(30 Aug 2021, 5:32 pm)Adrian wrote Similar to the example of Market Street East in Newcastle, it is literally a 5 minute walk from the middle of Market Square, which arguably is the centre of all the shops. 

If people can muster up the energy to walk around shops all morning, then surely they can manage the short walk to and from the bus station. Bags of shopping or not.

market street may be 5 minutes walk from the shops but its a lot further to the civic centre, St james park, either uni or the crows nest pub! When ive been on the 28a the changes to this service arnt going down well. the news that its not going to the main bus station in Newcastle and also the fact you cant get to CLS now on it direct doesn't make the bus company any more attractive to users.

I think also that if you reduce something people who dont use it look at it as a minor inconvenience to those that do.  I used to have to get bus metro bus to work before I got a car. I didn't mind doing it as it was the only choice i had. When I got my car it was a pain if i'd been out the night before and decided against driving  that  as i was so used to jumping in my car and it taking 30 minutes to work. getting the bus metro bus was a right pain and everything that goes with it... waiting in the cold hoping bus arrives.... school kids shouting and using language that would make a sailor blush and of course connections to metro then to bus.

So although dropping off at market street doesnt seem to bad, those who are used to being dropped off at eldon square its not a good look for the bus company.