what with all the hoo ha about green projects at the moment I thought it may be a good idea to change the bus-shuttle to an electric one - this would reduce overall cost for the OU and give possible much needed good publicity for the ou - as the forward thinking market leaders we are.
I appreciate this would be an expensive venture - but we can all agree on the benefits
A nice idea but perhaps too idealistic. I'd love to see it happen but I'd love them to expand the service first to take in Central MK and start earlier. They're really missing a trick there.
You think organisers that omit the centre and therefore omit any semblence of profit would invest in a green bus?
They could totally pack that coach on a couple of services in the morning and late afternoon and get steady trade throughout the rest of the day which could help generate funds for a green bus. Another oversight is that there is a separate minibus that drives between main campus and east campus throughout the day (i see the point for post and moving equipment and for disabled people etc but anyone else and I call that being lazy).
Why don't they integrate the two? Bus starts at station, goes via CMK to main campus, over to east campus and back and then back down through CMK to the station. Everybody covered with one service instead of two. ELQ has prompted tightening of purse strings which I feel was very much overdue. We are a very wasteful organisation despite our best intentions.
I do my bit for the environment by living in the centre and not owning a car. I can therefore walk everywhere to do my shopping, get entertainment and leisure etc. I sometimes cycle but generally take a bus to work, with a lot of other people, and take a sporadic train and plane journey.
I think a genuinely good bus service would be fantastic, all the better if it was green (we'd do so much for the environment without a green bus if there was a better regular service).
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