City councillor calls for a bus shelter on the Bristol Road

A city councillor is campaigning to have a bus shelter installed at a bus stop on the Bristol Road in Gloucester.

Councillor Sebastian Field is calling for the shelter to be erected by the Costa coffee shop at the Old Log Pond on Bristol Road.

He says it is an important route into Gloucester and passengers waiting for buses at this stop would benefit from a shelter to keep the wind and rain out.

He has written to the county council and had a favourable response from the Integrated Transport Unit.

They said that while there was ‘unfortunately… no developer condition to install a new bus shelter serving the Log Pond’ and therefore there are no funds being held over for installation, they agreed that because ‘the majority of Bristol Road bus stops are supplied with shelters’ there is ‘no reason to exclude this stop, especially since it benefits from a real time passenger electronic  display’.

The officer added: ‘I am therefore happy to add your request to my list and will do my best to action this financial year.’

Councillor Field said: “I am hopeful that the funds can be found for this shelter, as it is very much needed.

“I have used this bus stop myself to get the bus into the city for work, and I know from personal experience that it can be quite miserable waiting for a bus in the freezing cold and rain.

“The wind can really whip around the corner at that location.

“It would be a positive step for customers at the Old Log Pond, and residents, to have a shelter here.”

The next step will be for the transport infrastructure officer to visit the site and take measurements to see what is possible.

Councillor Field added: “I have thanked the officer for their favourable initial response and offered to meet them at the site if required.

“I will continue to campaign for better bus services to services and infrastructure for Podsmead."