A plan to resurrect a free inner city shuttle in Christchurch could be stopped by the Canterbuty regional council (ECan) , which is questioning how 1800 bus movements in the central city every weekday is not enough.
A law change in 2023 meant Environment Canterbury – which operated the region’s public transport – got the final say, city council staff told councillors at council budget workshop on Thursday.
If ECan decided the shuttle competed too much with existing bus routes, it was possible $200,000 earmarked for background work would lead nowhere. \
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The shuttle study was one of several special items the council recently got public feedback on as part of its annual plan process, and 58% of submitters were in favour.
