You wait all year for a big investment in the buses, then two come along at once.
A week after winning more than £8 million to buy more 44 more electric buses, York has landed another £17 million to improve the network.
It will go towards implementing the city’s Bus Improvement Plan.
As well as electrifying the fleet, this aims to
- improve the frequency of buses, provide more routes and support the reintroduction of park and ride services from Poppleton Bar following its use as a Covid-19 testing centre
- provide better, cheaper tickets for young people, and better tickets which are valid for travel on all bus services in York
- support rapid bus services to new developments around York
- upgrade York’s Park and Ride network, provide overnight parking at more sites and refurbishing the two oldest sites, at Rawcliffe Bar and Grimston Bar.
The council will lead a partnership of bus users and bus operators to develop projects to spend the £17.36 million.
Council leader Keith Aspden said:
We know that many residents across the city rely on the city’s buses and with this funding, we hope to make a series of improvements to the local network, from installing new lighting and real time bus information at local bus stops, to increasing the frequency of bus services and providing more routes for residents to access.
The council has also asked for funding to provide benches and lighting at more bus stops, provide audio announcements on all buses in York and install 100 more real time bus information screens across the city.
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