Does the Winnipeg Transit System have a department that keeps watch on the flow of passengers on thte different bus routes? It is astounding the number of Portage-Polo Park buses there are compared to the number of Ness Express buses. During the rush hour, one can see two or three Portage-Polo Park buses to every one Ness Express bus. The worst part of this is that the Portage-Polo Park buses are never filled.
Is it within the traffic safety laws to overload these buses to the bottom steps? I have many times seen passengers have to stand all the way down Portage Avenue, and much of the time all the way down Ness. Is this justifiable fo regular bus-pass passengers to have to stand all, or nearly all, the way home after a day's work?
On cold winter days one can stand at the Polo Park bus stop and see three or four full Ness buses go by and not even stop. I have waited, standing in sub-zero temperatures, for as much as 45 minutes.
The transit system should take a closer look at the flow of passengers and adjust the number of buses accordingly before it considers raising fares.