To take the hassle out of Christmas shopping this year South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) is once again introducing its Christmas Park and Ride service in Doncaster.
The scheme aims to reduce congestion as well as ease travel for Christmas shoppers and visitors to Doncaster. It is part of the organisation’s Park & Ride Strategy, which aims to reduce traffic congestion and make it easier for people to use public transport.
This year there will be two Park and Ride sites – one at Heavens Walk, which is adjacent to White Rose Way and the second at Barnsley Road in Scawsby (adjacent to Ridge Wood Comprehensive School). They will both drop passengers off at Duke Street, Doncaster.
Both Park & Ride services will run every Saturday until 22 December 2007. They will run every eight minutes between 0800 and 1700.
Download a copy of the Doncaster Christmas Park and Ride leaflet (PDF, 1338Kb)
Roy Wicks, Director General of SYPTE said: “Christmas is a stressful time of year and this can be increased by long traffic jams and high parking charges. That is why we are urging people to use the Christmas Park & Ride services - they are convenient, reliable and free and more importantly they allow you to sit back and let someone else worry about the driving.”
The Christmas Park & Ride service is another example of how SYPTE is committed to providing realistic alternatives to the car. It is being funded by SYPTE with support from South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority (SYPTA), who was recently named PTA of the Year at the National Transport Awards.
Leaflets giving details of the Park & Ride scheme are available from the Travel Information Centre at Frenchgate Interchange, Doncaster.
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