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Speed bus snag 4 MAJOR SNAGS in the implementation of London Transport's proposed system of Speedbus routes have been accepted by the Greater London Council. At a meeting last week its transport committee decided neither to try one route, from Putney to Marble Arch, nor to abandon the concept altogether.
Instead the • committee called for a report on the environmental problems connected with the scheme, which relies on a large number of bus-only lanes to reduce limited-stop bus service journey times.
The GLC gave its approval to the Sp( proposals 18 months a has since had major d The main problem i each route would r about 30 bus lanes to o efficiently. As a result would be squeezed int dential roads. Scotian( has pointed out the culties of enforcing bit regulations because wardens do not haA power to deal with rr traffic offences.
After the meetini week transport corn vice-chairman Jim stressed that the Spe concept was not abandoned.