Bus franchising vital for next phase of Oxford’s transport plan, says city council

Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council don’t always see eye-to-eye and the city’s response to the county’s draft transport strategy for Oxford reveals some fundamental disagreements.

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Oxford has long been highlighted as an outstanding success story of bus deregulation, with growing ridership and high levels of passenger satisfaction. But Labour-controlled Oxford City Council now says Conservative-controlled Oxfordshire, the transport authority for the city, must end its preference for partnership working and embrace bus franchising to make the next stage of the city’s transport development work. The city council’s response to the county’s draft transport...

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