Should the public take over buses in Glasgow? ✍ patersonHT
The night bus rammy last week has brought bus ownership and governance under the spotlight again.
That’s not just my opinion, based on my own experience, but the conclusions of a report last year for theIt looked at the best performing cities for buses, Paris, Zurich, London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dortmund, Berlin, Singapore and Vienna all mentioned as miles better than our dear green place.Satisfaction in the capital equals 95% against Glasgow at 79%.Bus speeds, the measure often quoted by First Bus as being outwith their control is slower in Glasgow with the blame laid on congestion.
Singapore also has some seriously strict controls on car usage and ownership, which may explain why buses are able to move more freely. Here’s the catch, it relies on “untested legislation” that will cost the authority £4m-£15m to build a business case, and “take seven years to implement and poses significant new risks to local transport authorities”.Full municipal ownership, a publicly owned and run bus company, as many want, would, the report says, offer “integrating decision making with all profits invested back into services”.
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