With reports of pensioners being in tears over bus cuts and warnings that south Bristol could become a ‘bus desert’, as we launch our Better Buses for Bristol campaign, we went out to find out what passengers thought of the services on offer. The end of last year saw residents lashing out at the dire state of public transport as 1,450 routes were cancelled due to a shortage of bus drivers.
And the start of the year saw another body blow to the struggling transport network, with funding being withdrawn for publicly funded services. This would see 42 services removed from the network as from 1 April.
For the public, this means their reliance on a bus service to schools, hospitals, doctors rooms and other medical services were all under threat. Bristol Live asked commuters in the city centre for their views on what has been happening.
