Following the publication of its Bus Service Improvement Plan, Central Bedfordshire Council is consulting on the second part of the process of forming an Enhanced Partnership with bus operators.
The Enhanced Partnership will identify ways to improve bus services in Bedfordshire and how to encourage more people to use buses for their journeys.
Measures outlined in the Enhanced Partnership, include:
- Promotion and publicity – a new pan-Bedfordshire, all-operator app providing the latest information
- Operational benefit – bus priority at traffic lights
- Network development – more early morning, late evening and weekend services on selected routes to meet the wishes of residents
- Fares and ticketing – to introduce a multi-operator ticket covering Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford and tap-on/tap-off technology to make it easier to use buses
- Standards – agree targets for increased reliability and improved punctuality of bus services
The consultation is open until Monday 24 January 2022 and seeks residents’ opinions on the proposed Enhanced Partnership objectives and commitments.
Central Bedfordshire Council said the results will assist it and bus operators in developing effective schemes that respond to customers’ wishes, as part of the implementation of the Enhanced Partnership.
