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Jennie Martin
@jmpublictransport.bsky.social
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Public transport, transport safety, transport equity, ITS
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cityinfinity.bsky.social
The next in a series of blog posts about our work with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy on pedestrian friendly side road junction design.

In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness.

robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
Factors in pedestrian-friendliness
A mini-manual describing the many features/factors that affect pedestrians at a side road junction.
robertweetman.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
When you ♥️#LoveTheBus as much as Bemi Orojuogun 👏
london.gov.uk Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Nov 16
Congratulations to London’s very own Bus Aunty for winning Video of the Year at the TikTok Awards 🎉

Her love of our iconic red buses has captured hearts across the country.

And did you know? She’s a proud fan of the Bakerloop - London’s newest express bus route.
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
This #WorldKindnessDay remember to #BeBusKind #ByddwchGaredigArYBws - it's a small thing but it can make the world of difference
Graphic with a young woman on the bus and the words Be Bus Kind, give each other space, be patient, be kind, and make the journey better for everyone
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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makespaceforgirls.bsky.social
Make Space for Girls is looking for a new Chair of Trustees.

We campaign for better parks and public spaces for teenage girls and young women - spaces where they feel welcome, safe and valued.

Apply by 28 November
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/could-y...
Could you be our next Chair Of Trustees?
Following the launch of our new three year strategy, we are recruiting a new Chair Of Trustees to take us into our next phase.
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
It's #TrusteesWeek and we're paying tribute to our amazing Board for their energy, expertise and commitment to sustainable, accessible transport! @jmpublictransport.bsky.social @lauracreaven.bsky.social @tomquay.co.uk Charlie Barnes, Harry Barker, Jeff Anderson, Joan Aitken OBE👏👏👏
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
It's a wrap! Thank you for the incredible support for #CatchTheBusMonth #MisDalYBws 2025 - we couldn't have done it without you 👏 See you in 2026 ❤️ 🚍
October 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
The passing of the Bus Services Act marks an important moment for passengers and communities. Read our response in full tinyurl.com/pjwdybuk
Photo of Lydia Horbury with the quote: “For too long, too many people have faced uncertainty and isolation due to sudden route cuts, unreliable timetables and a lack of accountability in how services are delivered. We welcome the Government’s recognition that bus services are a lifeline, not a luxury, essential to connecting people with jobs, education, healthcare and each other. This Act opens the door to a fairer, more dependable bus network – now we must ensure that the people who rely on it most are the ones who truly benefit.”
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
As we officially welcome @lydiahorbury.bsky.social as our new Chief Executive, we paid fitting tribute to our retiring CEO Claire Walters after 13 as the powerhouse behind our vision for inclusive, accessible transport - thanks to Transport for West Midlands and National Express tinyurl.com/ut6vuma7
Fitting tribute as Claire Walters retires as Chief Executive of...
It was an emotional and unforgettable moment. Bus Users UK, the charity that champions the rights of passengers and campaigns for accessible transport, has paid tribute to long-serving Chief Executive...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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pactsuk.bsky.social
Delighted to announce speakers for our PACTS Behaviour Change Conference on 20 Nov 2025. Hear experts on influencing safer driving for young, novice & work drivers. Join the discussion & submit your questions.

Register now: www.pacts.org.uk/events/pacts...

#RoadSafety #BehaviourChange #Transport
October 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
As if bus travel couldn't get any better. Then along comes Bus Bingo! #LoveTheBus #Get#OnBoard #CatchTheBusMonth
somersetbuspart.bsky.social Somerset Bus Partnership @somersetbuspart.bsky.social · Sep 19
🌧️ Another rainy Somerset weekend?

🚌 Keep the kids dry and entertained with our brand-new #BusBingo game!

👀 Spot traffic lights, dogs on board + more during your journey first to shout BINGO! wins.

👉 Download your free card: www.somersetbuspartnership.co.uk/busbingo

#CatchTheBusMonth #CTBM25
September 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
Buses make travel #Accessible and connect us to life's opportunities #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard #CatchTheBusMonth
A father crouches down behind his daughter and son who is a wheelchair user in the doorway of a bus with the ramp extended with all three of them smiling and waving giant red CTBM hands
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bus and Coach and Dawsongroup turned out in style to support this year's #CatchTheBusMonth with a #CTBM25 branded bus in Old Palace Yard, Westminster #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus
A white bus wrapped in the logos of Catch the Bus Month, Bus Users UK, Dawsongroup and the All-Party Parliamentary Group stands in the middle of Old Palace Yard, Westminster, with the Houses of Parliament behind it, and in front of it stands Claire Walters, Chief Executive of Bus Users UK, Warinder Juss MP, Fleur Anderson MP, Ruth Cadbury MP, John Milne MP, Brian Matthew MP, Alex Mayer MP, Mike Wood MP, Jennie Martin MBE, Chair of Bus Users UK, Lydia Horbury, Director for England, Bus Users UK, Paul Sainthouse, Managing Director of Dawsongroup and International President of CILT, Sir Roger Gale Mike Wood MP, Chair of the APPG for Bus and Coach holds a 'We're on Board' CTBM placard in front of the branded bus Jennie Martin, Chair of bus Users UK and Paul Sainthouse of Dawsongroup wave red CTBM hands in front of the bus Lydia Horbury and Claire Walters of Bus Users UK stand side by side with giant red CTBM hands in front of the bus in front of the Houses of Parliament
September 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
We #LoveTheBus and we love the people of #Coventry who helped us celebrate #CatchTheBusMonth in style with games, giveaways and info on just how amazing bus services are for our health and our communities - thanks for a great event @TransportForWM (pics Mark Radford Photography)
September 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
#Bus really is for everybody!! #LoveTheBus #CTBM25
bususersuk.bsky.social Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 5
Some glorious highlights from Lincolnshire County Council to round off week one of #CatchTheBusMonth - can't wait to see what's next! #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard #CTBM25
A life size model of a triceratops with two giant red CTBM hands on its horns An animal keeper waving a giant red CTBM hand sits in front of a seal in a pool A lemur sits on a perch in front of a pop up bus stop A young bearded man waves a giant red CTBM hand with a parrot sitting on his shoulder in front of a pop up bus stop sign
September 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
Stagecoach and @anguscouncil.bsky.social have joined forces to celebrate #CatchTheBusMonth and the huge benefits of bus travel and free travel for the Under 22s in Scotland #LoveTheBus #GetOnBoard
4 representatives from Angus Council, Bus Users UK and Stagecoach line the pavement in front of a bus stop waving giant red CTBM hands with a bus alongside them 4 representatives from Angus Council, Bus Users UK and Stagecoach stand at the back of a Stagecoach bus waving giant red CTBM hands
September 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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ldntravelwatch.bsky.social
To celebrate Catch the Bus Month this September, we were delighted to be joined by Claire Walters of @bususersuk.bsky.social to talk all things buses for the latest episode of our podcast Talking Transport!

www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/latest-...

#CTBM25 #LoveTheBus #London #LondonTransport
A red london bus number 453
September 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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edinburghbug.bsky.social
Happy #CTBM25 for all those who celebrate it.

More from us throughout September, hopefully.
Catch the Bus Month picture
September 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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ldntravelwatch.bsky.social
September is Catch the Bus month, an annual event by @bususersuk.bsky.social to show some love for the bus!

We’ll be kicking off the celebrations on Monday 1 September with the launch of the latest episode of our podcast, featuring a very special guest, so watch this space...

#CTBM25 #LoveTheBus
Dark green background with a yellow radio microphone, with the London TravelWatch logo. The text reads Talking transport, episode 2, talking buses
August 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
More red hands than people ... this is the level of dedication we like to see ❤️ #Bus #LoveTheBus #CTBM25 @bususersuk.bsky.social
bettertransport.bsky.social Campaign for Better Transport @bettertransport.bsky.social · Sep 4
Our Stephen, Rowan and Silviya are on board for Catch the Bus Month!

It's great to have a chance to show appreciation and ❤️ for the most-used mode of public transport.

Find out more about #CTBM25 thanks to @bususersuk.bsky.social: bususers.org/catchthebusm...
A man and two women holding giant red foam hands displaying the words 'Catch the Bus Month'
September 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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bususersuk.bsky.social
#AccessibleTransport changes lives! We got to meet the incredible guide dogs Olaf and Tarka who will be making this a reality thanks to some on-board training with the wonderful @guidedogsuk.bsky.social Cymru and Cardiff Bus #CatchTheBusMonth #MisDalYBws #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus
A young guide dog looks at the camera from a bus doorway with two giant red hands for CTBM and MDYW A trainer from Guide Dogs with a young guide dog lying calmly next to her on the floor of a bus A trainer from Guide Dogs stands next to a young guide dog at the door to a Cardiff bus with giant red hands for CTBM MDYW
September 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
It was so good to mark the importance of #coach early on in #CTBM25 and the Red Hands are enjoying their month out of the loft ... #LoveTheBus #AmBussador
bususersuk.bsky.social Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 4
Just some bus fans with some giant red hands on a rainy day in London... @bususersceo.bsky.social and @jmpublictransport.bsky.social aided by a passing fellow bus supporter! #CatchTheBusMonth #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus
Close up of Claire Walters and Jennie Martin inside the coach station smiling broadly with the top of a red hand showing Claire Walters, CEO of Bus Users UK proudly holding a giant CTBM red hand at the entrance to the coach stands at Victoria Station Claire Walters CEO of Bus Users UK and Jennie Martin, Chair of Bus Users UK selfie in front of the Victoria Coach Station sign with a giant red CTBM hand Jennie Martin, chair of bus Users UK and a hugely supportive passer by with giant red hands outside the coach station at victoria
September 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
A very happy day celebrating #Bus , everything it means for our communities, and the contribution it makes to quality of life in every aspect.
bususersuk.bsky.social Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 3
Yesterday was the official launch of #CatchTheBusMonth with our friends at Transport for West Midlands and West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker at the fabulous Coventry Transport Museum. HUGE thanks to everyone who turned out and got on board to celebrate our amazing bus services! #CTBM25 #LoveTheBus
David Hall, Welsh Government, Antony Goozee, MD, National Express West Midlands, Lydia Horbury, Director for England, Bus Users UK, Claire Walters, Chief Executive, Bus Users UK, Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, Mark Whitelocks, MD, Stagecoach Midlands, Anne Shaw, Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands, Toby J France, Head of Commercial, Midlands at Arriva Bus, Jennie Martin, Chair, Bus Users UK in front of the Coventry Transport Museum Panellists including Mayor Richard Parker and Jennie Martin Chair of Bus Users UK in front of a CTBM banner West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker holding a red CTBM hand in front of a bus with the words 'get on board catch the bus month' on the front Child and her mum stand on a bus laughing and waving giant red CTBM hands
September 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
That was an amazing day - so many #bus supporters in one room, in the wonderful #Coventry Transport Museum. #CTBM #ILoveMyBus
bususersuk.bsky.social Bus Users UK @bususersuk.bsky.social · Sep 3
Thanks to our amazing Board who turned out in force yesterday to launch #CatchTheBusMonth and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Bus Users UK! @tomquay.co.uk @lauracreaven.bsky.social Joan Aitken, Jeff Anderson, Charlie Barnes and @jmpublictransport.bsky.social #CTBM25 📸Mark Radford Photography
Tom Quay, Laura Creaven, Joan Aitken, Jeff Anderson, Charlie Barnes and Jennie Martin stand in front of the Coventry FC FA Cup Winners Bus at the Coventry Transport Museum
September 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
#Rail doing its own bridgestrikes? There is something mind-bending about this piece of news. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Collision with footbridge on the Dean Forest Railway
Footbridge struck by out-of-gauge railway load at Lydney, Gloucestershire, 14 August 2025.
www.gov.uk
September 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
jmpublictransport.bsky.social
Chelmsford to Maldon 🚌🌊 And Bournemouth to Swanage is a lovely route, agreed. #ILoveMyBus
cpt-uk.bsky.social Confederation of Passenger Transport @cpt-uk.bsky.social · Aug 22
Heading to the coast this Bank Holiday?
The £3 bus fare cap gets you to the sea for less:

🚌 Leeds–Whitby/Scarborough
🚌 Truro–St Ives
🚌 Taunton–Minehead
🚌 Bournemouth–Swanage (by bus… & boat!)

Join 20m others travelling by bus this weekend.
August 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM