Introduce bus priority measures including dedicated lanes, or even corridors, highly accessible stops and measures at intersections where needed to provide for bus movements over general traffic. Optionally, designate Bus-Only lanes to further restrict their use by taxis, hire cars and bicycles.
Benefits
- Provides attractive bus services with priority over cars to encourage mode shift
- Enables reliable services by avoiding congestion
- Enables faster services by providing shorter alternative routes for buses
- Safely integrates stops with desirable surrounding locations
Considerations
- Incompatible on corridors with extensive traffic calming such as roundabouts and wombat crossings
- May increase corridor width if applied in unsuitable locations, making stops hard to access
- May be hard to coordinate with general traffic vehicles when not treated as a separate corridor
Reference
TfNSW Guide
Bus Priority Infrastructure Planning Toolbox
Example
Epping Road was upgraded to include bus lanes carrying high-frequency services. The construction of the Lane Cove Tunnel allowed the surface road space to be reallocated, adding dedicated space for bus but also a separated cycle path.
Details
Location:
Epping Road, Lane Cove between Coxs Lane and Longueville Road
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Local streets | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential lane |  | Destination high street |  |
| Residential way | | Transit street |  |
| Yield street | | Connector avenue | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Arterial high street | |
| Connector street | | Transit arterial | |
| Urban centre street | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
| Main roads | Civic spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit only corridor | | Civic high street | |
| Rural link | | Transit mall | |
| Rural highway | | Civic lane | |
| Secondary arterial | | Service lane | |
| Principal arterial | | ||
| Motorway | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
| Use with caution |
| Inappropriate treatment |
 | Not applicable |