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Well we haven't been cut off for the last 100 years, well, except for four months in 2014, but the way things are going with the buses and trains we WILL be cut off! What are the district councillors doing about all of this...........not a lot from the deafening silence from them!
Yes i know that but why should we i dont get subsidised for running my car, have just watched 6 buses pass my home with a total head count of 12 two were empty that cannot be sustainable and its wrong on so many levels. We have large heavy buses running empty polluting the air we breath and damaging our roads, so i ask again would anyone provide a bus service and lose money i know i wouldn't.
Which is why they need to be subsidised?
I made a point at looking at all the buses passing my home yesterday from 1600 to 0015 and 40% were empty the rest had no more than 10 passengers. So we pay our taxes to have empty double deckers running round is it not the same old story if you dont use the service you lose it. Now i know the importance of a good bus service but the operators don't care about that all they want is profit because ...
Since moving to Dawlish nearly 15 years ago I have seen a steady decline in investment in those things that are the bedrock of any town. I have witnessed the council(s) spend large sums of money with either no interaction with the local communities. Or when they do totally ignore the input. I have witnessed millions being spent on new housing estate's, comprising hundreds of houses without any ...
More info: I've been told that the cuts " are because "there is currently no contractual involvement or financial support from Devon County Council " and Stagecoach has had to "review the route to make it commercially viable". (DCC's words) also "the Stagecoach depot at Shutterton has been closed down by the company."
Yes, I have to say that all this cutting back on public transport is ironic given that one of the reasons put forward for Dawlish having lots of new development is because of the good public transport links it has (had?). BTW can someone put the petition link on EoD please. I don't have a fb account. Also if any of you are on fb and twitter can you send out the link please and also email ...
Signed. Cannot imagine what they think they're doing.
They are calling it wait for it THE DAWLISH LINK they make it sound as though we have been cut of for the past 100 years.
So 150 responses eh of which only 71% are in favour of cycling as their chosen transport method through and around Dawlish. That really is an oustanding response from around 14,000 local residents and of course gives the idiot councillors concered the green light to waste even more tax payers money, and cause more damage and disruption to the town in general. The whole scheme is a total waste of ...