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Impressive local area bus ridership recovery illustrates positive policy benefits

Peter Stonham
09 January 2026
 

Nine local authority areas now have higher average bus passenger journeys per resident in 2025 than, pre-COVID, in 2019, concludes a new analysis of bus use data by consultant Steer. Author Stephen Bishop describes it as a ‘phenomenal outcome’ for these places. The analysis is based on Department for Transport figures released last month on bus ridership for the year 2024–25, showing a slight overall rise, but a clear slowdown in the general post-COVID recovery.

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