00:00 As the main form of public transport in the city, most of us rely on buses, perhaps even
00:07 more so since the clean air zone was introduced. But as any regular bus user knows, the service
00:14 can often be unreliable, with cancellations, delays and even ghost buses. From Sunday 3rd
00:20 September, many bus routes changed, with some having minor timetable changes and others
00:27 getting cancelled completely. The cancellations could leave many struggling to get around,
00:34 but the new services could also encourage some people to start taking the bus.
00:39 "I think it's good because at least then it gets quicker down to your destination here.
00:46 Sometimes what you've had before, some of the buses were a bit late coming because of
00:50 the road works and it'd be nice if they have extra services that can get you there on time
00:54 really."
00:55 But what routes will be impacted? Let's take a look.
01:00 The 52 bus has been totally cancelled. The route of the 70 bus will change to add stops
01:06 through Noel West as a replacement. The 435 service will be cancelled, which runs from
01:12 Brislington to Broadland School through Keynsham.
01:16 The 92 service will be cancelled. However, the number 73 service will run via Whitchurch
01:23 via the 92nd route from Templegate.
01:27 But what do locals think of the Bristol transport? And how do they get on with the bus services?
01:33 "The buses, I think they could do with some more, to be extra in case of road works or
01:40 short staff basically."
01:41 "For the parking light system, they do it very well. Other than that, I mean buses in
01:46 Bristol are, yeah, enough said on that."
01:49 "I think we need a lot more public transport that we've got. I think the trains and the
01:53 buses really need to have inversion put into them because cars are okay and they're very
02:00 useful but they're not the best, they're expensive, they're going to become more expensive. And
02:05 not everybody has a car and when you live in town, it's a lot easier to have good public
02:12 transport than to have a car."
02:14 A fleet of on-demand minibuses will also provide services to people in areas hit by transport
02:20 cuts from this summer.
02:22 The buses will get called to a location via an app on a smartphone or a phone call and
02:28 will take passengers to the nearest transport corridor where they can get a bus or a train.
02:34 The Westlink minibus service will operate in green zones across the west of England.
02:39 "I think it's brilliant because what it means is there'll be more opportunities for people
02:45 to leave their cars behind and if they leave their cars behind there'll be less air pollution."
02:51 Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority have pledged to continue
02:56 to improve the bus services around the city. Only time will tell what the people of Bristol
03:03 will think.
03:03 Thank you.
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