Movia board of directors decided Wednesday to bring the printed busplaner back after two weeks with massive criticism from the liberal bus and coach passengers.
It is not, however, mean that things will be as before, for the timetables, which show when buses pass by, not hung up again.
It will, in turn, ruteplanerne, which shows where the buses stop, explained the board chairman and mayor of Hillerød municipality, Kirsten Jensen, en Ekstra Bladet met her in front of the Movia headquarters after the meeting.
– We have spoken on the board about some of the concerns that have been with the passengers on our roadmaps, and we have decided to make some changes. For example, we will make sure that ruteplanerne comes up at the bus stops again, and we will also place some printed timetables in buses, she says.
the Decision is an ‘important step’ in the right direction, believe Rasmus Markussen, policy officer in the Passagerpulsen, under the jurisdiction of the Consumer council THINK.
He regret, however, that you do not also have also decided to reinstate the printed schedules when they now were in time.
– We are happy for that Movia has listened to the many people and organizations who have criticized this decision, and told about, what consequences it has had. We think it is good that ruteplanerne comes up again, but we also think, so you might as well be able to hang these up also. But this is of course an important step on the way, says Rasmus Markussen, policy officer in the Passagerpulsen.
the Reason for that Movia still not going to hang printed timetables, up, is, according to the trafikselskabet though, that ‘it is a better service’ and ‘Movia at the same time saves 1.6 million. dollars each and every year.’
It is clear from a press release on the Movia website.
to display the Movia board of directors and kommunalpolitikerne, what are the consequences of the lack of timetables for passengers, bad Passagerpulsen in the last week the danes to share their position on the Movia controversial decision.
the Initiative culminated in the 1200 critical comments, who on Tuesday was handed down in a 300 pages long book to Movia communication director, Camilla Struckmann.
Chairman of the board Kirsten Jensen explains that the criticism from the 1,200 zealand citizens made an impression on the board of directors prior to Wednesday’s meeting.
– It makes an impression on us, when there is any, that becomes a little uncertain on whether they can get to know, as they need. The majority is on their phone or have prepared themselves at home, but there are still someone who thinks they need some other information. Them, we respond to the now with the decision, the board has taken today, she says.
There are a total of 14.500 stops, and Movia expect to have the last panels up on the stops in the course of the summer of this year. In the meantime, will something new be able to take a print of the bus timetables in the bus folderholder, informs Movia in a press release.
– They come up as soon as possible, but we have to have a company to put them up, and there are some rules that you have to catch up on some deals. We will do this as quickly as possible, and we will of course give priority to the bus stops, where there is least information, says Kirsten Jensen to Ekstra Bladet.