Forum for residents of St Georges Park and Long Leys Road Lincoln

[tudor]

No corner shop is probably a 'slight' inconvenience for some, but what about the residents in the Long Leys Road area that have to rely on the hourly bus service from PC Coaches for shopping / getting to work / school / drs. / dentists / hospital appointments.
The service that leaves St Georges at 8.45 a.m. is far too late for people to get to work and now, apparently, the over 60s can't use their bus passes because it's before 9.30 a.m. The next bus is 10.45 a.m. and is also the first "free" bus they can get to the city centre, unless they pay a single fare into town. This 2 hour gap is because the bus company is off to do school runs. The last bus returning from the city is 5.00 p.m. (too early for those who work until 5.30 p.m. or later), there's no Sunday or Bank Holiday service. Well....so much for being able to use bus passes up to 11.00p.m.
Why is it, we are told, that everyone has cars and so there's not much use of the bus service. Are residents of the West End of Lincoln any richer than the rest of Lincoln - I don't think so.
I believe, in the past, there have been complaints about the bus stopping around the St Georges estate - probably by people who drive up to their front doors with the weeks shopping and don't have to carry it uphill/several roads away from a bus stop. And as for the groans from people who were concerned about the lack of parking spaces outside a would-be corner shop when they needed a pint of milk or newspaper.....is a car really necessary? Try standing at the city bus stop when the bus doesn't turn up and your frozen food is starting to thaw after waiting an hour for the next bus

[iggy]

i agree with you and the council are selling the bus idea as a way of getting all the people of Lincoln to the new grave so when or even if it turns up it may be full. and also a lot of upset/ fed up and cold people waiting out side the shop for it

[deb]

Another one of those services down to costs. I understand there used to be a 'Road Car' (as was) service down here but it stopped because it wasn't cost effective. I assume PC must be subsidised as it often runs around with very few if any people on board. I suppose it's a chicken and egg thing that maybe could be taken up with the numerous councillors that may come knocking. 'Sustainability' is the 'mot du jour' but until there are the buses for people to catch they can't, but then if there were, would they catch them? It would be good if someone could run a service for three months to find out. Perhaps Stagecoach could be approached to reasses the route Tudor?