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"Absolutely wild that the West of England Combined Authority Mayor, Dan Norris MP, is saying it'll take at least 6 years to start on a mass transit scheme for the sub-region.

Here's what Green councillor Toby Wells (@tobywells.bsky.social) had to say about it in the WECA scrutiny committee."

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  "Bristol Post Headline: No mass transit system for Bristol region until the 2030s.
  
  Sub-Headline: WECA's leaders are being asked to approve £13m to develop the plans but they won't be ready this decade."

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  "Text reads: They approved the first stage – the strategic outline case – towards creating a major public transport service in July, and the decision this week would take it forwards. Bristol city Cllr Toby Wells (Green, Knowle) told the Weca overview and scrutiny committee on Monday, September 16, where the issue was discussed, that the project, formerly called Future4WEST and now renamed WEST Rapid Transport, was very important and must progress."

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  “What options have we considered to speed up that work which at this point is desk work, it’s studies, why so long?” Weca strategic director of infrastructure David Gibson replied: “It’s an incredibly detailed project.
  
  “We have whittled it down already to 14 options and then, if we now exclude the significant tunnelling options when there were in excess of 70 options, technically there is a great deal of work to do. The impact on the region is significant as well, so there is just an enormous amount of evidence that needs to be gone through, options appraisals and evaluation of data, etc.""

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  "“This is a very significant project and unfortunately can’t just be built overnight. We’re delighted to actually get this moving now, so we will do everything we can working with whoever wins the work to do the outline business case to do it as quickly as possible.”"

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