Free bus travel for young people, students and apprentices would be “very lovely” according to the West of England metro mayor.
Responding to calls to make buses in the region free for young people, Dan Norris said he was “very sympathetic” but there is currently no funding to make it happen. He was urged by Bristol mayor Marvin Rees to back the campaign on Friday, July 1.
Mr Rees has supported calls for free bus fares for young people for several years, however the power to do that rests not with Bristol City Council, but with the West of England combined authority (Weca), which met last week. Mr Norris said the current focus was on increasing passenger numbers across all age groups, but would ask for extra funding.
