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Transport boss lays out vision for Lancashire

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Published Date: 02 July 2009
By Ben Robinson
Lancashire's new transport boss has laid out his vision to improve transport across Lancashire.
Among the reforms, Lancashire County Councillor Keith Young, the new cabinet member for Highways and Transport, is looking at introducing a Smart Card for bus travel across the county, which passengers would top up accordingly.

He said: "We are working all the time to try and get to a situation where we have a Smart Card which would enable you to travel seamlessly on buses throughout Lancashire."

The card would use the same technology as the passes which allows pensioners to travel throughout the country.

Coun Young told the Evening Post he is also ready to get
started on improving the effectiveness of the £2.5m park and ride on Bluebell Way with an improved ticketing system.

Plans to review the future of Leyland Station are also to be looked at in the near future.

The new County Council Cabinet will meet on July 9 to approve changes in the budget, which will free up an extra £9m to tackle the county's creaking roads.

For more on this story, see Friday's Lancashire Evening Post

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jonh,

03/07/2009 07:24:14
So, a card and improving a railway station...

Wow. Looks like this job is a ride to retirement and not a lot else!
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Concerned resident and Parent,

03/07/2009 11:31:20
Quote - started on improving the effectiveness of the £2.5m park and ride on Bluebell Way with an improved ticketing system
in other words ripping off motorists for the dubious pleasure of parking in the middle of no where with a second rate shuttle bus that goews no where fast

And thats the big idea to solve our problems apart from the usual rob peter to pay paul approach to re-directing funds..............
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Beau,

Lancaster 03/07/2009 21:49:09
Small beer Tory. Nothing about saving £160 million out of the County transport budget by cancelling the loony lorry Link from the M6 to Heysham then.
Basically if the Tories go with this pointless road scheme they have nothing left in their transport budget for their term in office.
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