Thursday, December 28, 2006
All change on the busses
The Canary Islands Government and the Tenerife Island Corporation have come to an agreement (that's news in itself, she says, snarkily :) Each administration will contribute to "palliate the debts" of the Tenerife island bus company, TITSA, while the Corporation will take charge, alone, of the renovation of the fleet.
Probably, most Tenerife residents and, certainly all tourists, will have little interest in who actually manages the public bus company, just so long as it serves the public by providing a useable service. We shall wait, with baited breath, to see if this change will produce improvements to the service, which, it has to be said - compared to British bus services, at least - are already good. Tenerife busses run closer to timetable and are noticeably clean, while prices are very reasonable.
For getting around as a tourist, i.e. when you're in no particular hurry, Tenerife busses are great. Sadly, there aren't enough buses, often enough, for public transport to yet be a viable alternative to private cars for residents who lead "normal lives" with appointments to keep and work to get to on time, which is probably why 80% of Canary Islands residents use private, rather than public transport.
El Cabildo se hace con la propiedad y gestión de la empresa pública Titsa
Probably, most Tenerife residents and, certainly all tourists, will have little interest in who actually manages the public bus company, just so long as it serves the public by providing a useable service. We shall wait, with baited breath, to see if this change will produce improvements to the service, which, it has to be said - compared to British bus services, at least - are already good. Tenerife busses run closer to timetable and are noticeably clean, while prices are very reasonable.
For getting around as a tourist, i.e. when you're in no particular hurry, Tenerife busses are great. Sadly, there aren't enough buses, often enough, for public transport to yet be a viable alternative to private cars for residents who lead "normal lives" with appointments to keep and work to get to on time, which is probably why 80% of Canary Islands residents use private, rather than public transport.
El Cabildo se hace con la propiedad y gestión de la empresa pública Titsa
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