Public transport in Glasgow is a joke, writes PaulJSweeney
Need to use the Subway on a Sunday? Better travel before 6pm. Need to use the trains? Better have a healthy bank balance. Need to use the bus at night? First Glasgow’s managing director has ludicrously suggested that you take up a part-time job with him and drive the bus yourself.
The Transport Act was passed through the Scottish Parliament in 2019, and amongst other things, it empowered transport authorities like SPT to create regional bus franchises which would set the routes, timetables, service standards, fares and even the liveries and branding that bus companies must adhere to. There is however one key flaw – the Scottish Government has failed to activate the secondary legislation required to enable it to take effect.
So, four years on from the passing of the legislation, we still do not have the tools in place to utilise it and you, the travelling public, are paying the price for that unforgivable delay. In London the situation is similar and Transport for London, publicly owned and under the control of the Mayor of London, has led the
The dramatic demise of our public realm and the servility of those responsible for improving it should be a cause for grave concern. National and local governments seem docile when faced with challenges from profiteers and seem bewilderingly unwilling to take the necessary actions that will solicit positive outcomes for their constituents.
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