Lothian Buses to continue to accept Adult City Single Tickets - Petitions (Closed)

Petition details: This petition requests that the City of Edinburgh Council do everything within its powers and remit to persuade Lothian Buses to continue to accept Adult City Single Tickets. These tickets are used by services working with vulnerable people. These individual adult city single bus tickets are handed to people to enable them to do a variety of things including attending health appointments, engaging in leisure activities and meeting with other vital services.
The decision to stop accepting Adult City Single Tickets restricts the ability for services to offer such provision. It is therefore extremely important that efforts are made by the council and Lothian Buses to either continue selling and accepting adult single tickets or devising a necessary alternative scheme.
Petition Status: Closed
Petition submitted by (Business or Individual): Individual
Name of petitioner: Mr Paul Stevenson
Opening date: 26/02/2016
Closing date: 07/04/2016
Total signatories: 249
Petition Outcome: The Petitions Committee on 14 April 2016 agreed:- To note that there is ongoing dialogue between the Principal Petition, Transport for Edinburgh and Lothian Buses regarding the issues contained within the petition.- To note that Transport for Edinburgh Board would discuss the issues raised by the petition on 26 May 2016.- To refer the petition to the Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee to highlight the impact that the issues raised within the petition may have on some charities.- To note that an update regarding subsequent actions taken regarding this petition would be included in a future Petitions Committee Business Bulletin.
Further Action: This petition was considered further at the Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee on 10 May 2016.
Links: 1) <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/3937/communities_and_neighbourhoods_committee"> Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee on 10 May 2016</a>