'Govt, buse

18th October 1980, Page 26

18th October 1980

Page 26

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co,operatit TO HELP municipal bus dertakings meet any new c, petition arising from the 1 Transport Act, the Associa. of District Council Commit and bus undertakings sit( take advantage of the co-op tion of their colleagues in h government.

This was the message ch man of the ADC Transport C mittee Norman Harris deliv( to delegates in his oper address at the 1980 ADC Tri port Conference at York.

Co-operation between lc authority departments must stepped up, and this, Counci Harris said, will signify a fur mental change.

In the past there had b more co-operation betw; most passenger trrInsp operators, even though they competitors, than co-opera; between local authority dep ments and the bus undertakir More than ever, he contint. district engineers, for exam will need to make sure that routes in his area are kept fre awkwardly parked cars and ries.

Housing managers should sign their estates to encour bus usage, and treasur should help by setting parking charges at levels wt encourage commuters to buses.

Councillor Harris spoke of need for local councillors accept the Act's challenges ; try to influence colleagues neighbouring districts to s extensions of municipal bust vices.

They should recognise, continued, that the munici operators can offer one of best products on the marke