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Introduction
The City of Winnipeg is reviewing the accessibility of our transit system. One aspect of this review may involve establishing designated priority seating areas on conventional buses.
We want to better understand the needs of transit users and develop processes that recognize the needs of transit users with disabilities. Your feedback, along with a jurisdictional scan and Winnipeg Transit data will be used to make recommendations for the future of priority space on Transit buses.
The City of Winnipeg is reviewing the accessibility of our transit system. One aspect of this review may involve establishing designated priority seating areas on conventional buses.
We want to better understand the needs of transit users and develop processes that recognize the needs of transit users with disabilities. Your feedback, along with a jurisdictional scan and Winnipeg Transit data will be used to make recommendations for the future of priority space on Transit buses.
Winnipeg Transit experiences high volumes of transit riders at different points in the day and this leads to crowded buses and ‘pass-ups’ (when riders waiting are passed because the bus is too full to accommodate them).
There are challenges with pass-ups for all transit riders and that is why the City is working on a Transit Master Plan that proposes a high frequency network.
Accessible spaces (seats at the front of the bus where the benches flip up) on transit buses are limited and there is currently a ‘first come, first served’ approach.
A first-come, first-served approach to priority space is not aligned with the Accessibility For Manitobans Act transportation standard.
The City of Winnipeg is seeking public feedback on the priority seating area and the possible impacts to the development of Transit policies related to barriers experienced by customers using wheelchairs and strollers, as well as barriers experienced by other transit users which may or may not be visible.
We want to better understand the needs of transit users and develop processes that recognize the needs of transit users with disabilities. Your feedback, along with information on policies from other cities and Winnipeg Transit data will be used to make recommendations for the future of priority space on Transit buses.
Please take ten minutes to complete this survey so we can better understand your needs. This survey will remain open until September 15, 2020.
This survey is also available in French. Ce sondage est également disponible en français
We want to better understand the needs of transit users and develop processes that recognize the needs of transit users with disabilities. Your feedback, along with information on policies from other cities and Winnipeg Transit data will be used to make recommendations for the future of priority space on Transit buses.
Please take ten minutes to complete this survey so we can better understand your needs. This survey will remain open until September 15, 2020.
This survey is also available in French. Ce sondage est également disponible en français
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Timeline
Project begins: May 19, 2020
Transit Priority Seating Review has finished this stage
Jurisdictional scan and data collection: May – August 2020
Transit Priority Seating Review has finished this stage
Public engagement: August 18 – September 15, 2020
Transit Priority Seating Review has finished this stage
PE Summary posted: October 2020
Transit Priority Seating Review is currently at this stage
Report to Standing Policy Committee (IRPW): December 4, 2020
this is an upcoming stage for Transit Priority Seating Review
How can we help?
Visit winnipeg.ca/publicengagement to learn about some of the ways we can accommodate those who may need alternative access to engagement or information.
For inquiries or those who require alternate formats, interpretation or any additional accommodations to participate please contact city-engage@winnipeg.ca or (204) 986-4243.