Forest Coach Lines
If you live in the Forest area, then you are no doubt familiar with the green and white buses that take us to work in the morning, pick us up from school and ferry us home after one too many at Friday Night Drinks.
A highly-localised bus service, Forest Coachlines has operated on the Northern Beaches' Forest area for years and years, providing an otherwise transport-deprived area with an opportunity to offset its carbon footprint. Those in the area know; these familiar buses cover the area comprehensively, and stop within ten minutes walk of almost everyone's home, work or school. The bus lanes that keep popping up in and around the area mean that getting the bus to wherever you are headed remains the fastest, cheapest and most environmentally-friendly option.
There is, however, a downside. Although extremely frequent during the day, particularly on the popular City and Chatswood routes (270 and 280), the last bus home from the CBD is at midnight on Friday and Saturday, with a 2 am option from Chatswood on Saturday. Better than nothing, some would say, but still frustratingly early for those who like to party. However, beggars can't be choosers - with a laughable lack of government-provided transport services in the area, Forest Coachlines have stepped up to fill the gap and take us (mostly) where we need to be. read more