tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185841697425248556.post3058821004805386038..comments2023-08-27T13:19:08.110+01:00Comments on Paula Keaveney - Lib Dem Campaigner: Buses - bizarre view of communication and consultation.Paula Keaveneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814842819611094232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185841697425248556.post-5246381302269329682013-10-29T10:38:19.546+00:002013-10-29T10:38:19.546+00:00I believe Merseytravel is very involved in the sel...I believe Merseytravel is very involved in the selection of locations for bus lanes - although the report that went to Cabinet was vague in the extreme about the original decision making process. During the summer break many bus services go onto a different timetable which basically means they are less frequent, so it's probably fair to say there is less traffic and fewer buses. This doesn't apply however during half term when the bus services (apart from special school ones) remain the same (although car use may be down).<br /><br />The whole point here is that there is no hard data and apparently no attempt was made to collect any before decisions were made. As it happens Merseytravel had identified 4 bus lanes that were possibly not worth keeping but that is all and the Council itself had no data.<br /><br />Clearly it would have made a lot of sense to have before and after data at the beginning. The council will claim that that is being collected now, but without the data pre the suspension we still won't have a proper comparison.<br /><br />In terms of when bus lanes are introduced, my memory of what went along around one of them is that there is consultation and it may have to go to a committee. Certainly wnen the Horrocks Avenue one was suggested there was quite a process and local people were asked as well as transport companies.Paula Keaveneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814842819611094232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185841697425248556.post-46605893295468574822013-10-29T10:22:09.360+00:002013-10-29T10:22:09.360+00:00It would be interesting to know whether anyone eve...It would be interesting to know whether anyone ever asked (bus operators excluded) whether bus lanes were right for Liverpool, and for the individual locations. What are the before and after statistics? Why is it that during school holidays traffic flows freely? Surely not because a lot of people don't use their car during this time? Is it because there are less buses? Do we really know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com