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Thursday, 23 June 2016

Liverpool Echo

• Stagecoach offers free wi-fi and USB charging points for Liverpool bus passengers18 of the new double-decker buses will be used across the 82 and 86 routes and 14 of the vehicles on the 14 route

The York Press

• Bus subsidy cuts set to be scaled back PROPOSED cuts to bus subsidies are set to be scaled back by senior York councillors to ensure some key services continue to run after all.
• Park&Ride shake-up A NEW bus company could take over York’s Park&Ride service from next year, and council bosses say they want to make sure harmful emissions are kept low on the ever-growing services.

Reading Evening Post

• Finchampstead woman feels 'trapped' by bus shortage Barbara Wilks, 74, claims the Reading Buses services she depends on are too few and far between

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• A chance to have your say on bus routes in the CapitalThe routes affected by the proposals are all in the Tottenham Court Road area and people have until 24 July to give their views. TfL says the plans, if adopted, will simplify the bus network and cut journey times for many passengers. The consultation comes ahead of the introduction of two-way traffic to Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street, which is planned for the end of 2018 as part of Camden Council's West End Project. TfL is proposing to make the changes in the Tottenham Court Road, Gower Street and St Giles High Street areas to accommodate this major traffic re-design. The routes tha...