* UK - Gridlock and major pollution threat as fewer take the bus
Reversing the decline in bus use on Merseyside is vital if the region is to avoid congestion and cut pollution, transport experts warned last nightLiverpool,UK - The Liverpool Daily Post, by David Bartlett -Jan 2, 2008: -- ... It comes as figures show the annual number of passenger journeys taken on the region’s buses has declined by 15m in the past five years, a drop of almost 10%... The figures come as the bus industry ponders how to increase patronage while the Local Transport Bill makes its way through Parliament... The Bill hopes to improve bus use, with a crucial element of it giving powers to allow local authorities to implement “quality contracts” to take greater control over bus services in the interests of the public... It would also introduce a new regime to deliver better punctual-ity, allow for the creation of an influential new bus passenger champion, and give authorities the power to change the way routes are planned...
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