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YBF Meeting Minutes Tuesday 19 Jan 21 Final
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York Bus Forum Presentation 17 November 2020
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AGM Financial Reports 2016-2019
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York Bus Forum Background & Progress to Date Updated 030619
York Bus Forum AGM 170418 Mins_MH_GC
York Bus Forum Chair Annual Report March 2019
Minutes of meeting of 19 Feb 2019
Minutes of Forum mtg of 15 Jan 2019
YBF Committee meeting minutes of 18 December 2018
YBF Meeting Notes 20 Nov 2018 NM GC
YBF committee meeting minutes 16-10-2018 GB_GC_DM
Notes of YBF Meeting, 19.9.2018
YBF committee meeting minutes 17-07-2018 + DM 1
YBF committee meeting minutes 15-05-2018 2
York Bus Forum AGM 170418 Mins_MH_GC
‘Towards a Public Transport Strategy for York’ – presentation to YBF AGM 17th April 2018
York Bus Forum Annual Report April 2018
March 2018: Minutes – March 2018 Presentation & Committee Meeting
January 2018: Minutes – January 2018 Members Meeting
December 2017: Minutes – December 2017 Committee Meeting
November 2017: Minutes – November 2017 Members Meeting
July 2017: Minutes – July 2017 Committee Meeting
April 2017: Minutes – YBF’s First AGM 4th April 2017
March 2017: Minutes – March 2017
February 2017: Minutes – February 2017
January 2017: Minutes – January 2017
December 2016: Minutes – December 2016
November 2016: Minutes – November 2016
October 2016: Minutes – October 2016
July 2016: Radio York – “Proposed York bus cuts rolled back“
2018
25 November: YBF2: the YBF Response to CYC’s analysis of YBF1 (YBF’s Bus Interchange Proposal).
21 November: CYC2: CYC’s analysis of YBF1 (YBF’s Bus Interchange Proposal).
11 October: CYC’s response to YBF1.
8 July: YBF1: YBF’s Bus Station Report.
24 June: CYC1: the CYC Station Front proposals.
18 September: Two documents relating to the meeting “Does York need a Bus Station” in West Offices at 5.30 on September 18th:
18 September: Press Release – Meeting on 19 September to be address by Julian Sturdy MP.
17 September: Press Release – Meeting on 18 September re YBF Bus Station proposals.
13 September: Press Release – “Think Again on York Central: York Bus Forum call for York Central application to be withdrawn”. Resulting story (18 September) in York Press here. This press release also resulted in two interviews on Radio York on 18 September: Alan Robinson at 8.50am and Graham Collett at 4.45pm.
8 September: Station Front Proposals: New Bus Interchange & Bridge over Railway – this 29-page document was prepared by YBF member Alan Robinson. It gives detailed plans for (a) a new Bus Interchange at York railway station, near where the long-stay carpark now is, and (b) a new walk/cycle bridge to join the front of York station with the new “York Central” development at the back on the “Teardrop” site. An earlier version of Alan’s document was included in “Better than a Bus Station?”: YBF’s Response to the CYC StationFront proposal dated 8 July 2018 (see below).
5 September: Press Release – Statement from Rachael Maskell MP re extending free bus passes and meeting on 6th September to commemorate 10th anniversary of bus pass.
2 September: Press Release – Rally on 6th September to commemorate 10th anniversary of bus pass. News report “Bus pass celebration in York” here
26 August: Press Release – “£200k to save 90 seconds?”; CYC Wigginton/Haxby Road consultation.
12 August: Press Release –“York MP supports HospiBus proposal”.
9 July: Press Release – “Better than a Bus Station”; YBF proposals regarding front of York station, proposing a bus interchange and a walk-cycle bridge over to the York Central “Teardrop” site.
8 July: “Better than a Bus Station?”: YBF’s Response to the CYC Station Front proposal; Our response to CYC’s “Station Front” proposals are generally supportive, except that we feel their provision for buses is poor compared with that allocated to taxis and private cars. We propose and give detailed plans for
For an update of these plans, see 8 September above.
2 July: Press Release – Press Release plus 2-page summary of YBFs submission regarding CYC Station Front consultation. .
RECENT COVERAGE IN YORK PRESS:
Search for recent coverage of York Bus Forum in York Press: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/search/?search=bus+forum
Readers’ letters: Station bus stops…Tea Room Square…bus shelters…Nestlé link road
THANKS for your editorial and the picture showing the council’s station-front plans (“Not enough bus stops in scheme”, The Press, June 26). Thursday 28 June 2018
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16320653.LETTERS_ROUND-UP__Station_bus_stops___Tea_Room_Square___bus_shelters___Nestl___link_road/
What we need at York railway station is a bus interchange, says the York Bus Forum
Bus interchange idea for York station: Recent letters show considerable interest in York having a bus station. Tuesday 10 July 2018
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16344001.Bus_interchange_idea_for_York_station/
Concerns over single lane traffic plans for Leeman Road tunnel: YORK’S biggest bus operator and opposition councillors have raised concerns about proposals to reduce the Leeman Road tunnel to a single lane for vehicles. Wednesday 25 July 2018
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16374632.concerns-over-single-lane-traffic-plans-for-yorks-leeman-road-tunnel/
Four campaign groups slate York Central engagement process: FOUR campaign groups claim there have been ‘serious flaws’ in the public engagement process over the York Central development. Thursday 19 July 2018
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16366053.four-campaign-groups-slate-york-central-engagement-process/