• About the hospital site selection process GEM, a 77 acre infill site in East Windsor, was originally the top-scoring site. It eventually lost to the CR42 site because of its $1.8M higher land price. The cost of infrastructure, including public transit service, was not evaluated.
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• On transit:
• • GEM scored 45/50 (90%), while the CR42 site scored 35/50 (70%).
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• • The former GM Transmission site between Walker and Kildare was the only site with a perfect score for transit. Yet, under the new master plan, the GM site will be served by only one bus route.

A costly yet inadequate proposition?

Rather than increasing transit usage, Windsor's second-largest employer – Windsor Regional Hospital – may ultimately encourage even more private vehicle use with the plan for the new regional hospital system. This is the polar opposite of what is envisioned and outlined in Windsor's new public transit plan.

The new routes to CR42 presented in Transit Windsor's master plan indicate a lack of coordination between the City of Windsor and the hospital planning process. In particular:

• • Inadequate service frequency, especially from East Windsor to the CR42 hospital site
• • Nights, weekends and holidays, these new routes will offer even less service
• • No direct bus route between the planned downtown UCC and the CR42 hospital site
• • No indication of the impact on average journey length, including transfers

Providing enough public transit to properly serve Windsor Regional Hospital's rural location adjacent to Windsor Airport may prove to be overwhelmingly costly to both taxpayers and public transit users.

How is this conceivable when the new WRH healthcare and public transit systems will need to sustainably serve local residents for many generations to come?

A Costly Proposition: Flaws in Transit Windsor's New Master Plan Citizens for an Accountable Mega-hospital Planning Process