The Forum gave consideration to an update from Argyll and Bute
Council’s Community Transport Officer who advised during the following discussions that:
- The
notification that the turning circle at the top of the Rest & Be
Thankful is back in use would be issued next week
- The
process of adopting the turning circle road is in hand and the TRO process
has been initiated.
- Timetabling
of the late afternoon bus to Lochgoil on a
Friday is currently being looked at and may be tweaked to take into
account of the ferry timetable.
- Proposals
regarding the Mustering area at the pier have been drawn up and will be
considered by the Area Committee in April.
- Tour buses
should not use local bus bays for any reason. He confirmed that tour buses
were not allowed to park in the bays and requested that any information
regarding this matter be forwarded to him so that appropriate action could
be taken
- Arrangements
would be made to forward the historic photographs of illegal parking in
the turning circle at the top of the Rest & Be Thankful to the Roads
Department.
- Funding
was not available from the Bus Investment Fund for the proposed Christmas
Bus Service.
- MacGill’s are investigating the anomaly in fares on
the service running from Morrison’s along Alexandra Parade and that an
update will be provided at the next meeting.
- Operational
scheduling reasons are being given to explain why the train in Greenock
that connects with the ferry is always at Platform 1. The group asked that
further investigations be made on the matter.
- School
buses used exclusively for school children should display a large yellow
sign in the rear window. Scheduled public services that also happened to
carry children would not display this sign.
- Road
safety education and making the bus stop more obvious is being undertaken
in Innellan however there are currently no plans
to move the bus stop location.
Outcome:
The Forum agreed to note the information provided.