ePetition - Save Our Buses

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Save Our Buses

We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to protect our subsidised bus routes from cuts, including the no. 21, 21B, 81, 81A and 22. These bus routes may not create a large profit but they are vital for many families and it would damage the community and the environment to cut them back. We want the council to invest in regular, local, fast and affordable public transport, not cut back on vital funding.

The council administration's Value for Money report to cabinet in October 2010 demonstrated that £600,000 was to be cut from council supported bus routes over the next few years. Residents in Queen's Park ward want to know that vital routes including the no. 21, 21B, 81, 81A, and 22 will be exempt from these cuts.

This e-petition will be presented at Council on 24 March 2011 before being referred to the Environment Cabinet Member Meeting on 31 March 2011.

This ePetition ran from 15/11/2010 to 10/03/2011 and has now finished.

122 people signed this ePetition.

Council response

The Cabinet Member for Environment gave the following response:

"I’m very pleased to inform you that unlike other authorities around the country, this Administration has fought hard to protect its bus services in difficult economic times to ensure our residents still have access to jobs, local amenities and the city centre."

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