Public Transport campaigners in Epping Forest have said that they are dismayed by news that the 505 bus route is to stop in January, just days after learning that the campaign to save the 167 route’s Loughton to Debden stretch has been unsuccessful.Read More »Press release: Transport campaigners dismayed by bus cuts
Local public transport campaigners have called on Essex County Council to see the potential loss of the 505 bus service from Chingford to Harlow as… Read More »Press release: Campaign group urges Essex County Council to take opportunity to improve bus service.
1) Introductions 2) Bus Services Bill 2016 The Bill reaches its House of Lords report stage on Wednesday: Bus Services Bill 3) Update on campaign priorities:… Read More »Agenda for EFTAG meeting, 12th October 2016.
The draft Epping Forest Local Plan has been published and contains some encouraging proposals around Sustainable Transport, including: considering existing and future sustainable transport opportunities as… Read More »Transport in the Epping Forest Local Plan
The petition to oppose plans to reduce the 167 Bus Route has attracted over 2,500 signatures. Set up by Loughton resident Heidi Chow the petition… Read More »Video: handing in the Save the 167 petition to TfL
This is an EFTAG press release about last week’s organising meeting. A local public transport campaigning group have decided their immediate priorities. At their first… Read More »Press release: Transport group sets priorities for campaigning in Epping Forest
A few weeks ago one of our supporters raised the issue of child fares for under 18s who are in full time education. Child fares… Read More »Education related bus services – letter from Lord Ahmad to Baroness Bakewell
Initial replies to our online survey, Public Transport and Employment in Epping Forest, are returning some interesting results. Of our respondents so far: 63% use… Read More »Early survey results show that public transport is affecting employment in Epping Forest
We’ve emailed Cllr Eddie Johnson, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, about the recently announced cuts to bus services and fare increases. Dear… Read More »Epping Forest bus service cuts and fare increases – Email to Cllr Eddie Johnson