miklcct
On Moderation
In some areas, PlusBus areas are so small that it cannot be used for any decent connections with the railway. For example, I used a bus connection from East Grinstead and to Haywards Heath yesterday but my destination (Chelwood Gate) was outside both zones so I couldn't use a PlusBus ticket. The Metrobus network is spread into 9 PlusBus zones that aren't interconnected!
The purpose of PlusBus is to add local bus travel to a long-distance rail journey. However, some of the zones actually can't cover places which are too far to walk from the rail station and require a bus connection to get, defeating the purpose of the scheme.
Why aren't the PlusBus areas made larger to cover places which aren't directly served by the railway, and to cover gaps between different railway lines, encouraging people to use connecting public transport to attract rail travellers?
The purpose of PlusBus is to add local bus travel to a long-distance rail journey. However, some of the zones actually can't cover places which are too far to walk from the rail station and require a bus connection to get, defeating the purpose of the scheme.
Why aren't the PlusBus areas made larger to cover places which aren't directly served by the railway, and to cover gaps between different railway lines, encouraging people to use connecting public transport to attract rail travellers?