A major consultation on how West Yorkshire’s buses are run is set to launch, as the region’s leaders hope to bring the network into public control.
Explaining his views afterwards, he said it could cost the public more money and would take too long to deliver more “affordable and reliable” services for passengers.
Councillor Lamb said: “This will be much more expensive and it doesn’t deliver any improvements until at least 2028, by which time who knows what the world will look like? “There is an assumption that a government grant will be forthcoming to help deliver franchising. If it isn’t, then people could see their council tax bills going up by hundreds of pounds a year.”
Councillor Lamb said he wanted WYCA to pursue a different deal, branded ‘enhanced partnership plus’. This would give the mayor more power over aspects of bus services than she has currently, but would stop short of overall control. It would not require public consultation, but would need voluntary backing from private operators.
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