Western MK Needs a Bus: Connect Stony Stratford to Westcroft

We've made the local press — the MK Citizen has run a piece on the campaign: "Petition calls for bus to connect Stony Stratford to Westcroft." Worth a read, and worth sharing: https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/petition-calls-for-bus-to-connect-stony-stratford-to-westcroft-8741919

The timing matters. Milton Keynes City Council debates its Council Plan at full council today (17 June) — including whether to take on bus franchising powers. As I told the Citizen: franchising has to mean new routes where they're needed, not just protecting the ones we have. Western MK has 15,000 residents and purpose-built bus lanes on Barrosa Way — and effectively no bus.

We're now at 168 signatures, and two parish councils — Fairfields and Shenley Church End — are taking the campaign to their July meetings.

If you've already signed, thank you. Now please share it — the more names behind this, the harder it is to ignore.

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.

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.