Herefordshire Council plans to push for half-hourly bus services
The council does not operate the county's bus services but it partly funds the companies that do. There are about 10 such companies operating in Herefordshire.The Department for Transport said last November that Herefordshire Council would get a grant of £3.257m to help extend current local bus routes.
Better and safer bus stops
The council's draft plans included an "aspiration" for half-hourly services between Hereford and the five market towns of Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury.The document states that Ross-on-Wye and Leominster will be "the priority" for these services, as they have "the largest population and anticipated new development".The council's transport plan also singled out Cantilupe Road, Gloucester Road, and the High Street in Ross-on-Wye as spots where it would "tackle delays" caused by on-street parking.The local authority also plans to make bus stops safer and more accessible, with measures that include extra road crossings, cycle parking, lighting and CCTV, plus providing real-time bus information and even wi-fi at stops.Bus travel is currently capped at £3 per journey, up from £2 last year.
This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.
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