Winnipeg's main north-south
artery is
Main Street
, which runs roughly
parallel to the adjacent Red
River. The principal
east-west drag is
Portage
Avenue , which begins at
its junction with Main. The
downtown core falls on
either side of Portage,
beginning at Main and ending
at Memorial Boulevard; it's
bounded by Broadway to the
south and Logan Avenue to
the north. A twenty-minute
stroll takes you from end to
end, whilst the suburbs and
the more outlying
attractions are easy to
reach by
bus.
Winnipeg Transit has an
excellent range of citywide
services (flat fare $1.60
per journey), with tickets
and transfers for trips
involving more than one bus
available from the driver -
exact fare only. The Transit
Service Centre , in the
underground concourse at
Portage and Main (Mon-Fri
8.15am-4.45pm) - in a hard
to find location in the
Scotiabank concourse - sells
a book of ten tickets for
$15.50, a five-day weekday
pass ($14) and a seven-day
pass, valid Mon-Sun
($15.50). Free route maps
are available here, as well
as at the tourist offices,
and details of services are
printed at the back of the
Winnipeg telephone
directory. There's also a
Transit Service Booth
(Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri
& Sat 10am-5pm, Sun
1-5pm) in the foyer of the
Winnipeg Centennial Library,
251 Donald St. If you want
to cover a lot of the
downtown attractions in a
short space of time, you'll
find the #99 Downtown Flyer
Service handy. It's a free
service whereby you can get
on or off at 22 bus stops in
an area bounded roughly by
Portage Avenue, Memorial
Boulevard, Broadway, Pioneer
Boulevard (for The Forks)
and Main Street (service
Mon-Fri 11am-3.30pm, Sat
11am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm). Bike
rental is available at
the youth hostel.
Winnipeg also has a
transport information
service (Mon-Sat
6am-10pm, Sun 6.30am-10pm;
tel 986-5700) and a Handi-Transit
door-to-door minibus
facility for disabled
visitors (Mon-Fri
6.30am-midnight, Sat
7.30am-midnight, Sun
8.30am-10pm; information on
tel 986-5722).
