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DfT floating bus stop guidance gets frosty reception from campaign groups

Peter Stonham
10 February 2026
 

New Department for Transport (DfT) statutory guidance aims to improve the safety and accessibility of floating bus stops for all users, DfT says.

On 20 November the Minister for Roads Simon Lightwood wrote to all local authorities in England asking them to pause the installation of floating bus stop designs which require passengers to board or alight directly from or into a cycle track. This pause is still in place, DfT says.

“This guidance should be used to adjust proposed designs which...

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