Bus Back Better is a strategy published by the British
Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport ...
and transport minister
Grant Shapps
Sir Grant Shapps (born 14 September 1968) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024. Shapps previously served in various Cabinet of the United Kingdom, cabinet posts, including Chairman of ...
that covered the government's plans for buses in England outside of
London
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. Initially consisting of £3 billion of funding, leaked documents suggest that the strategy has been scaled back to only have £1.4 billion of funding.
History
In February 2020, the government pledged £3 billion of funding for buses.
The Bus Back Better document was published on 15 March 2021 and contains a spending plan for the previously announced £3 billion of funding.
It included promises to purchase 4,000 British-built electric or hydrogen buses, integrated ticketing, fare caps, and new
bus lane
A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, generally to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway completely dedicated for use by buses, whilst ...
s.
In February 2021, a letter was leaked indicating that the budget had been cut from £3 billion to £1.4 billion.
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Bus transport in England