Transport officers welcome prospect of penalties for councils

Proposals to penalise local authorities for failing to get buses out of congestion may be welcomed by transport officers in the authorities affected.

David Blainey, head of transportation at Flintshire County Council, told Transit that it could be easier for officers to persuade members to back bus priority schemes if doing nothing could result in a penalty. “Traffic commissioners will be able to penalise local authorities if we’re the ones that hold the buses up. As a public...