Wiltshire Council has been awarded £1.2m of Department for Transport (DfT) funding to launch an improved flexible, on-demand bus service in the Pewsey Vale and Marlborough area. The Council is running a consultation on what the new service should look like. The closing date is this Friday 15th July. You can complete the consultation here
https://survey.wiltshire.gov.uk/snapwebhost/s.asp?k=165295186348
Many liveaboard boaters who rely on public transport find it difficult to get to work when they are moored on the Long Pound and further east, as the bus and train services are few and far between. An improved on-demand bus service will help.
Wiltshire Council says: “Flexible, on-demand bus services do not run to a set timetable like usual buses. Instead, they enable you to phone or book a bus service via an app, to take you anywhere within the service area at a time to suit you. App users will be able to book their journey, see in real-time when the vehicle will arrive and make payment. For people who cannot or do not wish to use the app, telephone booking and on-bus payment will also be available. This new service will take in much of Pewsey Vale; from the eastern edge of Devizes, north to Beckhampton and Marlborough, and east to Collingbourne Dulcis, Shalbourne and Froxfield, including Pewsey, Burbage, Great Bedwyn and Everleigh. This rural service would provide links to Devizes, Ludgershall and Tidworth, so people can take bus services to other towns. We want this service to be designed around the needs of passengers and our communities, so please complete our survey to let us know what you’d like to see from the service.”
If you need a paper survey to complete, email: Connect2@wiltshire.gov.uk. Postal surveys should be returned to: Paul Sanders, Wiltshire Council, Passenger Transport Unit, County Hall, Trowbridge. BA14 8JN.
For more information contact buses@wiltshire.gov.uk or 01225 718080.
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