Free transit use approved for Downtown Street Fair
Prince Albert residents will have the chance to ride the bus for free June 16 for the 15th-Annual Downtown Street Fair.
Council approved the free transit service Monday night. The move was supported by the Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District (PADBID) to help continue the trend of increased attendance for the organization’s signature event.
“We know the use of the transit system in our community has been increasing over the past several years, and the city’s offering of free transit for residents in our community’s Downtown Street Fair day is just another innovative way to introduce and promote the transit system,” the group wrote in a letter to council.
City administration originally recommended denying the request, but Ward 2 Coun. Terra Lennox-Zepp felt otherwise and argued it could be a good opportunity to promote public transportation.