Secondly: I can't tell if the data includes buses being stopped at... well, stops - or if it's only measured over the time the bus is in motion. With the increase of stops in developing suburban areas, the average speed would naturally come down.
I'm not saying that bus speeds aren't coming down, but it's hard to read into the data - especially when the speeds are only a few tenths of a mile per hour slower than pre-pandemic levels.
Similarly, the 48 and 94 routes had seen gaps between buses increase from five to 15 minutes.
Off topic; but as a rural dweller, that made me giggle. An hourly bus is a luxury round here, and that's on an A-road on a rural-to-city route.
E.g. the 272 going North on Wood Lane has to cross the A40 intersection. But due to roadworks, the traffic going North is extremely slow. People coming from the A40 fill any gap that opens up and when the lights turn green for the bus, there’s nowhere for the bus to go. I’ve once spent like 20 minutes there without the bus being able to go.
Firstly: fuck the paywall.
Secondly: I can't tell if the data includes buses being stopped at... well, stops - or if it's only measured over the time the bus is in motion. With the increase of stops in developing suburban areas, the average speed would naturally come down.
I'm not saying that bus speeds aren't coming down, but it's hard to read into the data - especially when the speeds are only a few tenths of a mile per hour slower than pre-pandemic levels.
Off topic; but as a rural dweller, that made me giggle. An hourly bus is a luxury round here, and that's on an A-road on a rural-to-city route.
E.g. the 272 going North on Wood Lane has to cross the A40 intersection. But due to roadworks, the traffic going North is extremely slow. People coming from the A40 fill any gap that opens up and when the lights turn green for the bus, there’s nowhere for the bus to go. I’ve once spent like 20 minutes there without the bus being able to go.