Concerns over proposed inner-city bus route changes
GoogleConcerns have been raised about the impact of proposed changes to a Peterborough bus route.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) put forward plans for the 62 service to be replaced by a new Peterborough Orbital Service.
Speaking at Wednesday's council meeting, Peterborough First councillor John Fox said changes to the Stagecoach-operated route 62 would leave residents with "limited public transport options".
He said residents relied on the service, especially given plans to relocate a GP surgery from Hodgson Centre to Werrington Centre, adding: "Residents of our four sheltered housing complexes will be seriously inconvenienced."
Three other routes would also be impacted.
The plans form part of the CPCA's viability review of the services it currently funds across the region.
If approved, in total four Peterborough routes - the 60, 61, 62 and 63 - would be replaced by two new services: the Peterborough Orbital Service and the Peterborough Revised Service A, which would run between Peterborough and Maxey.
Former city mayor Fox warned the current 62 service enables passengers to make two-way journeys around Werrington and warned that removing it would have adverse consequences.
Council leader Shabina Qayyum said Peterborough City Council had already raised concerns about the proposals.
She said: "Councillor Angus Ellis, in his capacity as cabinet member for transport, has expressed an objection to the proposed Peterborough Orbital Service.
"It really isn't orbital because it doesn't serve the north of Peterborough in the way we would like it to."
While she said discussions with Stagecoach about introducing a clockwise Number 1 service around Werrington could be considered if the proposals were approved, she urged residents to make their views known through the CPCA consultation, which closes on 28 July.
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