York’s Voice for Bus Users
York Bus Forum usually meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 5.30-7pm in West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA. All meetings are now open meetings (please see News page for more details of each meeting as these are announced). Committee Meetings are now held when required on separate dates.
Tuesday January 21st – Open Meeting with update on current bus developments from Julian Ridge, Head of Sustainable Transport, City of York Council. For details see: https://www.yorkbusforum.org/ybf-open-meeting-on-tuesday-21st-january-2020/
Tuesday February 18th – Open Meeting with Guest Speaker TBA
Thursday March 19th (Please note change of date to accommodate our guest speaker) – AGM with Graham Vidler Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport
Tuesday April 21st – Open Meeting (details TBA)
Tuesday November 20th 2018 – Making Buses more User-Friendly for People with Mental Health Issues with speakers from the TAS Partnership and the Alzheimer’s Society
Tuesday December 18th 2018 – Open Committee Meeting
Tuesday January 15th 2019 – Housing, employment and car dependency – what can be done about it? Caroline Mullen, Leeds University Institute of Transport Studies
Tuesday February 19th 2019 – Open Committee Meeting
Tuesday March 19th 2019 – AGM with Guest Speaker from City of York Council Transport Team (to be confirmed)
Tuesday April 16th 2019 – Open Committee Meeting
Tuesday May 21st 2019 – Members Meeting and Third Birthday Celebration with Executive Member for Transport and Invited Guests
Tuesday June 18th 2019 – Open Committee Meeting
Tuesday July 16th 2019 – Members Meeting with Guest Speaker Julian Ridge (Acting Head of Public Transport Team, City of York Council)
Tuesday August 20th 2019 – Open Committee Meeting with speaker from City of York Council on the Station Front scheme
Tuesday September 17th 2019 – Members Meeting on York’s Local Transport Plan and York Station Front. All welcome.
Tuesday October 15th 2019 – Open Committee Meeting
Tuesday November 19th 2019 – Members Meeting with Updates from City of York Council’s Transport Team and First York, plus current local bus issues
Tuesday December 17th 2019 – Open Meeting with Presentation by transport expert Martin Higginson, entitled ‘The Real FTR: Three stages to making York’s buses the mode of choice’.https://www.yorkbusforum.org/ybf-open-meeting-on-tuesday-17th-december-2019/
CBT Speaker Meetings: Meetings are held at regular intervals, usually at 7.30pm at St. George’s Conference Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3DL
For more details see http://bettertransport.org.uk/west_yorkshire_local_group or call Mark on 07941 642349.
CBT Bus Group Meetings: The group meets every two months at ‘Caffe Nero’s’, 29a Bond Street Leeds LS1 5HD (next to Tesco). Starting at 5.30pm
For more details see http://bettertransport.org.uk/west_yorkshire_local_group or call Mark on 07941 642349.
Posted: 16 January 2020
The next YBF meeting will be held at West Offices, York from 5.30 to 7pm on Tuesday 21st January. There will be updates on current bus developments from Julian Ridge, Head of Sustainable Transport, City of York Council. There will also be an opportunit …
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Posted: 11 December 2019
This month’s presentation is by transport expert Martin Higginson, entitled The Real FTR: Three stages to making York’s buses the mode of choice. FTR, of course, alludes to that famous purple thing, driven not by a driver but a ‘pilot’, a bendy bus wit …
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Posted: 12 September 2019
The next open meeting of the York Bus Forum will be at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, 17 September (at York Council’s West Offices). The principle issue for discussion will be the City of York’s Local Transport Plan, work on which is just beginning*. Tony May ( …
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Posted: 30 August 2019
York Civic Trust has launched a major City wide transport consultation to find out what residents think are the key issues in York and how to tackle them. Partnering with the York Environment Forum and York Bus Forum, The Trust has launched a survey th …
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Posted: 16 July 2019
A message from YBF’s chair … Dear Friends, The next open meeting of the York Bus Forum will be at 5.30 pm on Tuesday 16 July (at York Council’s West Offices). The main business of the meeting will be to hear from Julian Ridge (Acting Head of Public …
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Posted: 14 January 2019
Our meeting on Tuesday 15th Jan 5.30pm at West Offices will be addressed by Caroline Mullen from Leeds University’s Institute of Transport Studies on the topic of ‘Housing, Employment and Car Dependency – what can be done about it?’ It’s your chance to …
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Posted: 10 August 2018
Celebration Rally in York for 10 years of the Concessionary Travel Pass
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Posted: 03 August 2018
Our meeting on Wednesday 19th September from 5.30 to 7pm at West Offices, Toft Green, York will be addressed by Julian Sturdy MP for York Outer. Everyone is welcome. Julian will outline the prospects for York’s bus services, taking into account the op …
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Posted: 02 August 2018
Please note that the regular Bus Forum meeting for September is on Wednesday 19th, not the usual third Tuesday. However, an Open Public Meeting on the Forum’s “Better than a Bus Station” Discussion Document is being planned for 5.30 on September 18th, …
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Posted: 16 February 2018
Advance Notice: Julian Sturdy, M.P. for Outer York will address the Forum – not on our usual third Tuesday but on Wednesday 19th September, so please put that date in your diaries.
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