Edinburgh Bus Users Group

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Meanwhile... www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/world...

Look! Two congratulatory motions at the Council celebrating 40 years of Lothian Buses! May we suggest the appropriate manner for the Lord Provost to recognise this milestone is to put 7-7-7 bus lanes everywhere? democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s1... democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s1...

"With Edinburgh's population a fifth bigger than when bus lanes were first laid down in 1997 and with congestion from private cars, something has to happen (etc)" CORRECTION: Edinburgh's bus lanes were first laid down before 1997. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion... Otherwise ✔️

Lothian Buses is the UK's largest municipal bus company. The City of Edinburgh Council (via Edinburgh Transport Holdings) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3%, West Lothian Council 1%. It operates most bus services in Edinburgh and many in East, Mid and West Lothian. It owns

Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours, Lothian Motorcoaches & Eve Coaches. It is run by Board appointed by its owners, which includes no Councillors. It operates in a deregulated environment. A few services are subsidised by local Council(s); the vast majority are commercial.

"With Edinburgh's population a fifth bigger than when bus lanes were first laid down in 1997 and with congestion from private cars, something has to happen (etc)" CORRECTION: Edinburgh's bus lanes were first laid down before 1997. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion... Otherwise ✔️

web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/snp.... Who knows? Probably not thought through. The last thing we need is Edinburgh & Lothians Councils deciding routes etc, because they'd undoubtedly cock them up.

England/Wales, but an excellent resource for Scotland's Better Buses Bill which should include bus stop & service standards. Edinburgh's guidance mostly complies except: 1. maintenance is poor 2. 'In urban areas, the vast majority of households should have access to a bus stop WITHIN 400m'

England/Wales, but an excellent resource for Scotland's Better Buses Bill which should include bus stop & service standards. Edinburgh's guidance mostly complies except: 1. maintenance is poor 2. 'In urban areas, the vast majority of households should have access to a bus stop WITHIN 400m'

Paywall-free & not bad award summary: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/britains-b... BUT 'success was largely driven by growing passenger numbers...investment in electric buses & service improvements' overlooks: slow, steady return from Covid. patronage levelled off when bus lanes hours cut, despite

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Paywall-free & not bad award summary: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/britains-b... BUT 'success was largely driven by growing passenger numbers...investment in electric buses & service improvements' overlooks: slow, steady return from Covid. patronage levelled off when bus lanes hours cut, despite

Better bus stops in the running for an award. Not that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social 's likely to be a contender.

Better bus stops in the running for an award. Not that @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social 's likely to be a contender.

Final reminder our AGM's tomorrow, from 6pm online*. edinburghbususers.group/members-bull... All EBUG members should have received notice & details. New members joining today are welcome, but may not yet secure voting rights, unless our chair is feeling generous. Non-members can watch enviously.