Mark Rosser, 76, can pick up his keys and drive to Nelson’s newest mall. But as a former bus driver, he’d rather use public transport.
Unfortunately, he’s finding the closest bus stops to the newly opened Nelson Junction shopping centre are “just too far away”.
The nearest bus stop on Nayland Rd is a 400 metre walk, and getting to the Annesbrook centre involves crossing a busy road just off a roundabout without a pedestrian crossing.
Access via public transport compared unfavourably with cities like Christchurch that has buses travelling right up to the back of malls, Rosser said.
