Public transport in the Black Forest Baar district: Roads and new savings planned!

Public transport in the Black Forest Baar district: Roads and new savings planned!

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Deutschland - In the Black Forest Baar district, a drastic reduction in bus traffic is imminent. From next year, the late buses will be completely set to the main traffic axes after 11 p.m., and the next axles will end from 10 p.m. This decision was made by the district councils during a committee for administration, business and health to relieve the budget, such as suedkurier.de reported. The background to this is the expected financial losses of the coming years that require a adjustment of local transport.

The district administration proposes a total of 650,000 euros, which concerns the deletion of the ring traffic in Brigachtal Sundays and the panoramic mining from Furwangen to Thurner. These drastic measures are necessary because the administration looks back on an annual financial statements 2023, which was gratifying, but cannot ignore the financial challenges in the future. These discussions about savings were recorded in the budget committee in November, and now concrete steps are to be taken towards the cost reduction, according to the head of the road traffic office, Frank Fetzer.

a challenge for passengers

Some district council members expressed concerns about the effects of these changes on passengers. While District Administrator Sven Hinterseh emphasizes the efforts for a good public transport, there were also voices that underlined the importance of the late connections. Michael Schmitt, Mayor of Brigachtal, said that priorities have to be set for a sustainable future in order to meet the needs of citizens. However, student traffic should not suffer from the savings. However, the administration points out that the planned cuts should hardly have any effects on passengers, since many offers are not densely used or alternative means of transport exist nearby.

The effects on public transport in the Black Forest Baar district are clearly noticeable and raise questions about future mobility, while the administration focuses on the need for a modern on-demand system at the center of its schedule, which is to be further developed by January 2025.