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Labour’s Cllr Kieran Turner said citizens are late for work, with some reporting commuting times have doubled, and missing hospital appointments due to “woefully inadequate” services.route map showed “a new system of bus governance would be in place in 2030” and asked Cllr Angus Millar, the city’s transport convener, if Glasgow could wait that long.
Speaking at a full council meeting this week, Cllr Turner said: “Buses are often the only realistic option for public transport and as colleagues across the chamber know, these services are woefully inadequate. The council report stated a franchising scheme has “the potential to offer a ‘single integrated decision maker’ but “relies on untested legislation that will cost the local transport authority £4-15m to build a business case”. Acquiring bus operators in the region to run municipally-owned bus services could cost £200m, it added.
“It is clear that this will take time and cannot happen overnight,” Cllr Millar said, adding the seven-year estimate is “based on the experience of Manchester’s journey”. “Though it should be noted that a different legislative and local transport framework exists there.