(3 hours ago)Nerd4321 wrote I dont know if its just me but do we need this or not

It just seems like the money could go be spent on better especially since theres talks of the franchise 

Like this has been an extreme hot topic but im unsure if it'll work or even go ahead. Prices rise every single day and this project will probably become to expensive and be Curtailed or cancelled all together 

Kim seems to be doing to much at once and doesn't seem to be getting the best press with her constantly talking about the buses now. Yet nothing seems to be going ahead. Her mayor fares killed the coast road agreement and says she "cut metro fares cause people were asked" with the slime line then saying "with a pop pay as you go"

Yeah i cant see this happening even if it does. We will see cuts left right & center and possibly even it Curtailed

Buses have to have the Mayor's social media focus at the moment, it's in a statutory consultation period, and they don't get a second round of this if people don't bother first time round. Quite rightly she'll want as much participation as possible.

The thing about need is that it's subjective. It depends on where you live and then your individual circumstances. If you ask people in Washington, they'll tell you it's absolutely needed, whilst I'm sure people in the West End of Newcastle would prefer the money spent there, Northumberland on A1 dualling, and so on. That being said, I'd genuinely welcome your thoughts on why people in Washington shouldn't need this?

On the Coast Road, I don't think you could be further from the point. It wasn't the mayors fares that have killed it, it's greed. 

The Coast Road has, for a long time now, been one of the most profitable corridors on the network. The agreement was signed when perhaps different attitudes to partnership were around the table, as oppose to the current lot, where the interest is lining their own pockets. You would see how fast the attitude would change, if the BSIP for example funded additional X12s along Low Fell.