Floating bus stops provision and design

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Civil & Structural Supplement

Abstract

Comprises guidance that bodies with responsibility for road networks in England must have regard to when providing and designing floating bus stops. Covers: definition, research outcomes, design process: engagement, design process: user needs; design process: assessment and metrics, design process: process steps, design options, behaviour change, enforcement, Secretary of State requests for information and consultation requirements.

History

Partially supersedes: LTN 1/20: Cycle infrastructure design (DFT, 2020). Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/floating-bus-stops-provision-and-design/floating-bus-stops-provision-and-design and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: statutory guidance. First published: 26 January 2026.

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Publisher History

The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.


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