{"id":1814,"date":"2011-10-28T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T14:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2011-10-28T14:21:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T14:21:27","slug":"vox-pop-bus-fares-rise-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/28\/vox-pop-bus-fares-rise-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Vox pop: bus fares rise in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cardiff bus fares rise for the first time in years<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1816\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1816\" title=\"Active_4_Bus_Big_SW\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1816\" title=\"Active_4_Bus_Big_SW\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Active_4_Bus_Big_SW-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will the higher ticket costs make people consider other ways of getting around Cardiff? (Photo courtesy of Gwendolyn Duenner)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bus fares in Cardiff were raised for the first time in over two years on October 23, in response to the rising fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff Bus announced earlier this month that some of the bus fares would rise. Four of the service&#8217;s fares have gone up: the \u2019day to go\u2019 and single ticke prices for children and adults.<\/p>\n<p>While Cardiff Bus regrets that rising fuel costs have led to increased bus fares, Managing Director David Brown remains very proud of the fact that not all ticket fares have been raised. Brown says in a press statement: &#8220;We are pleased to have managed to keep our season tickets for our regular customers at the same price, which we believe offer excellent value for money.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff bus fares rise for the first time in years Bus fares in Cardiff were raised for the first time in over two years on October 23, in response to the rising fuel prices. Cardiff Bus announced earlier this month that some of the bus fares would rise. Four of the service&#8217;s fares have gone up: the \u2019day to go\u2019 and single ticke prices for children and adults. 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