rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/sheffield-bus-campaign?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-sheffield-bus-campaign' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> ACORN - Sheffield https://actionnetwork.org/groups/acorn-sheffield-2 https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/139/892/normal/TAKE_BACK_OUR_BUSES_(2).png Right now, private companies control South Yorkshire’s buses. They dictate prices, routes and timetables. The result has been catastrophic - passenger numbers have plummeted, prices have risen and services have shrunk. Dan Jarvis, the new Metro Mayor for the Sheffield City Region has the power to tame this Wild West market, and take our buses back under public control. That will enable us to cap prices, set timetables and extend coverage where it’s needed, rather than where it is profitable for the fat cat bus companies. Dan Jarvis is yet to commit. Sign this petition to take back control of our buses! Why this is important The privatisation of buses has been a total failure. Outside London, passenger numbers have fallen by half and average prices have risen 35% above inflation since the 1980s. It’s a shambles for passengers, but a money spinner for bus companies. Stagecoach, FirstBus, and other bus companies in South Yorkshire have recently announced further cuts to services. But it doesn’t have to be this way. What ACORN is demanding We elected our first City Region Mayor last year, Dan Jarvis. He was given the power to take buses back into public control through franchising - but so far he's failed to act. We know franchising is more effective. It's how it is run in London where the market is regulated by Transport for London (TfL) - buses are more regular, prices are capped, and essential routes are protected. Franchising gives us - control over the bus network, which would mean companies would be forced to put on certain, less profitable routes and more regular services. control over fares, so we are the ones that set the prices. control over ticketing, which could mean one single, affordable ticket for the whole of Sheffield City Region, like it is in London. Send Dan Jarvis a message, South Yorkshire deserves better. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sheffield-bus-campaign