In December 2023, Nottingham City Council put forward a number of proposed budget cuts, including a variety of potential changes to how public transport would operate.
Last week, the Council discussed the budget proposals required to close the £53 million funding gap in 2024/2025.
A consultation asked for your residents’ input on some of the transport-specific proposals in the budget, so that more information could be gathered on how they would impact on residents and that evidence could be used to try to mitigate some of the proposed cuts.
In an update today it was announced that:
- Current link bus services will be retained by using alternative funding sources that it is hoped will be secured. Funding for the Medilink service will be removed from April 2025 but in the meantime, the council will work with the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to develop an alternative operating model for the service.
- Public transport infrastructure, including Park & Ride sites at Queen’s Drive and Colwick and the real time information displays at bus stops, will be retained by using alternative funding sources, subject to review in the wider region and the emerging Combined Authority from 2025/26.
- Concessionary fares will be reviewed in conjunction with the wider region and the emerging East Midlands Combined Authority to ensure a consistency of approach. Efficiencies will be created within smart ticketing and the removal of on-street Robin Hood ticket machines.
Nottingham City Council will set its final budget for 2024/2025 at a meeting of all city Councillors on 4 March.
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