Decision - Red Routes Update

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 20 Mar 2025 · effective 29 Mar 2025 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Charles Field

Published

21 Mar 2025

Reference

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As published

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This report outlines the results of a recent trial in London Road & Lewes Road and the way forward over the next financial year, including the proposed development of a strategic plan for red routes in the city.

1) Cabinet agrees to proceed with the red route in Queens Road, as set out in Appendix 3 2) Cabinet agrees to proceed with the design and implementation of a new red route along the Western Road corridor (from Holland Road to Montpelier Road). As set out in Appendix 3

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The report found that passenger injury incidents reported by Brighton and Hove Buses fell from 14 to 2 between April and October when comparing 2023 with 2024, an approximate reduction of 85.7%. It concludes that red routes have contributed to improved passenger safety and supports their continued and expanded use.

Recommendation

Extend red routes to other high-traffic areas, continue monitoring passenger injury incident data, and run public awareness campaigns about the benefits and rules of red routes.

Financial impact

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Stakeholders named

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PassengersBus usersDriversBrighton and Hove BusesThe public

Next steps

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Extend red routes to other high-traffic areas.
Regularly analyse incident data to measure effectiveness and make necessary adjustments.
Educate the public on the benefits and rules of red routes.

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Documents

Red Routes Update.pdf

Red Routes Update APX. n 1.pdf

Red Routes Update APX. n 2.pdf

Red Routes Update APX. n 3.pdf

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