Review of the impact of free bus travel on heavily congested commuting corridors

His recommended solution centres on:

• significantly more bus priority
• Park and Ride (P&R) infrastructure at key locations, including those hubs identified in “Our Valleys, Our Future”
• “Mini” P&R at bus stops with high commuter demand (e.g. Taff’s Well, Rossett and Fabian Way)
• improved waiting facilities at bus stops
• easy physical interchange
• enhanced quality standards across the bus fleet throughout Wales
• effective marketing of the bus as a realistic alternative to cars
• better information at bus stops
• more early morning and late evening and/or Sunday services to meet more commuters’ requirements and to generally improve the visibility of buses
• the co-ordination necessary presents an opportunity to Transport for Wales (TfW) to bring buses and trains together into an integrated public transport network