Councillor Richard McCready
22 September 2011
22 September 2011
It's time for a solution to be found to the on-going concerns about the failure of the City Council to ensure that there is a bus service taking pupils from the West End to St John's High School.
The City Council needs to pull out all the stops to find a solution to getting a bus service to St John's from the West End.
The bus companies say such a service is unprofitable, and that may well be the case.
I think that there should be more regulation on bus companies.
Bus companies should have to offer a bus service and not just pick profitable services.
However, this will not solve the problem in the short term.
I believe that the City Council has the power to solve this issue if the will is there.
There are examples of other bus services which are supported by the council.
I also think that they could look at alternative arrangements.
It is clear that a solution is required before bad weather and dark nights and mornings come in.
The City Council should listen to the concerns of parents in the West End.