Torbay Council has hailed Brixham's park and ride a success as the service drew to a close last night.The scheme, promoted by the council and Torbay Development Agency was aimed at relieving car parking pressures and traffic congestion in the town. The slogan "Bus it to Beautiful Brixham" was used to encourage people to park their cars at a site at Churston and take Stagecoach's service 12 buses into the town.
Cllr Alan Faulkner, executive member for environmental services, said: "We have received considerable positive feedback from people who took advantage of the park and ride."During one week, more than 700 people left a total of nearly 250 cars at Churston and made the return bus ride into Brixham."
Not only was the service well used by visitors but we also had some local commuters who decided it was more convenient to park at Churston and catch the bus."There is no doubt we took the right decision to operate this service in partnership with Stagecoach."We are very pleased with the passenger figures that we think will total about 3,500 during the six weeks of its operation.
It was such a success that a rival firm tried to take over from Stagecoach but could not find any where to land in Brixham!
Proves that "Bus is Best."
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