Graham Avenue Transit Mall

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Graham Avenue Transit Mall
Graham Avenue Transit Mall in Winnipeg, Manitoba.JPG
Type Transit mall
FromVaughan St
To Main St
Construction
Construction start1994
Completion1995

The Graham Avenue Transit Mall is a 9-block transit mall in downtown Winnipeg that is mostly reserved for Winnipeg Transit buses, as well as cyclists and pedestrians. [1] [2]

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Having been in the planning stages since the 1970s, Graham Mall was completed in 1995. [1] Today, the Mall sees 1,800 buses and 100,000 transit users every day. [2] [3] It is built mostly of highway-grade concrete and features cobblestone brick at all intersections.

History

Funding and construction of the Graham Avenue Transit Mall began in 1994, [4] and after two years (1994-95) opened in the summer of 1995. [1]

In recent years, road work around the mall has begun to degrade and is in need of serious maintenance work on concrete and cobblestones to keep the roadway smooth. [5] In December 2018, due to safety concerns, including the killing of 58-year-old bus driver Irvine Fraser by a passenger, a Transit Inspector Station was constructed at Graham Avenue and Fort Street. [6]

CentrePlan 2050

As part of CentrePlan 2050, which aims to get more people living and visiting Downtown, bus service will move off of Graham Avenue starting June 29, 2025 with the launch of the Primary Transit Network. [7] [8] Several options of how to use the space were proposed by the city for public engagement, with varying levels of emphasis on uses like greenspace, recreation, and celebration, however many survey respondents indicated that public transportation should remain on Graham Avenue to make working and visiting Downtown faster and easier. [9] [10]

Bus Routes

The following are current bus routes operating on all or part of the Graham Avenue Transit Mall as of March 2024. [11]

Major businesses on the Transit Mall

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  11. "Winnipeg Transit System Map June 2022" (PDF). Winnipeg Transit. June 10, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2024.