Last year we welcomed the publication of the long-awaited national strategy for buses, ‘Bus Back Better’. Campaign for Better Transport had lobbied for almost a decade for such a strategy to address the long-term decline of local buses and create a bus network that was affordable, simple to use, well-connected and fit for a greener, more sustainable transport future.
A year has passed and it’s becoming increasing difficult not to be cynical.
The Government’s ambitions for buses are simply not matching up to reality.
Buses were already in decline before the pandemic, but our latest research has uncovered a worrying reality that should act as a wake-up call to Government.
