Changes to local bus services
West Sussex County Council announced
last year that we would be reducing the subsidy we give to bus
companies. Most bus routes in West Sussex are operated on a
commercial basis, but some routes are subsidised by the County
Council to help them run. The savings are needed because we need to
reduce council spending by £79 million overall.
These reductions are being introduced in three phases. The first
and second phases of the bus subsidy reductions were announced in
July 2011 and December 2011 respectively, following an 'impact
assessment' during which feedback from members of the public and
other organisations was gathered and taken into account.
The recent Bus User Survey relates to the third phase of subsidy
reductions. The survey, which closed on 17 January 2012, gathered
almost 8,250 responses from passengers and local organisations
about how they use the routes. The Bus Review Working Group has now
recommended a proposal, put forward by bus companies, which allows
operators more time to develop some services so that they can
remain with very low or no subsidy. Read more about
this here.
Further information on the outcomes to the routes covered by the
Bus User Survey will be available in June 2012.
You can find out more about bus subsidy reductions and the
affected bus routes in the documents below.
Contact us
Email: buses@westsussex.gov.uk
Phone: 01243 642105
Supporting documents
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