Greens call for on-demand bus service to pick up elderly residents from home

William William to add insult to injury I see several buses run along Narrabundah Lane with a Not In Service sign up. Its as though the route planners are trying to be cruel…

Jorge Garcia yes they say they use as a short cut to base. Why could not ad the geoscience stop to the R6 or have every 2nd one use the stop lots of ways it could be used like the R56 that only service the prision very few use seen yesterday up empty back empty not one passenger use it

I suggested a bus stop on Sturt Avenue near Karloo Street; a relatively small change. Karloo Street joins to a walkway that runs through the suburb across several streets, as far as Lumeah Street, and would link inner Narrabundah to R6. These walkways were put in by the early suburb designers, so why not utilise them. The helpful first responder replied, but I have heard nothing from those who make the decisions. But they have taken no notice of the bus users yet, so I doubt they are about to change. There is no direct route (such as the mentioned walkway) from inner Narrabundah to the proposed bus stops. It’s a twisted route that requires walking a longer route around houses and a school. No through path. But that won’t stop the planners putting bus stops in the least convenient place.

In our area are mostly over 60,s dont have tranport need bus to get to appointments every day i here they say i miss the bus i spent $33 on frida if taxi as the 35 min walk with the injury i supper in the fall try to walk to the narrabundah stop as the road surface from narrabundah lane to narrabundah stop is not safe so many other residents have to get taxis with over 300 residents plus visitors, even government staff used the bus regularly as the driver’s stated was stubit idear, they know where PEOPLE’S get on or off But they dont look at this most government minister dont even know there was a narrabundah, red hill. Or symonston ever existed? As they only drive a desk dont get out of there area. Now we residents dont even have a Bus Service anymore? 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

Julie Macklin Neither the ACT public servants nor the ACT government listen to constructive feedback. I have tried several times on different issues and either get no response or a polite response saying that the feedback is valuable and will be filed away (presumably so that it can be actively ignored). Whatever hsppened to the consultation on the new bus service? I am sure that many people warned ACTION about the impact of the then proposed chsnges on the Southside.

Julie Macklin most say they like the new service but these are mostly north siders that live in close suburbs iv lived in act since 1960,s when canberra was small, yarralumla, worked braddon, manuka, we had 2 hospitals worked at both loved those times .

Jorge Garcia yes im written to the minister. Both, local, and state all do same as is just a requirement to say they doing some thing some say we should’ve boycotted the buses all together show them how many buses are being used iv got on buses from woden to tuggernong empty was only passenger, and same on return, waited 3 hours for a r6 from city 11 R4 showed up every 2 minutes all empty this was on Sunday. I worked for action , now renamed transport Canberra no lots drivers that say they dont ask us where passengers get on or where we need the services Have you ever seen a politician use the buses?🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

William William I would like the new R6 service if they put a bus stop at the end of Karloo Street on Sturt Ave, as at present I need to walk into the next suburb, Griffith to access the bus. But that doesn’t solve the problem for many people.

Old ad but both sides of the lake… the invisible face of TC…. so for all of network knockers here you go!

Kerri Hallas but you must meet their strict rules iv trued it but are not over 70, blind, or a carer, dont just read contact transport Canberra is what i was told where i live i trying to get flexible bus but i dont meet the rules even coota senior group told me they sent the leaflets out to all 166 residents here so if you 66 senior, or aged you might know some think im not told by transport act. ?

Jill Brown they are not flexible enough. They probably dont go south to north cant cross the lake either way

Deanne Ballard i wondered what that was

Trish Roberts yes. Please

I’ve just noticed on a Canberra Centre post, there will be the usual tourist bus from the Canberra Centre to Floriade. That’s great. Details on the Canberra Centre webpage, I assume.

Brett Olzen , and workers, too.

Brett Olzen already have a service

Except a lot of Canberrans also didn’t like the old bus service and complained then as well.