City centre shuttle bus coming to York – Have your say

York residents are being invited to a drop-in event to find out more about proposals for a new city centre shuttle bus service.

During the event, officers will be on hand to talk through the proposals, including the possible routes and the types of vehicles which could be used.

And some of the buses which could be used for the shuttle service, on both the footstreets and the wider road network, could be available to view.

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The proposal to introduce a shuttle service was initially identified in the York City Centre Active Travel Access Study in October 2021.

The report outlined the impacts of removing the exemption that had allowed Blue Badge holders access to footstreets.

It suggested the council should explore options for a city centre bus shuttle service, alongside other measures.

The exhibition will provide an overview of the shuttle bus proposals. The aims are:

• Providing access to footstreets: The service should enable users to get to as many of the places they need to go within the footstreets as possible
• Linking footstreets to car parking: The service must provide a link between the footstreets and Blue Badge parking bays outside of the footstreets, including on-street and off-street bays
• Linking footstreets to public transport stops and stations: The service would ideally link to the railway station and key bus stops including Park and Ride stops
• User friendly: The route should be easy to understand
• A frequent, cost-effective service: The bus should run frequently so users don’t have to wait a long time for it. The service should also be affordable in the long-term

The council has commissioned external consultancy Steer to develop the options and will use the feedback during the event and consultation as part of these further proposals.

People will also be able to complete the consultation and provide feedback via the website.