| Comment | In my uni days, I had some friends that lived in Edinburgh and I’d sometimes go on nights out with them whenever I was home for Christmas or Easter or whatever. I was amazed the first time I realised I could just get the bus back to my mum’s house in deepest, darkest West Lothian at 3 in the morning. Going an equivalent distance from Glasgow at that time in the morning would be next to impossible.
Part of the reason taxis have such a monopoly over prices is because Glasgow’s public transport system has been neglected so badly. It still amazes me that the biggest city in Scotland doesn’t really have a reliable night bus service that goes outside the city centre, forcing people to be reliant on price gouging taxis. I’ve lived in both cities now and the difference in public transport between the two is shocking. Glasgow is my favourite city by far, but I just can’t get over how badly let down it is by bus services. I get that taxis are still essential for a lot of people (like the elderly or disabled folks) but good night buses would be so helpful in revitalising Glasgow’s night time economy. |
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