The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has appointed an Arup and Aecom to inform and update the government’s guidance to local authorities on delivering bus priority across England.
The work will be a key part of the DfT’s Bus Back Better: National Bus Strategy, which involves increasing bus priority schemes to help make services faster, more reliable, more attractive to passengers and cheaper to run.
The new guidance will assist local authorities in the planning, design and delivery of bus priority measures.
In developing the guidance, there will be engagement with local authorities as well as other agencies to understand key requirements and best practice, while considering the latest technological advances to enable better bus services for communities across England.
Aecom project manager Christian Bodé said: “Better integrating public transport with other modes and providing future thinking on the next generation of bus priority is critical to creating sustainable communities and delivering on the decarbonisation of our transport network.”
The initial work will be research into best practice and views on future content for the guidance.
Arup project director Stephen Bennett said: “Arup’s collaboration with the DfT and Aecom in delivering this updated guidance document – which will provide the latest advice on traffic management to assist the movement of buses – is an important step in improving services for passengers, as part of the government’s Bus Back Better strategy.”
