North Tyneside residents and local groups are being encouraged to share their ideas on public transport at the next meeting of the North Tyneside Transport Forum on the evening of Thursday 16 March in Wallsend at the Customer First Centre.
The meeting will also get the latest updates on local public transport services and hear about measures to encourage people to use more sustainable ways to travel in the region.
Local bus and Metro operators will be in attendance and there will be the opportunity to raise other public transport-related matters for future consideration. The forum gives people in North Tyneside a chance to share constructive feedback on public transport and promote the use of public transport and its links with cycling and walking.
Topics covered at previous forum meetings have included smart ticketing, Metro carriage design and engaging with young people about public transport.
Fiona Swindell, chair of the forum, said:“I’d encourage people who live, work or travel by public transport in North Tyneside to come along to the forum to hear the latest updates, take part in the discussion and help encourage the use of public transport.”
Cllr John Harrison, cabinet member with responsibility for Housing and Transport, said: “I look forward to seeing transport operators, local groups and North Tyneside residents coming together to discuss our public transport.
“It is important that we continue to get thoughts, ideas and feedback from residents to inform the future development of our transport systems. I hope many people are able to come along to the meeting to hear first hand from the public transport operators and council officers as well having the chance to contribute to the discussion.”
The forum is meeting on Thursday 16 March 2017, 6pm-8pm (tea and coffee from 5.45pm) at Wallsend Customer First Centre, 16 The Forum, Wallsend, NE28 8JR.
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