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30% of Edinburgh residents take the bus to work
23% of Edinburgh residents use the local bus services regularly
which is the highest proportion in Scotland
Edinburgh has the most frequent bus services in Scotland
Customer
views
Lothian Buses has been awarded Best Bus Company in the UK
in 2000 and 2003.
51% of Edinburgh residents think public transport is very
convenient*
31% of Edinburgh residents think the quality of public transport
is good. Only 4% think that it is poor*
71% of Edinburgh residents think that the city has good
bus services**
Improving
service
Approximately £80m has been invested in city buses
during the past 6 years
Edinburgh has 28.5 miles of bus lanes
Over half of the vehicles in the Lothian fleet are fitted
with digital CCTV facilities
The night bus service was further expanded in 2005 and now
includes 11 routes which serve the city 24 hours a day.
Edinburgh has by far the most comprehensive network of night
bus services of any city in Britain outside London.
* = Scottish
Executive, 2005
** = Edinburgh's Household Survey, Autumn 2005
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