Introduces Three Novel Bus Routes in Bristol
The city of Bristol is set to introduce new bus services from April 2025, aiming to support sustainable public transport. These services are being funded from income generated by Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges.
The new bus services will connect people to various destinations including work, family, friends, leisure, education, and more. The first two services will operate half-hourly services every day between 6am and 7pm.
Service 16 will run from Fishponds to Rupert Street in the city centre, via Kingswood, St George, Barton Hill, and Temple Meads. Service 36 will run from Highridge to St Annes, via Withywood, Hartcliffe, Imperial Park, Knowle, and Brislington. Service 37 will run between Knowle and Avonmouth, with a tailored schedule based on worker shift patterns in Avonmouth and Severnside business hub. The third service will run three return journeys every day.
Residents in east Bristol will benefit from a new half-hourly bus service, which will complement the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood trial. The new bus service in east Bristol will serve communities in north, south, and east Bristol, ensuring better connectivity for all.
The task and finish group, involving councillors from all political parties, considered how to spend the Clean Air Zone income to support more bus services. The group looked at gaps in Bristol's bus network to identify services that would have the most benefit for people along the routes.
The council has allocated £4.7m from Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges for the new bus services. The transport and connectivity committee chair for Bristol City Council, Ed Plowden, expressed excitement about funding new bus services.
The new bus services will be operational until 2028 and will be launched by First Bus on 6 April 2025. The city of Bristol is hopeful that these new services will contribute to a more sustainable and accessible public transport system for its residents.
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