Public Transport - what should we do / what should we ask of our MP?

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Public Transport - what should we do / what should we ask of our MP?

« on: October 13, 2024, 07:18:43 »

I had an opportunity as part of the Melksham Environment Group to meet and brief our MP^▸ yesterday on public transport issues in the constituency. Briefing paper at https://www.greatwesternrailway.info/mirror/constbrtief.pdf

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Public Passenger Transport Briefing
“Melksham & Devizes” Constituency including Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Devizes

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What IS public transport? What do we want to achieve?

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So how do we achieve that? Where are we now?

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Local (constituency) stuff ...

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MP Asks / comments

This was an opportunity to think about what we (the knowledgable users of public transport) can and should do now and looking forward to encourage the provision and use of a better system)


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