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Article: Increase in number of people using buses
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- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph
- Article date:
- July 4, 2009
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More people are using buses in the region, according to North
Lincolnshire Council.
Figures released by the authority show 4.1-million people used
the bus service in 2008-09, a 46 per cent jump from the 2003-04
figure of 2.8-million.
The improved numbers have been put down to a variety of factors,
including better publicity and information at bus stops, improved
bus stops and shelters and interchangeable discounted tickets.
Enhancements to the national concessionary fare scheme, such as
travel before 9.30am, have also helped, along with increased
frequency of services.
The council's cabinet member for highways and planning, Bernard
Regan, said he was ...