Cheshire East residents are being urged to air their views on proposals for the authority’s FlexiLink service.
The council says it wants to improve and modernise what it offers – but that includes charging some passengers for what is currently a free service.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Residents are to be asked their views on plans to extend Cheshire East’s FlexiLink ‘dial-a-ride’ bus service so more people can use it and drive passenger numbers up.
FlexiLink offers a personalised, door-to-door service and operates in a similar way to a traditional ‘dial-a-ride’.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Fares could be introduced for bus pass holders in Cheshire East who currently travel free on a FlexiLink ‘dial-a-ride’ service for elderly and disabled people.
That is one option Cheshire East Council is considering in a bid to keep the FlexiLink service running as passenger numbers drop.
Cheshire East Council has drawn up what it says are “ambitious plans” to transform bus services across the borough.
It hopes the Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) will boost the number of people using buses, which has fallen 24% in the past decade.
Cheshire East Council is to restart its FlexiLink bus and Shopmobility services from August 3.
There will be new safety measures and restrictions to ensure the risks of spreading Covid-19 are minimised.
Transport service Flexilink has been suspended by Cheshire East Council in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cheshire East says it has taken the decision to suspend its demand-responsive services from Monday March 23 until further notice.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Shorter hours for Cheshire East’s dial-a-ride bus service could leave some vulnerable residents cut off, councillors have warned.
Cheshire East Council-owned firm Transport Service Solutions (TSS) will take over the service, currently known as Little Bus, from private provider D&G Bus on Monday, August 5.
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