Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions from cars and encouraging people to take public transit. The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year. archive.ph/shcex#select...

So not only rural communities pay more, but the current consultation says they ARE charging for road use outside of the UK too, looking at embedding tech, and asking MOT garages to do a load of admin. Why not just make Toll roads already? Automatic tolls with RFIDs and Direct Debts (i.e. Fulli)

We don’t ask families to pay more tax to use schools, or sick people to pay more tax to use the NHS, so why should rural communities to pay more for roads they are required to use because of the gov’s failure to provide local services and public transport? connectbude.co.uk/2025/11/firs... #Budget

Shocking - taxing people of North #Cornwall more because they NO other option as to drive - due years of government removing public transport, education, jobs & healthcare from here. Once every 3hrs bus (1hr trip) to the local train station. Hospital +1hr drive away. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In #PMQs we'll be getting a question about #Cornwall #Transport Connectivity to Coastal Areas by @jaynekirkhammp.bsky.social - however if the answer is franchising then it shows how little Gov knows the area. There isn't even a #rail line in North Cornwall! Once every 3hr is a #bus to the station!

Catch the Bus Month ! We're lobbying to get an hourly bus to the nearest city, where there is university, jobs & hospital, and of course to reconnect to the #rail station. +20k residents & +250k visitors in #Cornwall #RailDesert connectbude.co.uk/2025/09/catc... @bususersuk.bsky.social #CTBM25

It's #CatchTheBusMonth ! if only #Bude had a #bus to catch.. ! Bude is #Cornwall largest community without direct #railway access, also suffers from the poorest bus connections to any #rail station in the county. 6hr gaps vs. hourly is unacceptable. #RailDesert ➡️ connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/2024...

Lets hope new #Bude Park & Ride pilot gets used a lot in the summer so it can return! #busservice #publictransport connectbude.co.uk/2025/07/summ...

Game-Changer for #Cornwall ’s Railways? connectbude.co.uk/2025/07/gwr-... Anything that reduces the cost to the #rail and #trains will make the business case for a return of the branch to #Bude much easier to justify. Thanks to @jagohazzard.bsky.social for highlighting

- 99.3% in favour of rail restoration - 20% cited medical appointments as their primary reason for travel - over 80% currently drive connectbude.co.uk/2025/03/surv... Largest #Cornish Community not on the Railway has the worst bus connections to a station! #RailDesert #PublicTransport

The Dartmoor Line’s success showcases the power of grassroots action and collective lobbying. Over 550,000 passenger journeys have been made in just 2 years, proving just how vital #rail connections are for #rural areas. connectbude.co.uk/2024/12/cele... #RailDesert #RestoreYourRailway #ConnectBude

Great to have you @heidialexander.bsky.social! We hope you can fix our #raildesert! North Cornwall has no railway access, also suffers from the poorest bus connections to any rail station in the county. 6hr gap between buses for +40k residents & +250k visitors! connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/2024...

The Passenger #Rail Services (Public Ownership) Bill has successfully passed and now awaits only royal assent. For #RailDesert unconnected communities like #Bude #Cornwall & West #Devon, we hope for a powerful opportunity to reconnect to the national rail network. connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/a-ne...

See that big empty patch of #Cornwall there? The #RailDesert 🚄🌵 +40k residents and +250k visitors with #Bude being the largest town without even a #bus connection. “Not just another community aspiration but about righting a wrong.” Rectifying a systemic inequality connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/2024...

👏👏👏👏👏 Now to only hope that North #Cornwall 〓〓‬ ‪may get some rail connectivity investment! ...or just any #rail connectivity would be nice...

Doesn't matter where you live - if you want to improve #PublicTransport in North #Cornwall or North-West #Devon in the #UK for any reason at all - then we would love you to become a free Supporter or a paid Member. You can subscribe to our free newsletter here too; connectbude.co.uk/join/

By creating links between isolated areas & job hubs, #publictransport becomes more than a convenience—it transforms lives, opening pathways to employment, education & vitality. Rural residents struggle to find reliable, frequent & affordable ways to reach jobs connectbude.co.uk/2024/10/publ...

Our #publictransport has been stripped over the years. From a train, to a regular coach, to a somewhat regular bus, and now what was once a two-hourly service has been reduced to a mix of three-hourly and six-hourly services - to the nearest train, hospital and city connectbude.co.uk/2024/09/bude...

#ConnectBude exists to lobby, advocate & research to reconnect #Bude, #Holworthy & North #Cornwall to the rest of the country via #rail, #bus & active travel. We believe North Cornwall and North-West #Devon should have fair and equal access to education, jobs, heath and culture. connectbude.co.uk