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To: Milton Keynes City Council

Western MK Needs a Bus: Connect Stony Stratford to Westcroft

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Route overlay by Diego Elio Pettenò / mkweabus.defp.uk.
We're calling on Milton Keynes City Council to establish a dedicated bus route:

Stony Stratford → Fairfields → Whitehouse → Hazeley → Oxley Park → Westcroft

This 7.5 km route would take just 22–28 minutes, serve 7 stops and 4 schools, and use bus lanes already built on Barrosa Way.

The infrastructure is ready. The demand is clear. The Council has committed to expanding bus services. It's time to deliver on the promise made to western MK.

Why is this important?

Thousands of residents in western Milton Keynes are cut off from their nearest shops, schools, and services — by a bus network that simply doesn't connect them.

Whitehouse, Fairfields, and the wider Western Expansion Area were built with restricted parking, expecting residents to rely on public transport. While some radial services exist — the X6 at Fairfields, Route 2 at Whitehouse — the cross-town connections those plans relied on were never delivered.

The reality today:
• No direct bus between Whitehouse and Stony Stratford — a 5-minute drive takes ~50 minutes by bus via central MK
• No bus to Westcroft's shops — a 5-minute drive takes ~45 minutes by bus
• MK Connect costs £3–6.50 per ride, doesn't run on Sundays, and can mean 30-minute waits
• Route 2, the only regular bus serving Whitehouse, is at risk of withdrawal

More information: https://mkweabus.defp.uk/
Milton Keynes MK8, UK

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2026-06-08 10:49:30 +0100

We've passed 100 signatures in under a week — thank you to everyone who's signed and shared!

This morning, formal letters went to all three MPs whose constituencies the route crosses: Chris Curtis (MK North), Emily Darlington (MK Central), and Callum Anderson (Buckingham & Bletchley). Each letter sets out the case for their constituents — the infrastructure already built, the 50-minute bus journeys that take 5 minutes by car, and MK Connect costing up to £6.50 with no Sunday service.

We've also reached out to ward councillors and parish councils, and our FOI request to MKCC for MK Connect data has been acknowledged.

Next target: 250 signatures. Keep signing and sharing — the full proposal is at mkweabus.defp.uk.

Built for buses that never came, but we're not done asking.

2026-06-07 23:01:39 +0100

100 signatures reached

2026-06-04 09:03:44 +0100

50 signatures reached

2026-06-04 08:31:17 +0100

48 signatures in 24 hours — thank you!

What's happened so far:
- Parish councils and ward councillors have been contacted for support
- A Freedom of Information request has been submitted to MK City Council
- The MK Chamber of Commerce has been asked to connect with Westcroft businesses

What's next:
- 100 signatures is our first target — that's when we go to our three local MPs
- Flyers are being prepared for Westcroft shops and community venues
- We're sharing the campaign with more local groups over the coming days

Know anyone in Stony Stratford, Fairfields, Hazeley, Oxley Park, Kingsmead, or Westcroft? Please share — the more names we have, the harder this is to ignore.

2026-06-03 19:48:08 +0100

25 signatures reached

2026-06-03 17:28:45 +0100

10 signatures reached