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36DRAFT CCF FOR PALMERSTON NORTH key directions [ kd4 embracing education ]Main Street East transport hubMassey Public Transport LinkMassey University’s Palmerston North’s campus isapproximately 3.7 km from the city centre. Horizons RegionalCouncil currently provides a free bus service between MasseyUniversity and the city centre. Massey University and UCOLcontribute funding towards this service. In the year to March2011, 572,517 journeys were made by Massey staff andstudents and 84,018 journeys were made by UCOL staff andstudents, accounting for 59 per cent of total bus journeys inthe city. This public transport link is an important componentto the city centre function encouraging students to interactand engage with the city centre.Transport HubMain Street East has been the hub of urban bus services since2002. In the short term Main Street will remain the focal pointfor public transport services. However, in the long term thefuture form of the service is dependent on decisions made byHorizons which will influence the development of anytransport hub in the city centre.There is potential to integrate student facilities andinfrastructure into the current public transport arrangementsand any new transport facility. Opportunities includeintegrating Massey and UCOL promotional material on displaywithin the transport infrastructure and buses up through tointeractive webcams to the Massey Campus across theManawatū River.