Extended Park&Ride (P&R) services on Thursdays and free Boxing Day P&R travel.
A late night shoppers service will operate on all five Park&Ride routes every Thursday, with the last bus leaving the city centre on all routes at around 9.30pm (for exact timings visit http://www.itravelyork.info/).
The first extended service will run from the 28 November to coincide with the biggest Christmas market in York’s calendar – St Nicholas Fayre.
In addition to this, passengers will also be able to take advantage of FREE travel on Boxing Day on the three key P&R routes which will be operating.
Three Park & Ride services will operate on Boxing Day:
◦Askham Bar (white line – route 3) – First bus at 7am from the site, last bus back from Tower Street at 6.45pm
◦Designer Outlet (red line – route 7) – First bus at 7am from the site, last bus back from Rougier Street at 6.42pm
◦Monks Cross (silver line – route 9) – First bus at 7am from the site, last bus back from Rougier Street at 6.43pm
All three services will operate at a 15 minute frequency throughout the day and will be FREE for all passengers (and will stop at all usual stops along the route).
The lack of bus service beetween the Beckfield Lane /Ridgeway junction and the ring road, significantly disadvantages the elderly resident’s of this area of Acomb, of whom at 89 years,I am one. I travel into York Centre at least twice weekly to volunteer with Citizen’s Advice. If I want to avoid a tedious circumnavigation of the rest of Acomb I need to walk a distance less than comfortable for one of my years, to board the No. 1 service. In order to avoid this inconvenience I leave my car in the small car park and then board the No.1 into York. Not an environmentally friendly option! First’s changes to the original route of this service has left a substantial gap for residents in the Wetherby Road area. I look forward to your comments.
I