People in Motherwell are being consulted after the region’s transport authority, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), published plans to take the bus network back into public control for the first time since the 1980s.
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A public meeting will be held in The GLO Centre on March 20 at 7pm by the Better Buses for Strathclyde (BBS) coalition – which includes groups from all across Motherwell – in a bid to allow people to find out more about the plans and say whether they support the plans or not.
The consultation will run until the end of May.
Ellie Harrison, spokesperson for BBS, said: “We’re delighted the SPT Board agrees on the need to bring buses back under public control. Leaving the network to private bus operators for the past 35 years has been disastrous for local communities.
“We have been campaigning for years for SPT to use the powers it has to re-regulate the bus network. We know there is strong public support for this but it needs to be made vocal in this consultation.”
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Councillor Stephen Dornan, SPT chairman, said: “Being able to franchise bus services offers the opportunity to create a fully integrated transport system that works for everyone.
“Delivering better bus services is the first step on that journey. I encourage everyone to take part in the consultation and express their views on the future of bus when it launches.”
