Metro Mayor Dan Norris has responded after he appeared on a billboard hijacked by climate activists earlier this week. Activists from Extinction Rebellion Youth Bristol (XRYB) replaced a disused billboard on the M32 in Easton on Monday (June 27) with a design featuring a picture of Mr Norris.
His photograph appears alongside his quote promising "public transport for the 21st century" along with the captions "what happened?" and "demand better from WECA". The action forms part of XRYB's Free Buses, Fair Buses campaign that demands free bus travel in the West of England for all those under the age of 25, all students and all apprentices.
The group also wants to see a consultation and public forum to identify improvements to bus routes that would best serve communities and promotes the importance of a strong bus system as a key way to achieve net zero by 2030. XR Youth spokesperson, Torin Menzies, 17, said the West of England's bus system is in a "dire state".
