Issue - meetings

Petition requesting a more frequent bus service 129 in Winterbourne, Lewes

 

 

Meeting: 19/10/2015 - Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Item 32)

32 Petition requesting a more frequent bus service 129 in Winterbourne, Lewes pdf icon PDF 117 KB

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

Minutes:

32.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.  The Lead Member congratulated the officers on the result of the negotiations.

 

DECISIONS

 

32.2     RESOLVED to advise the petitioners of the successful negotiations between Compass Travel and East Sussex County Council which have led to the restoration of an hourly daytime bus service in the Winterbourne area.

 

Reasons

 

32.3     The County Council and Compass Travel agreed to integrate the bus used on the County Council supported service 129 with the bus used on Compass Travel’s commercial services 127 and 128.  Through minor amendments to the routes of these services, this has provided significantly better utilisation of the two buses and drivers overall, thereby allowing more frequent services to be provided.  The feedback the bus company has received from service users since the changes in September has been positive.

 

32.4     Lewes Town Council is providing some funding support to Compass Travel, which has helped the bus operator in taking the decision to improve these services.