(31 Jan 2025, 12:48 pm)Andreos1 wrote What would get car drivers out of their cars and on to the bus? 

I'd prefer the money being spent on attracting punters on to buses because they do the things people want them to do and take them to the places they need to be, than on priority measures.

I agree. The network doesn't take people where they want to go which is a big issue, but frequency isn't good enough and people don't want to be waiting around at bus stops (often without shelters) in the cold and rain. Often when you do manage to get a bus, they're overcrowded and you end up standing uncomfortably rather than relaxed in a seat. Then there's the cost, which realistically isn't low enough to entice people out the car. I can within a 2 minute walk of Newcastle for the same cost as a return bus journey. In my own comfort, knowing I'll leave on time and no annoying school kids sitting around me. It's a no brainer for me at the moment, I'm taking the car.