Rotorua is about to receive its first update to its public transport network in seven years amid a record-high number of people taking the bus.
The $670,000 Rotorua Bus Network Refresh is expected to take effect later this year and will result in 11 existing bus routes being condensed into five to better meet people’s needs.
Bay of Plenty regional councillor and Public Transport Committee deputy chairman Lyall Thurston said he hoped the changes would encourage people to “give public transport another go”.
“It’s about giving people greater access, closer access, to bus stops. We’ve embraced the calls to put them into various areas. The routes have been tweaked to be more accommodating and receptive to people’s needs, rather than wants,” Thurston said.
