After eight straight years of providing shuttle service on fireworks night, Transit Windsor Executive Director Pat Delmore says it runs like a well-oiled machine.
"We might have some trains running through McDougall St. that we need to react to, and sometimes there's some congestion," he explains. "But with the cooperation from Windsor police, we clear it up and we're able to get people in and out of [downtown] really quickly."
Delmore says 18,000 people used the service on last year's fireworks night, compared to 16,000 in 2015. But he adds that ridership for that night really depends on the weather.
Transit Windsor expects to have 25 buses ready to start taking residents from the Devonshire Mall down to McDougall St. at University Ave. as of 6pm, June 26.
There will then be 35 buses or more ready to take residents back to the mall, up until 12:15am, although Delmore says buses will run until there are no more people needing a ride.
The service is completely free for residents, thanks to a $15,000 donation from Zehrs.