Bus service improvement plan unveiled by county chiefs - The Malvern Observer

Bus service improvement plan unveiled by county chiefs

Malvern Editorial 3rd Oct, 2021   0

A NEW bus service improvement plan with the aim of transforming public transport for residents in Worcestershire has been approved by the County Council.

The plan will look to further improve bus provision in the county, with a particular focus on integrating bus services with other modes of travel, introducing multi-operator and multi-modal tickets, improving services in rural areas, enhancing infrastructure such as bus shelters, taking on new responsibility for punctuality, reliability and frequency.

Councillor Alan Amos, cabinet member with responsibility for highways and transport, said: “We want to expand the bus network and community transport to provide more services that take people to where they want to go when they want to go.

“We will have new powers but also new responsibilities.




“It is going to be a massive challenge but we are grasping this exciting and ambitious opportunity with both hands.

“Buses are the effective alternative to help people get out of their cars.


“My ambition, with this strategy, is to integrate the bus network with other travel networks such as rail, so you can easily travel between the two forms of transport, often without needing another ticket.”

The Department for Transport (DfT) recently published the National Bus Strategy (NBS) outlining its ambition to improve bus services in England.

A requirement of the NBS, is that Local Transport Authorities commit to an Enhanced Partnership with Local Bus Operators. Worcestershire County Council is committed to entering into an Enhanced Partnership by the end of March 2022.

 

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