A petition seeking reinstatement of the former Corstorphine public bus service will be presented to the Otago Regional Council.
Almost 200 signatures have been collected by Corstorphine resident Judith Hewitt, who has spent weeks at a Princes St bus stop garnering support for the petition.
She said the Corstorphine-Kew-St Clair Park service, which has been in operation since July 1 last year, angered residents who relied on public transport.
''It's not good enough. We are not happy,'' she said.
The service was implemented when contracts for previous routes expired.
Kew resident Lynley Hood, who helped draft the petition, said to attend a 9am meeting in central Dunedin she had to catch a bus which left St Clair Park at 6.50am.
Dr Hood obtained, under the Official Information Act, patronage data from the Otago Regional Council in relation to the Corstorphine route for the months before and after the service was changed last July.
She also asked for the number of complaints received by the council in relation to the route for that period.
Dr Hood said data showed the change had resulted in a 30% decline in patronage and a ''130% increase'' in complaints.
In an opinion column published on the Otago Daily Times website, Dr Hood said the change came without warning.
''The travel of workers, schoolchildren and everyone else was thrown into chaos,'' she said.
The petition called for the council to acknowledge decreased patronage and discontent with the Corstorphine service, and to reinstate the previous service until routes and timetables which best suited residents were developed.
Problems with the Corstorphine route were also mentioned in a submission to the council by Bus Go Dunedin, which also asked for the former service to be reinstated.
The group's submission cited delays and disruptions caused by unnecessary diversions on the new route, its complex and confusing timetable, irregular departure times, and changes which eliminated the ''regular, convenient, predictable and heavily used loop service'' that was previously in operation.
''The recent Bus Go Dunedin meeting held to discuss the proposed bus service changes was attended by what can only be described as an angry mob of Corstorphine residents.
"They are distressed that the ORC's only response to their complaints about the July changes is to propose further cuts,'' the submission stated.
ORC manager support services Gerard Collings said the council was aware of concerns about the Corstorphine service, and it was included in its latest proposal to improve public bus transport in Dunedin.
The proposal attracted more than 400 submissions, which were being analysed by council planning staff.
''Staff are taking the concerns seriously and they are looking at options for that particular service,'' Mr Collings said.
The council acknowledged the drop in patronage on the Corstorphine route, but he said it was not uncommon for patronage to drop following route changes.
Any change to the Corstorphine service was unlikely to occur before July 1.
A decision would probably be made in the next month or two, after which there would be a period of consultation with service providers.
