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19 hours ago · Buses remain the most used form of public transport across the country, but – after almost 4 decades of failed deregulation – thousands of vital services have been slashed, with passengers ...
- Foreword
- Investing in Buses
- National Bus Strategy
- Bus Priority
- Tackling Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Passenger Information and Publicity
- Fares and Payment
- Superbus Networks
- Supporting Bus Services
- On-Demand Services
Buses play a vital role in our transport system. Responsible for around 12 million journeys a day, our buses transport more people than any other form of public transport - getting people to work, to education and to see friends and family, the everyday journeys that make up our lives. We are already undertaking transformational programmes on our r...
The government wants to deliver a transport system that works for everyone. Buses are an affordable, accessible transport choice, with the ability to reduce congestion and improve air quality, and bring economic benefits to the places they serve. Buses account for around 50% (source: DfT statistics table NTS0303) of all journeys on public transport...
The government’s ambition to secure a long term, sustained improvement in bus services will be underpinned by a National Bus Strategy for England. The strategy will focus on the needs of passengers so that more people want to use the bus, and set out how national and local government and the private sector will come together to meet the needs of lo...
Good quality bus services are vital for thriving local economies, with bus users generating £64 billion of economic output each year (Mackie, P. Laird, J. and Johnson, D. (2012) Buses and Economic Growth, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, PDF, 538 KB) and contributing to around 1/3 of city centre spending (Greener Journeys (2016...
Buses have an important role to play in addressing air quality issues and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. There are already a greater proportion of electric buses in the fleet than in the car fleet, but it is vital that we go further to improve our environment and support the development of healthy cities. The government has already invested aro...
Passengers want better information (Transport Focus (March 2016) Bus passengers have their say) - and we can only expect them to get the bus if they know when and where it goes and how much it costs. The government is currently developing a new bus open data portal, which will contain information on bus services for use by app developers. Significa...
Passengers expect value for money and want the ability to travel on the first bus that turns up regardless of which company operates it (Transport Focus (March 2016) Bus passengers have their say). The government is actively looking to work with local authorities and operators to identify ways to encourage operators to implement multi-operator tick...
The government will fund a 4 year pilot in Cornwall to bring down fares to be introduced from May 2020. This work will build on Cornwall’s existing One Public Transport project, which aims to provide integrated public transport by joining up the bus and rail networks and demonstrate whether and how such an approach works in a rural area. We are als...
One way that the government currently supports bus services is through a grant of around £250 million a year. This benefits passengers by helping operators keep their fares lower and service levels higher than would otherwise be possible. Since January 2014, around £43 million of the grant is paid directly to local authorities, rather than bus oper...
To trial on-demand services in rural and suburban areas the government has established a fund of up to £20 million. Demand responsive transport services have been used for some time to replace infrequent, traditional services which do not meet a local community’s specific needs, with ones which can get closer to where people live, at a time conveni...
Mar 13, 2024 · Passenger watchdog Transport Focus asked people to rate 35,000 bus journeys across 34 local authorities. Overall, 80% were satisfied with their trips, but some areas scored much lower with ...
Jul 24, 2023 · The national bus strategy published in March 2021 has moved transport authorities onto a partnership agreement, giving public bodies greater power over privately contracted services and allowing the flexibility to move to London-style franchises. The government has earmarked £3bn of funding to boost services through bus service improvement plans.
Mar 15, 2021 · Buses are our most-used form of public transport but, even before coronavirus (COVID-19), they faced challenges. There are pockets of good bus performance outside London, but far too many places ...
02 The benefits of buses for cities. The benefits of getting more people out of cars and onto buses are huge for cities and national government. Better buses enable increases in employment and productivity that will benefit not just city residents and businesses but help drive the national economy. Buses support lower transport emissions to ...
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Jun 11, 2021 · 02. Why we need better bus services. Buses are the most used public transport mode in Britain. They provide an essential service in towns and cities and make transport accessible to everyone – young and old – for work, education, health, leisure, shopping and so much more. Even those who don’t use buses recognise their value.
