Oxford hospital staff are to get free Park & Ride bus travel from the end of April. Staff at the JR, Churchill and Nuffield will simply need to show their ID badge to the bus driver to be let on for free at Thornhill, Redbridge or Oxford Parkway.
The 6-month pilot also includes the 400 bus to/from Headington shops. It applies Monday–Friday and only to bus fares, not parking charges – though @OUHospitals note that many staff “walk, cycle, or lift share to a Park & Ride before completing the rest of their journey by bus”.
@OxfordClarion this is a good idea although what about staff who finish early morning and there are no buses
@OxfordClarion It's sad that they don't have free parking at work and also free parking at the park and ride.
@OxfordClarion Brilliant, but if you work at the JR the bus goes via the Nuffield and Churchill. Could take ages!
@OxfordClarion Such a good idea! Begs the question why its not been done sooner.
@OxfordClarion Why not also for people travelling from the train station to the hospitals?