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Part Two – The Key Directions of Change
Aim 22 – Improving Public
Transport Infrastructure
A high quality and integrated public
transport network is essential for economic
regeneration, accessibility and social
inclusion and sustainable travel patterns. It
is important that key facilities are readily
accessible by all sectors of the community
and that the ability to use these facilities is not
dependent upon the availability of a car.
The key element of an integrated and
improved public transport service is the bus.
Over 90% of public transport journeys are
made by bus and even with the expansion of
the Metro and rail networks, the bus network
will continue to carry the majority of public
transport users.
The A41 is a key high frequency bus route
in the area, with services every 10 minutes
or less during the day time. There are also
numerous local bus routes serving residential
and employment areas, which link primarily
to the Bus Stations in the City Centre and
Bilston Town Centre. Despite some sections
of bus lane along Bilston Road, congestion still
delays buses at peak times. There is a need to
consider opportunities to improve bus service
frequency, reliability and quality within the
AAP area, through more intensive use of
existing routes and provision of high quality
waiting facilities, real time information and
consideration of walking routes to stops, and
also through the consideration of new routes,
particularly in the context of new education,
health and leisure facilities and the Urban
Village development.
33) What improvements need to be
made to the public transport
network to enhance accessibility
and reduce congestion within the
AAP Area and surrounding areas?
The potential to improve services on Midland
Metro in light of new development, in
particular Bilston Urban Village, also requires
further consideration.
40 Bilston Corridor Area Action Plan - Issues Paper