Replacing Transit Windsor bus passes with smart cards starts with tunnel service

The 15th of the month is normally the first day when riders can buy their calendar-based magnetic bus pass for the following month, but the old bus pass no longer exists for people wanting a $95.70 Tunnel Pass or a $157 Combo Pass (for riding the regular system as well as the tunnel bus). From now on, they’ll buy a tunnel or combo smart pass, for the same money but with added convenience, Transit Windsor sales and marketing manager David Calibaba said Tuesday. The smart pass can be reloaded over and over, in increments of 15 or 30 days, meaning you could load your pass for the entire year if you want. And instead of buying a pass for February which runs from Feb. 1-28, a new smart pass loaded with 30 days will run 30 days starting from the first time you tap the farebox reader on a bus. (Photo Embee473).