Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The 2013 Manifesto: Suffolk Liberal Democrats (part 3) - Transport

Welcome to the third part of my look at the 2013 Suffolk Liberal Democrat manifesto. Yesterday, it was the turn of adult and social care policy, and today, I turn to transport...


Transport recognised as a human right


Neither Labour nor the Tories have had any great interest in supporting the bus network, yet it is essential for work, health, socialising and education.

Liberal Democrats will:
  • lobby for better, more integrated public transport, especially for rural areas
  • reinstate important evening and weekend bus services that provide essential community links and benefit the economy
  • begin investment in efficient cycle infrastructures round schools
  • encourage use of Park and Ride and assess the impact of the new fare structure
  • ensure that the re-introduced youth discount travel card can be used on all buses and allow disability pass holders to travel for free 24/7
  • ensure that action on speeding, parking, and road maintenance meets local needs
  • where communities request it, consider 20mph speed limits

On a personal note, I will be looking to promote the use of the Suffolk Links services, as they provide a realistically priced, reasonably flexible service to rural communities, but are woefully under-promoted by the County at present.

1 comment:

TUB-THUMPER said...

Excellent stuff!
DOn't you find the Suffolk Tory Mannifesto 'pledge' of ”A new travel card for young people” to be a truly remarkable piece of political hypocrisy ?

Suffolk Conservatives wouldn’t need to pledge a new travel card for young people if they hadn’t cut the young persons' Explore travel cardcard back in April 2011!