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Petition details

This petition requests that the City of Edinburgh Council do everything within its powers and remit to persuade Lothian Buses to continue to accept Adult City Single Tickets. These tickets are used by services working with vulnerable people. These individual adult city single bus tickets are handed to people to enable them to do a variety of things including attending health appointments, engaging in leisure activities and meeting with other vital services.
The decision to stop accepting Adult City Single Tickets restricts the ability for services to offer such provision. It is therefore extremely important that efforts are made by the council and Lothian Buses to either continue selling and accepting adult single tickets or devising a necessary alternative scheme.

Petition Status

Closed

Petition submitted by (Business or Individual)

Individual

Name of petitioner

Mr Paul Stevenson

Opening date

26/02/2016

Closing date

07/04/2016

Total signatories

249

Petition Outcome

The Petitions Committee on 14 April 2016 agreed:- To note that there is ongoing dialogue between the Principal Petition, Transport for Edinburgh and Lothian Buses regarding the issues contained within the petition.- To note that Transport for Edinburgh Board would discuss the issues raised by the petition on 26 May 2016.- To refer the petition to the Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee to highlight the impact that the issues raised within the petition may have on some charities.- To note that an update regarding subsequent actions taken regarding this petition would be included in a future Petitions Committee Business Bulletin.

Further Action

This petition was considered further at the Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee on 10 May 2016.

Links

1) <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/3937/communities_and_neighbourhoods_committee"> Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee on 10 May 2016</a>