(24 Jul 2022, 10:08 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote I believe the NEBus survey was around barriers and wants in terms of cheaper fares, bus lanes etc...nothing about where services actually go.  I spotted this on Martijn's twitter a couple of weeks ago and it's stuck in my head.  Look at the most prominent words on the word cloud...convenience, cost, flexibility, time, access - all of which are adversely affected by the latest changes and fare hikes from GNE.  Looks like this was just at some conference type session, but suspect it is probably fairly representative ofpublic opinion more widely.  I don't see the point in asking about barriers - which are entirely predictable - then making them all worse...

https://twitter.com/MartijnGNE/status/15...49/photo/4

There was definitely one recently which asked about commuting and where you travelled to and from.
I say recently - within the last 18 months.

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(24 Jul 2022, 10:04 pm)Unber43 wrote Maybe, if my idea were to work GNE would target an area e.g Doxford Park or Durham as a whole or Seaham or Boldon or Houghton

And do a leaflet drop, there are areas which would become successful with a bus service, GNE just need to know what they want, and I think GNE have to turn a profit before they start any new routes from different depots

Or, go for it with a range of employers and carry out a similar sort of activity to the one at Amazon.
Cheaper and probably more reliable than a leaflet drop.