500 signatures reached
To: Perth and Kinross council
Stop the cuts to bus services in Invergowrie and Kingoodie!
Oppose the reduction of bus services in Invergowrie and guarantee a reliable service.
Why is this important?
The bus operator Stagecoach is proposing to reduce route 16 and eliminate route 77 connecting the villages of Invergowrie and Kingoodie to Perth, Dundee and Fife. Although Invergowrie is a small community it has two major employers: The James Hutton Institute and Scottish water. It also has a big primary school. The James Hutton Institute employs over 300 people and around 200 pupils attend the primary school. Adding to this the local businesses and around 1,700 residents, the cuts will impact directly a significant amount of people and will have wider consequences for Perth and Kinross, Fife and Dundee. Cuts to the services will:
• Increase traffic around the school putting children’s safety at risk
• Have a greater impact on vulnerable people such as pensioners, low income families and disabled.
• Impact scientific research at the JHI
• Increase the risk to cyclist and drivers who in bad weather in winter have the option to take the bus.
• Have a negative impact on the environment by increasing traffic.
We strongly oppose the proposed measures and reject the consultation done by Stagecoach as it was badly advertised, rushed and restrictive. We call for a new consultation in which residents’ and employees’ concerns can be properly heard and we look forward to finding an outcome that serves our communities better.
• Increase traffic around the school putting children’s safety at risk
• Have a greater impact on vulnerable people such as pensioners, low income families and disabled.
• Impact scientific research at the JHI
• Increase the risk to cyclist and drivers who in bad weather in winter have the option to take the bus.
• Have a negative impact on the environment by increasing traffic.
We strongly oppose the proposed measures and reject the consultation done by Stagecoach as it was badly advertised, rushed and restrictive. We call for a new consultation in which residents’ and employees’ concerns can be properly heard and we look forward to finding an outcome that serves our communities better.
