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City spending $1.2M renovating Greyhound site
THE City of Winnipeg will spend $1.2 million to convert the former Greyhound bus terminal into a Winnipeg Transit terminal.
On Monday, council's downtown development committee will approve a plan to sublet the old downtown Greyhound terminal on Balmoral Street north of Portage Avenue from the University of Winnipeg.
The city will not pay rent, but will spend $50,000 a year to share the cost of security, lighting, cleaning and maintenance inside the terminal, according to a report. Winnipeg Transit won't have to pay property taxes on the new terminal, as the university is already leasing the land from the owner of 491 Portage Ave.
The city has set aside $1.2 million in its capital budget forecast to transform the terminal. Construction will begin this spring and should be completed in time classes start in September.
Eight transit routes serving the University of Winnipeg will operate out of the terminal and more may be added "for future rapid-transit routes that will terminate" at the university, the report said. Students and other downtown transit users will be able to wait inside for buses during the winter and after dark.
The university plans to redevelop the inside of the terminal into a student centre, which will have a restaurant, bookstore and other services.
Greyhound moved its Winnipeg operations to Richardson International Airport last year.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg Transit's spring schedule starts on Sunday. Transit service is adjusted four times a year to match seasonal changes in ridership. For route and schedule information, visit www.winnipegtransit.com or call 311.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 10, 2010 B4
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