Return Of The City Clipper?

[Jeffrey Shaw]

In view of the removal of most bus services from anywhere near city-centre shops, SCC is toying with the idea of a (free) city-centre circular/ shuttle bus.

See https://sheffnews.com/news/new-shuttle-bus-set-to-provide-free-travel-around-sheffield-city-centre?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

 

[HeHasRisen]

Which will no doubt be withdrawn a year later due to lack of use/end of funding/anti-social behaviour*

 

*delete as applicable. 

[alarmingmark]

How’s that going to work ? As most of the roads are shut ….

[HeHasRisen]

13 minutes ago, alarmingmark said:

How’s that going to work ? As most of the roads are shut ….

You didnt actually read the article then?

[ECCOnoob]

41 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

You didnt actually read the article then?

The writer of the misleading headline on SheffNews clearly didn't.   The service is only free for those with existing concessionary travel pass which they could use on any other bus service which travels through the city anyway so what's the point.

 

Its us mugs actually funding this "free" city clipper service who will have to cop a small charge to actually use it. 

 

To think those in charge having the nerve to declare this some great victory and development to the city.  The incompetence has no limits.  

 

So just to recap, a former service that was free for all users at a time when even concessionary pass holders had to pay a small charge onboard regular buses is been brought back (despite the concessionary pass holders now able travel for free anyway on any bus) but with a clause that any other user of the Hopper service now has to pay!

 

Absolute genius lads. I will be interested to know what this so-called small charge is going to be. If there is more than a couple of people in your group might as well jump into an uber.  

 

Personally, I don't understand why they can't make the whole thing self-funding with limited effort or involvement from the local authorities. Surely it wouldn't be much of a stretch to sell it out on a rolling contract to advertisers and have it as a glorified mobile billboard. Passengers would still get their convenient little Hopper service free at the point of use and without major intervention from the taxpayers. For visitors or recently arrived students in the city they could even use it as points of navigation with the bus announcing relevant stopping points to alight for landmarks or paid for sponsored highlighting of nearby businesses as it goes round.

Edited March 27, 2022 by ECCOnoob

[alarmingmark]

No couldn’t be bothered as the council talk ******** anyway …they say one thing then do the opposite costing millions…

[hackey lad]

17 minutes ago, alarmingmark said:

No couldn’t be bothered as the council talk ******** anyway …they say one thing then do the opposite costing millions…

20 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said:

The writer of the misleading headline on SheffNews clearly didn't.   The service is only free for those with existing concessionary travel pass which they could use on any other bus service which travels through the city anyway so what's the point.

 

Its us mugs actually funding this "free" city clipper service who will have to cop a small charge to actually use it. 

 

To think those in charge having the nerve to declare this some great victory and development to the city.  The incompetence has no limits.  

 

So just to recap, a former service that was free for all users at a time when even concessionary pass holders had to pay a small charge onboard regular buses is been brought back (despite the concessionary pass holders now able travel for free anyway on any bus) but with a clause that any other user of the Hopper service now has to pay!

 

Absolute genius lads. I will be interested to know what this so-called small charge is going to be. If there is more than a couple of people in your group might as well jump into an uber.  

 

Personally, I don't understand why they can't make the whole thing self-funding with limited effort or involvement from the local authorities. Surely it wouldn't be much of a stretch to sell it out on a rolling contract to advertisers and have it as a glorified mobile billboard. Passengers would still get their convenient little Hopper service free at the point of use and without major intervention from the taxpayers. For visitors or recently arrived students in the city they could even use it as points of navigation with the bus announcing relevant stopping points to alight for landmarks or paid for sponsored highlighting of nearby businesses as it goes round.

 I would vote for you to run the council 

Edited March 27, 2022 by hackey lad

[HeHasRisen]

So this wont even be a free bus for all? Oh dear.

 

 

[Annie Bynnol]

Manchester has a free city centre bus services.

The Sheffield FreeBee bus ended in 2014. 

The City Clipper(bendibus) was a fee service for most of its life as it was part of a Government trial to evaluate the then illegal bendi-buses.

 

 

[RollingJ]

I see Terry Fox has been on the beer again - talking absolute carp as usual.