Roll-out complete for Rotorua bus bike racks
Roll-out complete for Rotorua bus bike racks
For immediate release: 25 August 2017
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has completed the roll-out of bike racks on Rotorua buses, with Tauranga the next city in its sights.
The Bay of
Plenty’s Public Transport Committee met today < Committee
chairman Lyall Thurston says the implementation of racks in
Rotorua has only just been completed, so it’s too early to
gauge how many bus users are taking advantage of the bike
racks. However, he says in other regions that use the
racks, a positive impact on bus passengers can be
seen. “Bus racks allow people to travel a much greater
distance to and from their bus stop, and their eventual
destination. This opens up public transport to a much wider
range of potential passengers, and ultimately may help
reduce the number of cars on our roads. “Obviously there
are also health benefits for those that choose to use bikes
for part of their journey!” Cr Thurston says the Western
Bay Public Transport Blueprint sets out a number of
initiatives for the Tauranga urban bus service, including
the introduction of bike racks for the start of the new bus
service contract, expected to be early 2019. In the Bay of
Plenty, bike racks are currently installed on Rotorua
Cityride and the eastern services of Whakatane to Ohope, and
the Whakatane/Kawerau/Opotiki to Tauranga bus
services. ENDS