London Assembly calls for pause on installing floating bus stops
On 5 November 2026 the London Assembly passed a motion calling on the Mayor to pause the installation of new floating bus stops. It was carried by 17 votes to 3.
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The London Assembly passed a motion on 5 November 2026 calling on the Mayor to halt the building of new floating bus stops. Seventeen members voted in favour and 3 voted against.
What the motion is about
A floating bus stop is a design in which a cycle lane runs between the pavement and the bus stop. Passengers getting on or off a bus therefore have to cross the cycle lane.
The motion calls on the Mayor to instruct Transport for London (TfL) to pause installing new stops of this kind, whatever their design, on the TfL road network. Funding for such stops through borough programmes would also be paused. The pause would last until a safe design has been established.
Examples cited in the motion
The motion's authors referred to several incidents:
- in August 2025 a disabled person was knocked down by an e-bike rider at a stop in Camden (Haverstock Hill) as he got off a No 1 bus;
- footage from Lea Bridge in Waltham Forest shows cyclists passing a wheelchair user and a blind man with a white cane;
- Deputy Mayor for Transport Seb Dance said a cyclist punched him in the face after he challenged the rider for not waiting for a pedestrian at such a stop.
The motion also cites a Telegraph investigation. According to it, of 397 cyclists observed at three crossings by such stops in central London, only 33 gave way to pedestrians.
The Assembly said every Londoner has the right to get on and off a bus safely. It stressed that blind, partially sighted, older and disabled people should not have to choose between their safety and their ability to travel around the city.
What happens next
The motion is a call addressed to the Mayor. The sources we checked do not say whether the Mayor or TfL will pause the building of such stops.
What this means for you
Nothing changes for now: existing stops remain in use. People who travel on London buses every day, including those with pushchairs or walking sticks, should take care at these stops and look before stepping onto the cycle lane.
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