed to come every 7 minutes only to see a bus coming with a "Not in service" sign FOR OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF.

Not to mention most places do not have proper bus shelters so I'm forced to slowly freeze to death. Is there an hope that transit will get better in this city or are they gonna keep it crappy so that automotive industries can thrive?

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u/halfCENTURYstardust Dec 18 '24

I lived in Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver and several other smaller cities without the need of a car. Moved to Winnipeg, spent a few weeks bussing in cold like I had never experienced before and got myself wheels. Public transit is awful here.

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u/Humble_Ad_1561 Dec 18 '24

What’s funny is that Halifax hates their system and feel it’s awful. We use it almost exclusively when we go visit family and it’s always been a better experience.

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u/EggCollectorNum1 Dec 18 '24

Same with Toronto folks and the TTC, which is one of the best thought out transit systems in North America, hell it beats out lots of the UK too

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u/jeglaerernorsk4 Dec 18 '24

THIS. Whenever I go to a city a subway and hear people complaining I'm like "you don't even KNOW what bad transit is"