Earlier this month, I highlighted the concerns of local residents and myself at the decision of National Express Dundee to re-route the 5 bus service so that it no longer covers the very far west end of Perth Road – west of the Ninewells Avenue roundabout. This means that residents in that part of [...]
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Service 5 bus – west end of Perth Road
Posted: May 30, 2012 in Bus Services, Buses, Clovis Duveau Drive, Millbay Gardens, Millbay Terrace, Perth Road, Travel DundeeI was on Wave 102′s news yesterday about detrimental changes to the No 5 bus service route:
Detrimental changes to West End bus services
Posted: May 12, 2012 in Bus Services, Buses, Stagecoach, Travel DundeeI have criticised changes that will see the removal of a vital bus service from the west end of Perth Road, resulting in fewer bus options for residents but also removing the service for visitors to a local care home. Bus changes at the end of May will result in National Express Service 5 terminating [...]
Community Spirit Action Group meeting
Posted: April 5, 2012 in 204 bus, Bus Services, Buses, Community SpiritYesterday evening, I attended the April meeting of Community Spirit - the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Pentland, Tullideph, Ancrum and the Cleghorn area. There was a good discussion with a representative from the City Council’s Environment Department about grass maintenance and related issues. I sought assurances about the removal of weeds [...]
Dundee bus services operated by National Express Dundee see fares increases from Sunday (8th January) and I have been in contact with the Managing Director of National Express Dundee about this. Specifically, in the new fares structure, although the cost of weekly tickets (both adult and child) has been frozen, and student fares will not [...]
A number of constituents have expressed concern about the inadequate bus services over Christmas and the New Year period – with no National Express Dundee buses at all on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and with the Sunday service on Boxing Day and 2nd January ending before 7.30pm. I have been in touch [...]
Was on the Tay Talk In earlier today about bus services in parts of the West End – click play to listen :
Logie Estate Its been a bit of a “walkabout” week! Following Tuesday’s walkabout with council officers round Pentland to look at local issues and problems there, yesterday morning, along with council officials from the Housing and Environment Departments and a ward colleague, I took part in walkabout round the Logie Estate, where, amongst other issues, [...]
A number of residents have contacted me about the new touch-screen bus information facility at the bus stop west of the Queen’s Hotel. The comments by one constituent highlights the issues faced by users of what should be a welcome addition to public transport information services : “The touch-screen bus info one strikes me [...]
Latest on St John’s High School bus situation
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Bus Services, Buses, Dundee City CouncilToday’s Courier highlights a statement from St John’s High School Parent Council Chairperson Katy Dundas and from Monsignor Ken McCaffrey, Church Representative on the Education Committee, about the continuing unsatisfactory travel situation facing over 40 West End pupils at the school, following the withdrawal of the 4S bus service. As I indicated in the Courier, there [...]
Call for City Council to act now over school bus axe
Posted: September 20, 2011 in Bus Services, BusesI have today called on the City Council to look urgently about ways of filling the gaps caused by the loss of the 4S school bus. The school bus was axed by National Express Dundee at the start of the new term, leaving pupils with no direct bus from the West End to the [...]
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the latest St John’s High School Parent Council meeting. Parents of pupils affected by the loss of the 4S school bus spoke eloquently about the problems this is causing their children getting to school on time and I hope that the Education and City Development Department officers [...]
This evening, along with two of my ward colleagues, I met with around 20 parents of pupils of St John’s High School at Blackness Library to discuss their concerns at the loss of the 4S school bus. It is very clear that the so-called “alternative” bus services simply do not work in terms of getting [...]
Further to my previous updates about my and parents’ concerns about the removal of the 4S bus service by National Express Dundee, the line taken by the bus company and City Council transport officials thus far that “alternative buses” are available was shown for the nonsense that this is when, yesterday, the 26 service (a [...]
Was on the Tay Talk In on Tay AM this morning about the bus situation affecting the Number 4 service and the 4S school bus. Click ’play’ to listen:
Campaign over local bus services and school bus goes on
Posted: August 19, 2011 in Bus Services, West End LCPPMembers of the Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group for Pentland, Ancrum, Tullideph and Cleghorn areas, and I met yesterday with Phil Smith, Managing Director of National Express Dundee over the removal of the Number 4 service bus from the West End part of its route and the complete removal of the 4S school [...]
Last night’s “Evening Telegraph” reported my concerns and those of many West End constituents about the proposed withdrawal of the 4S School Bus Service from the start of the new term this month. The 4S serves parts of the West End Ward (eg City Road, Pentland Avenue, Scott Street, Glenagnes Road, Blackness Road, Peddie Street, [...]
Update on bus service concerns
Posted: July 7, 2011 in Bus Services, Buses, Community Spirit, Travel DundeeEarlier this week, I mentioned my concerns about the future of the Number 4 bus service in the West End part of its route. Yesterday, I met with Phil Smith, the new Managing Director of National Express Dundee over the situation and Mr Smith confirmed that, although the 4 service will continue on a revised route [...]
Both the Courier and the Evening Telegraph have today highlighted my concerns over the proposed loss of the West End part of the route of the Number 4 bus service – a service that serves many elderly people. I understand that National Express Dundee intends to withdraw the West End part of the 4′s route [...]
Midweek Update!
Posted: June 22, 2011 in 69 bus, Bus Services, Community Spirit, Dundee City Council, Larch Street, Magdalen Green, Nethergate, Polepark Road, Ryehill Lane, West End Community CouncilA busy week thus far, so quite a few things to update on : * I had a very useful and productive meeting today with the Head of Transportation and the Sustainable Transport Team Leader at the City Council to discuss local bus services, including the report going to the City Development Committee on Monday [...]
dundeetravelinfo.com has recently published a useful Dundee Bus Network Map. You can download the map on the dundeetravelinfo.com website or go to http://tinyurl.com/dundeebusmap. If you’d like a paper copy of the map, please e-mail me at transport@frasermacpherson.org.uk.
Following the disruption to National Express Dundee bus services yesterday, the bus company has advised me this morning : “The service is now back to normal. National Express is looking at ways to compensate passengers who had tickets and who were unable to get home and information regarding this will be reported in the press.”
The saga of repairing the real time bus information on shelters across the city is now thankfully nearing its end. The City Council’s Sustainable Transport Team Leader advised me earlier this week: “You recently asked for an update on the repair work to the bus shelters. I think the work will be completed by mid May. [...]
I have received complaints about the fact that the 17 service no longer serves Tesco in South Road. The Acting Director of National Express Dundee has advised me : “The change to the 17 service has been made to improve the punctuality of the route overall and to help the City Centre to Whitfield service. [...]
I have had a number of complaints recently from elderly residents about the punctuality of the Friendly Bus sheltered housing shopping service. Earlier this week, the bus was an hour late getting to one sheltered complex in the West End and was also too small to accommodate all passengers. I have raised this with Stagecoach [...]
I have been in touch with the Acting Director of National Express Dundee regarding a number of West End bus issues, including : * I have received complaints that the 2 service’s replacement service (the 4/4A) no longer serves Perth Road (the 4S school service still serves Perth Road). I have received the following [...]
Residents are rightly angry at the mindless vandalism of a bus shelter in Blackness Road – see right. It is the most westerly shelter on the north side. I have reported this to both the Police and the City Council and asked the council to make necessary repairs. I have also asked the Head of [...]
Further to my last update on this, the City Council has now advised me : “206 of the 319 powered shelters in the city have been repaired (17 Feb 2011). The contractors have tackled the majority of the more difficult shelters (i.e. those with advertising units). A few of the unfinished shelters are at relatively [...]
Almost exactly a year ago, the City Council advised that an electrical fault had developed in a significant number of the bus shelters and, as a result, real time bus information (RTI) was being switched off pending repairs. It is of concern that, 12 months later, there are still some bus shelters without their RTI [...]
I recently asked the Acting Director of National Express Dundee for clarification of the proposed changes to the 5 and 26 bus services as part of the changes being introduced on 6th March. He has advised : “The changes in more detail are: Service 26: Most departures are now 15 minutes later than currently e.g. [...]
