Scrapping all-day bus lanes in Hull ‘could make traffic issues…

Returning bus lanes in Hull to peak-time only enforcement could lead to increased traffic in the city, it has been claimed. Hull City Council said “most” of the 22,068 people who responded to a huge transport survey argued all-day bus lanes should be scrapped and instead operate only during rush hours in one direction, while remaining fully open to traffic at other times of day. Mike Ross, the council leader, said he had ordered a report on the potential change. Now national transport charity Campaign for Better Transport has written to Cllr Ross to urge him not to go ahead with proposed changes. The charity is warning that the plan would increase traffic congestion, reduce the reliability of buses and affect passenger numbers. Read more:Hull bus lanes set to return to peak times as council reveals results of huge transport survey Norman Baker, from Campaign for Better Transport, said: “Incentivising bus use must be at the forefront of Hull’s ambition to reach net zero carbon emissions. Similar sized cities, like Leicester and Oxford, are expanding bus lanes and will see the benefits of higher rates of economic growth, lower rates of air pollution and less congestion. We strongly urge Hull City Council to reconsider these proposed changes.” Other changes could include improvements to the off-road cycle network with the focus being placed on off-road, properly segregated cycle lanes, and “quality” of results rather than “quantity”. Cllr Ross said work would begin with a clean-up of the existing off-road network to deal with problems such as broken gl
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