1. Dave Pearson
Director, Transport Services

2. Bus Strategy and
West Yorkshire Bus Strategy – a plan for the next 20 years to create the best bus system in Europe
Adopted 3 August 2017
Bus18 – what we can be doing now to improve services for our customers

3. Short term initiatives deliverable from 2016 to 2018
Overseen by the Chair of the Combined Authority Transport Committee Cllr Wakefield
Managed by a steering group of WYCA officers and bus operators represented by ABOWY (Association of Bus Operators in West Yorkshire)
Involvement of District Councils

4. Bus Services Act Bus Services Act 2017 enacted in May
Expands range of powers available to mayors and local transport authorities to improve local bus services
Options include franchising or formal partnerships
Bus 18 – informal partnership pending decision on formal partnership

5. Aim
The Bus18 Steering Group working in partnership has the following aims:
1. To make buses easier to use – we are developing a simpler bus network with fewer changes, more reliable services, smarter information and more ways to pay in advance
2. To reduce emissions – we are introducing more environmentally friendly buses with less emissions to improve air quality
3. To improve customer satisfaction – we have agreed a customer promise to increase satisfaction with bus travel and engage with young people to understand what is needed to make buses more useful to them

6. Key Themes Ticketing – grow Mcard use
Network Stability – limit changes to services and consult
Young People – improve engagement with and promotion to young people.
Air Quality – to reduce the impact of diesel buses.
Punctuality – to address operational and highways issues affecting punctuality
Information – improve the presentation of information at bus stops and interchanges.
Customer Service –to adopt common standards across the industry

7. Punctuality & Reliability
What we have achieved since 2016
Workstream
Initiative
Ticketing
Day saver – contactless payment
Network Stability
Consultation on service changes – Disruption protocol
Young People
Relaxed conditions on half fare eligibility – MyDay go anywhere ticket
Information
New design bus stop displays
Punctuality & Reliability
£1m on bus hotspots identified with bus operators
Air Quality
ECOStars display bus environmental standards – joint bids to Clean Bus Technology fund
Customer Services
‘no quibble’ journey voucher and ‘last bus’ guarantee

8. Other Major Supporting Programmes
Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme (LPTIP)
£173.5m to be spent on improving public transport across Leeds
Investment in new buses and high frequency network
Includes city centre interchanges, bus priority corridor improvements and three new rail stations
Delivery by 2021
West Yorkshire Transport Fund – Corridor Improvement Programme (CIP)
£130m to be spent on reducing congestion on corridors on the Key Route Network
£1m Bus 18 Hotspots programme overseen by CIP
Bus 18 Hotspots to conclude by March 2019, overall CIP delivery by 2025

9. Coming up this year and beyond
MyDay ‘go anywhere’ day ticket for young people
Publication of bus performance statistics
Air Quality – Clean Bus Technology Fund
2018 – not the end, only the beginning…

10. Thank you & Questions