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Wednesday, 27 May 2015

The Guardian

• When poor people can’t get on due to lack of public transportAs in many US cities, LA’s lack of affordable bus and train links leaves the poorest people out in the cold. Investment would make economic sense and improve social mobilityIf I mention using buses or the LA metro to get around in the city, the reaction from friends and acquaintances will be something like: “Wow, you use public transport?â€� Or in jest: “There’s a metro?â€� In a city notorious for its car-dependency and clogged freeways, this reflects how people value their cars and are correspondingly reluctant to use public transport, but beneath the surface there’s something else going on.When ...

Daily Record

• West Lothian women launch petition calling on bus route linking area to Glasgow to be restoredDisgruntled public transport passengers have raised a petition calling on bus bosses to restore a withdrawn route linking West Lothian to Glasgow city centre.

Lincolnshire Echo

• Plans for £25m Lincoln transport hub move a step closer as council exec approves next stage Plans for a £25m transport hub in Lincoln have moved a step closer as the City of Lincoln Council's executive approve the next stages of the development.

Manchester Evening News

• Bus lanes: Should most of them in Manchester and Salford be scrapped?Salford Tories call for them to be suspended in the city pending a review - but their demand is labelled 'irresponsible and outrageous'
• Huge cloud of smoke over Tyldesley after fire breaks out near Leigh Guided BuswayBlaze involving plastic pipes breaks in Tyldesley out close to the site of the 14-mile transport route

Other Regional Press

• New bus donated by Stagecoach in South WalesSTAGECOACH in South Wales has donated a bus which will be housed at the former National Welsh bus garage in Barry.
• Bus driver up for national award after just two years in jobSharon Davidson, who works at Hounslow Heath bus garage, has been short-listed as driver of the year. Sharon Davidson, who works at Hounslow Heath bus garage and drives the number 285 between Heathrow and Kingston, has reached the finals of the 2015 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

Other News Sources

• Angry residents call for halt on 'money wasting' bus stop work ANGRY Alresford residents and business owners are calling for 'money wasting' bus stop work to be stopped.