Fresh from hiding a damning report about her mass transit plans, West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has been caught in another transparency row – accused of locking bus users out of planning for franchising and taking decisions in secret.
The Yorkshire Evening Post (YEP) reports:
Campaigners in West Yorkshire are calling for “more transparency” from the Mayor’s office on bus franchising plans.
Better Buses West Yorkshire staged a ‘People’s Question Time’ protest outside the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s (WYCA) offices on Wellington Street, Leeds this morning. This was aimed at highlighting how local bus groups feel they have been locked out of decisions about their bus services.
Green “Weaver Network” buses are due to hit the streets from next year after Brabin decided in 2024 to bring public transport back under public control, despite pressure from bus operators.
But Cristiana Mirosanu, Green councillor for Chapel Allerton ward (where I used to live), told the YEP:
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