Transport Committee: London's bus network
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 2022-05-24

Buses in London are the most used form of public transport, with over 2 billion passenger journeys taken in 2019/20. However, the coronavirus pandemic has seen rapid changes in ridership, and bus use overall has been falling since 2014.

Government recovery plans include new funding to ‘Bus Back Better’ and Transport for London (TfL) has published its own Bus Action Plan to improve the quality and quantity of services in London. The guests are:

Emma Gibson, Chief Executive at London TravelWatch
Claire Walters, Chief Executive, Bus Users UK
Katie Pennick, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Transport for All
Cyreeta Donaldson, Regional Campaigns Officer London, RNIB
Silviya Barrett, Head of Policy and Research at Campaign for Better Transport
John Murphy, Regional Officer, Unite the Union
Dan Soulsby, retired London bus driver