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Bus lanes
Public transport must be designed to attract drivers from their cars, not cyclists off their bicycles.
A lot of thought needs to go into plans for new bus lanes. Often they will reduce road widths and have an adverse impact on cyclists. A balance has to be found between this impact on cyclists and the benefits to bus users.
If implemented well, bus lanes can be and often are used by cyclists and can make pleasant on-road cycle lanes.
In some cases evidence shows that the advantage of a proposed new lane to bus users is minimal, the amount of time saved is very small and the route is not used regularly enough by buses. The Campaign has always supported the introduction of measures to improve provision for buses where this does not have the effect of deterring cycling.
The proposals issued in 2007 alongside the County Council’s congestion charge proposals, to create dedicated bus provision away from main roads, e.g. alongside the railway, show the way forward. Places like Trumpington Road, Hills Road and Milton Road could have high-quality hybrid cycle lanes installed in the freed-up space. But both aspects need real money for such infrastructure, not just strips of paint.
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