(01 Sep 2023, 10:06 pm)Storx wrote It's a waste of money imo, the only place where bus stations should exist is where people are realistically going to swap methods of transport. Beyond that does it really matter. The vast majority of people won't spend more than 10 minutes there anyway and if they have to walk further it's arguably it's a negative in the case for North Shields.The former PTEs are obsessed with having bus stations. In Nexus case it’s to encourage more people to travel by Metro by having buses stop outside at Metro stations.
Personally, I'd much rather be able to get off at Nile Street then have the choice to get on at Bedford Street or near the library, now I wouldn't have that choice and must use the bus station miles away from the library for example.
It's a very British thing to build bus stations, similar could've been said for South Shields aswell which arguably could've been built as a massive loop around the town letting people choose where they actually want to be rather than being told where to go.
RE: North Shields Regeneration Plan