http://bigcitytalk.org.uk/611/472/ A Place To Talk About Birmingham's Big City Plan Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bigcitytalk.org.uk/611/472/comment-page-1/#comment-137 urban_dweller Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:40:14 +0000 http://bigcity.paradisecircus.com/611/472/#comment-137 These are essential measures to put in place. currently the buses travel at the same slow speed as congested traffic, and they are far from clean and pleasant to use. So why use a bus if you can sit in a more comfortable car? Lets make them more comfortable, provide better bus-stops and travel information, link up with park & ride locations and train stations, and most of all - give them dedicated bus-lanes that allow them to halve the time it would take for the same journey by car... These are essential measures to put in place. currently the buses travel at the same slow speed as congested traffic, and they are far from clean and pleasant to use. So why use a bus if you can sit in a more comfortable car? Lets make them more comfortable, provide better bus-stops and travel information, link up with park & ride locations and train stations, and most of all – give them dedicated bus-lanes that allow them to halve the time it would take for the same journey by car…

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