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Doing Buses Differently – proposed franchising scheme for Greater Manchester

6 Nov 2019 - 12:24 by michelle.foster

Doing Buses DifferentlyThe consultation is about how buses in Greater Manchester should be run in the future and whether the proposed franchising scheme should be introduced. The consultation questions are about the proposed franchising scheme, which is how the Greater Manchester Combined Authority propose bus franchising would work in practice.

Buses are vital for Greater Manchester. They’re used for three-out-of-four public transport journeys and thousands depend on them to get to work, the shops or services like local GP. But bus use is falling.

Currently in Greater Manchester, individual bus operators decide their own routes, timetables, tickets and standards. In areas they don’t run, the public sector pays to fill in the gaps in the market where it can.

It’s hard to make buses work together, or with other kinds of public transport, and the fares and tickets available can be confusing.

Buses can be improved and Greater Manchester now has a chance to do buses differently.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority are proposing a franchising scheme for the whole of Greater Manchester.

This would mean that bus services would be under Greater Manchester’s control and they would decide which services would be provided - like the way buses are run in London and some other major cities around the world. Greater Manchester Combined Authority would set the routes, timetables, tickets and standards, while the bus operators would run the services.

This would allow buses to work better with the rest of the public transport – as part of Our Network– Greater Manchester’s vision for a joined-up transport system.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority are consulting on the proposed franchising scheme so you can share your views.

For further information and to give your views visit: www.gmconsult.org/strategy-team/gmbusconsultation/ by 8 January 2020

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