This has been based on significant research and consultation. It sets out the main issues and agreed priorities to transform bus travel and help in the fair and sustainable growth of Leicester.

A package of nearly £300m investment and a comprehensive range of actions by all the partners will deliver the plan.

A network of twenty-five ‘Mainlines’ that feels like a tram

• brand new electric buses - third by 2024, half by 2025 and all by 2030

• significant bus priority

• real-time displays at all boarding stops and inside each bus

• colour branded - buses, stops, information

• integrated digital ticketing with ‘best fare’ price cap

• new waiting facilities at all stops

• frequent services: at least every 15 mins daytime, half hourly evening and Sunday.

A network of five ‘Greenlines’ express bus routes aimed at wider area commuting:

• tram-like quality features: electric buses, real time information, digital ticketing, bus priority and new waiting facilities

• three cross-city routes, each with park and ride sites at both ends

• two orbital services – inner and outer

• at least every 15 minutes daytime.

An accessibility package for key groups:

• discounted fares for elderly, disabled, young and unemployed

• better value fares to workplaces outside the City Centre

• flexible on-demand ‘Flexi lines’ to hard-to-reach areas

• more accessible information.

Subject to the necessary funding, this plan can deliver a totally transformed bus network for every resident, worker and visitor.

Thirty bus lines with 400 electric buses, for less than the cost of a single tram line.

Electric, Frequent, Reliable, Easy, Great Value.