Road taxes and better bus service proposed

Wednesday 3rd January 2007, 12:00AM GMT.

PARK now, pay later, £1 and £1.50 bus fares, a high occupancy lane on Victoria Avenue and a cycle route for the east of the Island are all part of new plans for transport in Jersey.

Trams and rickshaws are out, while car sharing, road taxes and a better bus service take top billing in the latest travel and transport action plan. Released today by Transport Minister Guy de Faye, the draft plan is intended to reduce the amount of congestion and pollution in Jersey.

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