Exclusive bus lanes and closing side streets

EXCLUSIVE BUS LANES AND CLOSING SIDE STREETS

Exclusive bus lanes

• As the name suggests, an exclusive bus lane is a lane restricted to buses on certain days and certain times. It may also be used to speed up public transport that would otherwise be held up due to traffic congestion.
• Separating buses from other vehicles in dedicated lanes protects then from traffic congestion and delays while improving the reliability of services.
• The smoother driving also saves fuel and makes buses a more appealing mode of travel during peak hours.
• Exclusive bus lanes are highly visible and typically marked-out.
• Any other vehicle that strays into a bus lane is liable to be fined

Closing side streets

• A side street is a quiet, often narrow street which leads off to a busier street
• A side street is a street that intersects a main street and ends there. 
• It is generally of little importance to through traffic.
• Being the last mile of the road system, it generally carries little traffic
• Side streets are generally residential in use and character.
• Side streets may be used for vehicular parking