A large part of the problem of Oxford's air pollution and traffic congestion is because the streets are choked with buses.
As far as I remember, this came about when instead of having one bus company providing public transport, we had two.
Suddenly we seemed to have a rash of them all over the city, and instead of one or two buses at stops, we had a queue of them.
Normally, I would say that competition is healthy, but in a city such as Oxford, I do not think there is room for more than one company.
Either that, or maybe the two companies could serve completely different routes and divide the city between them?
This would prevent queues of buses on the same routes competing for customers at the same stops.
It would also prevent a concentration of exhaust fumes and ease traffic congestion.
Just a thought, but maybe too simple.
PAMELA WEBBER
Bullingdon Road
Oxford
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