There are regular buses down Shipton Road - the 29, 30, 31X and 58 are unaffected by these changes. This looks like it would only be a 5-minute walk from Ms Brown's house.

I used to use the bus but as they became so unreliable I got a car. On many occasions the bus never turned up or was late

Stevie in Selby wrote:
There are regular buses down Shipton Road - the 29, 30, 31X and 58 are unaffected by these changes. This looks like it would only be a 5-minute walk from Ms Brown's house.

actually Stevie its a 15min walk, which is great in the summer, but not so in winter. We have a shiny new First YOrk bus stop post 100 yards from our houses, but now the first bus to arrive will be at 10.00am, handy if you start work in York centre at 8.00am, and apparently this debacle appears to be due to council and EU policy rather than just First York being bloody minded, sorry a profit-making company which is its duty to its shareholders.

amigo wrote:

Stevie in Selby wrote:
There are regular buses down Shipton Road - the 29, 30, 31X and 58 are unaffected by these changes. This looks like it would only be a 5-minute walk from Ms Brown's house.

actually Stevie its a 15min walk, which is great in the summer, but not so in winter. We have a shiny new First YOrk bus stop post 100 yards from our houses, but now the first bus to arrive will be at 10.00am, handy if you start work in York centre at 8.00am, and apparently this debacle appears to be due to council and EU policy rather than just First York being bloody minded, sorry a profit-making company which is its duty to its shareholders.

You must walk very slowly then. It's about 1/3 mile from Greystoke Road to Shipton Road. Even most people in their 80s walk quicker than that. 10 minutes would be a very generous time for the walk.

There are plenty of other areas that are that far from a bus service, who don't even get a service in the middle of the day for elderly people unable to walk to the nearest main road - why should Rawcliffe be special?

If there really are that many people living in Rawcliffe who are unable to trek all the way to Shipton Road, instead of moaning about First York and the extortionate fares, why not try to persuade Stephensons or Reliance to divert some of the Easingwold buses off the main road?

Funny ain't it? People are willing to queue for hours in buses or cars but ask them to use their pinkies for a few minutes...........

There's a fantastic cycle path from Rawcliffe to town. Why not use it?

Stevie in Selby wrote:

amigo wrote:

Stevie in Selby wrote: There are regular buses down Shipton Road - the 29, 30, 31X and 58 are unaffected by these changes. This looks like it would only be a 5-minute walk from Ms Brown's house.

actually Stevie its a 15min walk, which is great in the summer, but not so in winter. We have a shiny new First YOrk bus stop post 100 yards from our houses, but now the first bus to arrive will be at 10.00am, handy if you start work in York centre at 8.00am, and apparently this debacle appears to be due to council and EU policy rather than just First York being bloody minded, sorry a profit-making company which is its duty to its shareholders.

You must walk very slowly then. It's about 1/3 mile from Greystoke Road to Shipton Road. Even most people in their 80s walk quicker than that. 10 minutes would be a very generous time for the walk. There are plenty of other areas that are that far from a bus service, who don't even get a service in the middle of the day for elderly people unable to walk to the nearest main road - why should Rawcliffe be special? If there really are that many people living in Rawcliffe who are unable to trek all the way to Shipton Road, instead of moaning about First York and the extortionate fares, why not try to persuade Stephensons or Reliance to divert some of the Easingwold buses off the main road?

Hi Stevie
get a better map, is actually 4/10 of a mile.

However, apparently there was a slight error by the council in handling the possible options, ie no other bus companies were asked to tender for the route. I agree that it would have been beneficial if Stephensons, Veola or Reliance had been asked to consider taking over the route or diverting an existing service via Eastholme Drive. As they say watch this space.

petethefeet wrote:
Funny ain't it? People are willing to queue for hours in buses or cars but ask them to use their pinkies for a few minutes........... There's a fantastic cycle path from Rawcliffe to town. Why not use it?

Keep your ignorance and glib comments to yourself, the people concerned by the lack of peak time bus service 1)dont have a car(following council advice to not pollute the city centre, 2)dont have a bike because they are not able to cycle due many various factors including health problems, 3)bought their houses because they were on a bus route and they would be able to get to work.

amigo wrote:

petethefeet wrote: Funny ain't it? People are willing to queue for hours in buses or cars but ask them to use their pinkies for a few minutes........... There's a fantastic cycle path from Rawcliffe to town. Why not use it?

Keep your ignorance and glib comments to yourself, the people concerned by the lack of peak time bus service 1)dont have a car(following council advice to not pollute the city centre, 2)dont have a bike because they are not able to cycle due many various factors including health problems, 3)bought their houses because they were on a bus route and they would be able to get to work.

Amigo - There's plenty of alternatives in the Rawcliffe area, including the P&R. The fact is that bus usage in this town is in decline -that's because less people are using them. Personally, I've advocated severely restricting car usage, which would not only speed buses but will bring more people to use them and hence save them. But, is this going to happen? I suspect not. People are really selfish and that's the root of this evil.

So, instead of just sticking your chest out in some gesture that somebody should use these under-used services, join us in the campaign to reduce the real menace, i.e. the selfish bar-stewards that clog up the roads in their single-occupancy vehicles?