Bus stops along the 18 and 4 routes will be improved as part of the Bath Package delivered by the Liberal Democrat council.

The Bath Package is a multi-million pound deal between central and local government and bus companies to improve public transport. While the three expanding Park & Rides have taken most attention, ten bus routes in Bath are to be improved to ‘Showcase’ standard. This means better buses, more and improved shelters and real-time information screens to show when services are expected.

The number 4 on the Warminster Road and the 18 up Bathwick Hill and Claverton Down are among the first to be improved. Your Lib Dem councillors have been working with council staff to get the details right for Bathwick. More than ten new or improved bus shelters are proposed for Bathwick, including new shelters outside Miles House and at the Cleveland Walk junction.

There are also physical changes planned to improve access to buses, including raised kerbs, bigger bus stops and a pavement build out, half way up Bathwick Hill. Many of these will be useful, but residents are concerns about the effects on parking from others. Cllr Nicholas Coombes has passed on residents’ concerns to the transport planners, but residents are urged to take part in the consultation if a notification is sent to them.