On 16 February 2018, the Shared Data Unit Britain's bus network had shrunk to levels last seen in the late 1980s.
Rising car use and cuts to public funding were blamed by commentators for a loss of 134 million miles of coverage over the past decade alone.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s analysis however challenged the previous consensus rural areas were worst hit.
We showed bus coverage in metropolitan areas had dropped by a tenth since 2013-14 while rural areas had seen bus routes cut by 7.8%.
The Shared Data Hub makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- Manchester Evening News:
- Liverpool Echo:
- Shropshire Star:
- Southern Daily Echo:
- ITV Wales:
- Scotland: The National (a column):
- Lancashire Telegraph:
- Dorset Echo:
- Bracknell: In Your Area:
- Lancashire Post:
- 2BR Lancashire:
- The Bolton News:
- Swindon Advertiser:
- Bradford: Telegraph & Argus:
- Lincolnshire Live:
- Wigan Today:
- Blackpool: The Gazette:
- Norfolk: Eastern Daily Press:
- Gloucestershire Live:
- Stray FM:
- Bob FM:
- Mix 96:
- Devon Live:
- Portsmouth: The News:
- Birmingham Live:
- Transport Network:
- Coventry Telegraph:
- Lynn News:
- Wiltshire: Gazette & Herald:
- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales Online:
- The story was also covered by: the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Channel, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Breakfast television, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ North West, CFM Radio in Carlisle, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wiltshire, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Lincolnshire, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Devon, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Newcastle, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cumbria, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio York, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Surrey, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sussex, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Gloucestershire, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Shropshire, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cornwall, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Tees, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Nottingham