Public transport advocate Anthonie Tonnon wants to see more buses linking Whanganui passengers to stops on the Capital Connection rail service, which currently runs between Palmerston North and Wellington.
“It would be fastest and most affordable if buses were used in the first instance,” he said.
“Longer bus routes able to offer services across the Horizons region could be inclusive of the smaller towns that don’t have the populations to warrant a separate service.”
Tonnon, who is the Whanganui representative on Horizons Regional Council’s passenger transport committee, presented his proposal to members last week, and was urging people who want to have a say to complete the Connect the Dots survey which opened on August 1 and closes on Monday, September 11.
