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New searchThe plan lacks a co-ordinated bus strategy, with instead a proposed set of new routes which don't tie together. Local bus services are the major public transport provider in the area and whilst the rail station will open up new links to the West, the local bus network will continue to offer the public transport links to Strood, Rochester and Chatham. It is highlighted that traffic congestion is an issue for the bus network, and this is particularly true in Strood, yet there is no reference as to how this could be overcome. At the moment the area is a large number of parcels of development, with each developer pursuing an independent bus strategy for their individual site. The scale of the development is such that there needs to be a co-ordinated bus strategy with a plan of what the future network would look like and what infrastructure would need to be provided to deliver this. This are should be able to support a Bus Rapid Transit scheme similar to Fastrack in neighbouring Kent, but for this to be successful the route network needs to be planned now and the bus priority built into the developments. The proposed network should be built around a core dedicated bus route which is direct, frequent and prioritised at every traffic junction.
Key to the success of the development will be transport. The current area suffers from high levels of traffic congestion with minimal bus priority to make the bus a viable alternative. A strong high quality bus plan needs to be built into the framework which looks at the area as a whole rather than individual parcels. The routing of buses needs to be direct and link both new areas of development and existing development.
as per previous comments
Bus access seems to be an afterthought
Medway Council need to effectively engage with existing operators of bus routes in the area.
