Willaston & Rope Councillor Allen Gage is raising a ‘Notice of Motion’ at full Council this October, following the announcement by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Manchester, that the £2.00 maximum bus fare cap will be extended until December 2024.
In order that as many people benefit as possible, Cllr Gage is asking that “This Council asks the Director of Highways and Infrastructure to develop and launch a publicity strategy to locally promote the extension and usage of the £2 bus fare cap”.
Cllr Gage told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “It’s not just to make people aware of the scheme. We need to get more people using the buses.”
“Two years ago it was reported that Cheshire East Council was in the bottom 10 local authority areas for people using buses which has adversely affected the council when applying for funding for bus improvement schemes”.
“If the buses have more passengers there is more chance the council will be successful when applying to the government for funding”.
The notice of motion is expected to be referred from full council to a future meeting of the highways and transport committee.
Ref Sources:
https://moderngov.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ecminutes/documents/s110083/Notic…
https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2023/10/13/willaston-councillor-calls-on-…
