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The case for rethinking bus routes

The case for rethinking bus routes

What the numbers actually say, once the headlines are set aside.

It is the sort of thing that seems settled until you look at the detail.

What actually changed

The figures move about, but the direction has been the same for three years. Nobody is required to explain this to you, which is half the problem.

What it costs

The exceptions matter more than the rule, and there are three of them. Most of the confusion comes from two terms that sound alike and mean different things.

Whatever you decide, write down why. The reasoning is the part you forget.