I
attended a lively meeting of Broughty Ferry Community Council on Tuesday, held
in the library. There were two presentations, one from Xplore Dundee, about its
bus service review, and one from the council’s Neighbourhood Services Department,
about the revised recycling scheme.
It’s
good to see Xplore Dundee consulting on its proposals before settling on a final
option for implementation later this summer. To try and improve the reliability
of its Broughty Ferry service, the number 5, the intention is to change the
frequency of buses from every 7 minutes to every 10 minutes, down from 8 buses an
hour to 6 buses an hour.
There is also a proposal to put on a new service -
number 6, which will run every 15 minutes. This will actually result in an
increase of 2 buses an hour serving the Forthill and Barnhill area. Apparently a
number of route options have been considered for this service and the current suggestion
takes in Strathern Road. For many years I have been calling for an improved bus
service along Dundee Road and I was pleased to learn that its possible inclusion
in the number 6 route has been looked at.
Ultimately the final route will be determined
by what proves to be commercially viable, however I asked if it would be
possible for Dundee Road to be used, even for a trial period, to show that
there is demand for it. I intend to
respond directly to Xplore Dundee on its consultation.
