Update on the Provision of Subsidised Bus Services
Meeting of Decision Session - Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning & Sustainability, Tuesday, 15th January, 2013 3.00 pm (Item 4.)
View the background to item 4.
This report asks the Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability to consider 4 specific issues relating to the provision of subsidised bus services in York. Following consideration of this report, the approved recommendations will be presented to the public for consultation.
Supporting documents:
The report seeks the consideration of the Cabinet member on four specific issues:
a) To approve the re-tendering of routes 21 (Colton–Acaster Malbis–Askham Bar–York) and 35 (Holme on Spalding Moor– Wheldrake–York).
b) To consider the future of two services procured on an ‘emergency’ basis that commenced operation on 7th October 2012. These are routes 14 (Beckfield Lane–Boroughbridge Road–York) and 15 (South Bank–Bishopthorpe Road–York).
c) To consider the future of routes 24 and 26 (Askham Bar– Acomb Leeman Road–York-Fordlands Road, Fulford). d) To consider what action the Council should take in response to four petitions lodged concerning First Group’s commercially operated bus network:
i. Route 5 (Strensall–Huntington–York–Acomb) from Huntington residents;
ii. Route 12 (Woodthorpe–Tadcaster Road–York–Heworth–Monks Cross) from Woodthorpe and Dringhouses residents;
iii. Route 13 (Copmanthorpe–Tadcaster Road–York–Haxby–West Nooks) – two petitions have been received, one from
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