FOI request detail

Amount of Bus lanes

Request ID: FOI-0886-1920
Date published: 15 July 2019

You asked

Hi please could you tell me how many miles of bus lanes we had in London A/ start of year 2016 B/. How many we now have In June 2019

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-0886-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27th June 2019 asking for information about the amount of bus lanes in London.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

You asked:

Please could you tell me how many miles of bus lanes we had in London

A) Start of year 2016;

B) How many we now have in June 2019”.

I can confirm that we hold the information you require (although note that the figures below represent our best estimate rather than unequivocal measurements).

At the beginning of January 2016 there were 178.7 miles of bus lanes on all carriageways within London. Currently the figure is 180.3miles.

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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