[hisimp-chat] Citi 7 - all change!

[Eric Ole Barber]

Denis!

thanks for your efforts.

as far as I can see the timetables at the address you gave don't 
show Cambridge Road. maybe new glasses are required.

thanks,
Eric

On Fri, 30 Oct 2009, Denis Payne wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who has sent emails, written letters, responded on the
> website. Parish and County Councillors were able to take this evidence to
> a meeting with Stagecoach MD Andy Campbell on Monday and, as a result,
> the timetable for the Citi 7 has been amended.
> 
> It's now been published online:
> http://www.stagecoachbus.com/uploads/Citi7Nov09.pdf The key change is
> that Station Road and Cambridge Road will now be served during the day on
> weekdays and Saturdays.
> 
> There will still be no service during peak times (or Sundays) to
> Cambridge Road and Station Road, and the services on the guideway, which
> start on the same day that these changes are introduced - November 29th,
> may provide an alternative.
> 
> All options, including services alternating between Cambridge
> Road/Station Road and Impington Lane/New Road were explored at the
> meeting. The compromise reached is an improvement on the first plan -
> which totally cut out Cambridge Road and Station Road - and Councillors
> plan to continue to meet with Stagecoach and County Council officers to
> gain further improvements.
> 
> County Councillor Sue Gymer said: "I am still very disappointed that we
> haven't managed to get Stagecoach to see the commercial sense in
> continuing the service to Station Road and Cambridge Road.Morally we had
> a strong point and Andy Campbell has responded positively to this aspect.
> It allows villagers to access the doctors and business during the day."
> 
> The emails, letters and feedback made it possible to gain this
> improvement. We know that some people will still have real problems, and
> the new service may not solve the reliability issues, or may suffer from
> overcrowding. Please let us have your comments, either by email or post
> to the Parish Office, or on www.citi7.org.uk - a new site set up to be a
> forum to collect and share views so that the service which this route
> provides to its users can be steadily improved.
> 
> Denis
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