Brighton Kemptown MP supports Catch the Bus Week

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven supports Greener Journeys’ Catch the Bus Week which aims to get more people on board, particularly those who don’t normally take the bus.

The aim of Catch the Bus Week is to increase awareness of the benefits of bus travel and encourage people who don’t usually think of catching the bus to leave their cars at home and give it a try.

Simon was pleased to learn about the new ‘double door’ buses on routes 1 and 1A in Brighton. These new buses will allow passengers to get on while others leave through the second door which should help to speed up the service and make it more reliable.

Simon said: “I was pleased to hear about these new buses and am delighted that one of the new Route 1 buses has been named after Chris Cooke who was a well-known campaigner in the St James’s Street and Kemp Town areas and in the LGBT community.”