Are there environmental benefits to a guided busway?
A guided busway has many environmental advantages over a traditional tarmac road. A guided busway can offer better drainage than a solid tarmac road, as water can drain away between the guideway tracks. The guideway also takes up less space than a standard road lane. The route can be landscaped and planted alongside and between the tracks, making the busway very green to the eye, absorbing engine noise and allowing the biodiversity of an area to exist alongside the transport system. Such landscaping also makes the busway look very different to a road, discouraging other road users from accidentally entering it. Studies have shown that more people use the guided buses than use conventional buses in bus lanes or bus-only roads. This indicates that guided buses are more successful in encouraging car users to switch to public transport, another benefit for the environment. To bring further benefits to the community, Britpave recommends building a maintenance strip / bridleway alongside a g
