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Thursday, 11 June 2020

London Evening Standard

• Taxi and bus drivers to be given coronavirus tests even if they aren't showing symptomsTaxi and bus drivers will be given tests for coronavirus even if they do not show symptoms, Boris Johnson announced this afternoon in a move to reduce the death toll among vulnerable workers.

Other Regional Press

• New cameras to fine drivers in Oxford bus lanesNEW cameras will help catch and punish drivers straying into bus lanes in Oxford from next week.
• Plans to install 'warning beacons' and CCTV in bus shelters across city It is part of a plan to make shelters and stations in West Yorkshire safer

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Go-Ahead launches new unique AI based technology to help bus customers plan their travelThe Go-Ahead Group is rolling out its innovative ‘When to Travel’ tool for customers nationwide. Along with social distancing, wearing face coverings, enhanced cleaning and hygiene, it aims to give confidence to use buses as customers return to work and school. 'When to travel' is being launched today in Newcastle and will be rolled out next week in other cities including Manchester, Oxford, Norwich, Brighton, Crawley, Southampton, Bournemouth, Salisbury and Plymouth. Designed in collaboration with tech partner CitySwift, it provides a dynamic colour coded online timetable tool to...

Other News Sources

• Bus patronage was falling before coronavirus crisisAnalysis of bus use statistics for the last quarter before the COVID-19 crisis does not bode well for the industry’s post-lockdown future, writes Chris Cheek   Bus demand in Great Britain maintained its downward trend in the quarter ended December 31, 2019, falling by 2.7%, according to statistics published by the Department for Transport. The third successive quarterly fall followed a short-lived upward movement last winter. Though the numbers have been overshadowed by subsequent events and therefore seem less relevant, it’s important to note that the stagnant economy and the acceleratin...