Green councillors have condemned Lancashire County Council’s decision to switch off bus information displays at Lancaster bus station from 1st December 2011.
Commenting on the news, County Cllr Sam Riches said:
“This is a dreadful decision. We need to be encouraging people to use public transport and these displays are very important for making this easy and convenient for people. Surely, providing easy-to-read information about when your next bus is leaving and from which bay is a basic requirement of a decent system.”
“At a time when many people are struggling to make ends meet it is not reasonable to assume that all bus users will have the money to invest in this kind of personal technology.”
“Considering that Lancashire County Council is happy to pick up a £30 million bill for its contribution to the northern bypass it is not surprising that it is thrashing around to cut genuinely useful and worthwhile projects like real-time information displays. This cut is the first of many that are needed to help fund the tarmacking of the countryside around Lancaster.”
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