Brussels Good Move Plan has ‘speeding impact’ on tram and bus

The improvements made for the Good Move Plan in Brussels have had a positive impact on the journey times in the Pentagon and Schaerbeek of several MIVB/STIB tram and bus lines. Especially during rush hours, the travel times of the public transport company’s units are slightly shorter as a result.

“Six months after its introduction, the first results confirm the success of the Good Move Plan’s low-traffic neighborhoods,” responds an elated Brussels Mobility Minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen).

Gain of up to five minutes

MIVB/STIB gives some examples of how public transport is improving in terms of speed and regularity. The gain on bus line 46 between Anderlecht Gate and User – 326 000 passengers in February – is, for example, one minute in the morning rush hour and four to five minutes in the evening rush hour.

In Schaerbeek, trams 25/62 between Wijnheuvelen and Lefrancq gained one and a half minutes in the evening rush hour. The situation is less clear-cut for the bus lines that pass through the center of Schaerbeek or along Avenue Chazalle, according to the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company.

Also, on tram lines 92 and 93 between Kruidtuin/Botanique and Louisa one minute of travel time is gained during the morning rush hour and two in the evening. Travel times on six bus routes (89, 29, 63, 65, and 66) have been reduced to five minutes during the evening rush hour. For several buses heading to Central Station, the situation has also improved significantly.

‘Historic progress’

Minister Van den Brandt is delighted, especially since the introduction of Good Move was met with quite a bit of resistance in certain neighborhoods in Anderlecht and Schaerbeek. “We see that with relatively simple and very inexpensive measures, such as reducing the pressure of car traffic and creating traffic lanes for public transport, we can make historic progress in terms of our public transport traffic situation.”

According to MIVB/STIB, the situation will continue to evolve in the coming months, especially thanks to the constant change in the habits of certain motorists.

The Good Move Plan, which has already led to one-fifth less car traffic in the Pentagon, envisages improving the living environment of Brussels residents over ten years, including reducing traffic and ensuring effective public transport.

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