Greater Cambridge Partnership Consultation:
Cambridge Area Bus Users response
The Greater Cambridge Partnership Choices for Better Journeys questionnaire was aimed at individuals rather than organisations and, whilst we encouraged members to respond as individuals, our Executive Committee felt that a response from Cambridge Area Bus Users as an organisation, was essential.
Owing to pressure of time, not all members of Cambridge Area Bus Users have been able to review and comment upon this document, but it is believed to be representative of the views of the membership in general.
We identified excessive dwell-time at bus stops as being an obstacle to reliable, fast services, resulting from:
- Passengers wishing to board being held back until those leaving have alighted;
- Drivers acting as guides regarding appropriate routes to popular destinations;
- Drivers directing passengers to bus stops, particularly in the city centre;
- Drivers selling tickets and giving change, frequently to tourists not familiar with the currency;
- Drivers preparing and selling tickets;
- Drivers deploying a ramp for access by disabled passengers.
We made suggestions for improvements:
- Design of buses;
- Design of bus-stops;
- Better information;
- Bus priority;
- Ticketing improvements.
We also made points about pollution, integration with other public transport modes, and for creating positive public transport opportunities from the start of new developments.
Download the Cambridge Area Bus Users Choices for Better Journeys response. (PDF 504KB)
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