Bus travel has gone down significantly during the covid-19 pandemic, and there is more and more concerned that it hasn’t returned even years later. Cardiff City Council are hoping to get public responses on what people want to see to get people back on the buses.
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00:00The COVID-19 pandemic had a drastic impact on so many aspects of our lives, and one of
00:07those which saw a downturn was the amount of people using public transport, specifically
00:11buses. Councils around the country have been concerned over the rate of bus ridership and
00:16Cardiff Council are looking to do something about it and get people back on board. Bus
00:21use in the city is down by an estimated 10-20% since before the pandemic, so councillors
00:26are asking the public for their thoughts on what changes they would like to see. The
00:31public consultation is ongoing and will last until the end of January, and everyone who
00:35lives in or travels into Cardiff have been encouraged to take part. One of the key elements
00:41of the new plans will be six bus corridors, which the council want to enhance in various
00:46ways, including routes to Newport, the Heath Hospital, and run the Cynon Tower from Caerphilly.
00:51The council say they want to improve bus travel to help with congestion, air pollution and
00:55making the city a better place to live and visit.