Collaborating to unblock obstacles to bus improvement

Bristol City Council, its three neighbouring authorities and operator First are working together on a travel-to-work area-wide upgrade to the bus network, reports Lee Baker

The M32 bus lane

The M32 bus lane

Collaboration may be a buzzword of the moment, but the Avon authorities have been involved in joint working and joint delivery of transport schemes a number of years before the word was in such widespread use.

Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset councils decided to join forces to produce a joint local transport plan five years ago so that they could reach agreement on what transport schemes and interventions were needed across their areas.

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