ATU 1505 calls for increased operational and infrastructure funding to recruit and retain operators and maintenance workers, expand services, and also provide adequate service delivery to our citizens.
Operational funding allows Winnipeg Transit to hire and maintain quality staff to operate and maintain an efficient and reliable transit service. Winnipeg currently spends "less on transit per capita than other major cities of similar size" (CCPA, 2022, p. 136).
Moreover, "in 2016, the provincial government cancelled the long standing 50/50 transit funding agreement" (CCPA, 2022, p. 136).
Inadequate operational funding from the City, and discontinued 50/50 funding from the Province results in a chronically underfunded transit system, not capable of providing reliable services to the citizens of Winnipeg.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calls on the City to increase "Winnipeg Transit's operating funding by $25 million," making it comparable to other cities (CCPA, 2022, p. 136). Also, the CCPA calls on the "Province to restore the 50/50 funding agreement" (CCPA, 2022, p. 136).
For more information on the Alternative Municipal Budget 2022, visit: https://policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/winnipeg-crossroads
References
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office (CCPA). (2022). Winnipeg at a crossroads: Alternative municipal budget 2022. https://policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/winnipeg-crossroads