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ONDON Transport and the reater London Council have sued a joint statement entit.d 'London Transport — A • ew Look — The next steps.'
Main features of the statetent include proposals for a ?view of bus replacing by urchasing or leasing or overauling as a matter and rgency and the introduction f a bus location and control ystem.
Traffic priority schemes will zill be introduced for buses then this is in the general intrest of the community at large. New bus lane schemes will be judged on the following criteria: • a bus lane scheme should yield a net benefit to the wider community taking into account reductions in bus passenger time and improvements in regularity in costs for commercial vehicle operators, changes in journey times for car users, taxis, and the cost of putting in the lane itself. • a bus lane scheme should not, by seriously reducing total traffic road capacity, cause secondary congestion or endanger the safety of pedest rians or other road users.
• the situation, length and hours of operation of bus lanes should have regard to any adverse effects on pedestrians and the environment and should be easily enforceable.
0 bus lanes will not be considered when the volume of buses is less than 35 per hour except where significant benefits can be gained.
Route restrictions, the extension of one man operations and pre-purchase ticket systems all need an urgent decision to solve the problem of unreliable bus services.
LT's formal relationship with the GLC is also reviewed in the joint statement.