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Monday, 20 February 2017

The Guardian

• Hope for Hanoi? New bus system could cut pollution … if enough people use itA new $53m BRT (bus rapid transit) system has the power to reduce Hanoi’s dreadful air pollution. Persuading residents of Vietnam’s rapidly expanding capital to ditch their motorbikes and private cars, however, will be another storyFrom his high-rise office building in Hanoi, Tran Dung can barely see his city’s skyline behind the thick layer of smog. Before leaving work, the 25-year-old executive assistant checks the pollution reading on his AirVisual app, which provides real-time measurements of PM2.5 – the tiny particles found in smog that can damage your throat and lungs.Hanoi’s PM2.5 level...

Other Regional Press

• Second book of short stories inspired by number 13 bus is published THE sequel to an 'astonishingly popular' book of short stories inspired by the number 13 bus has been published and a third could soon be on the cards.

Bus and Coach.com

• Mapping out the future of transport in Greater Manchester
• Listen to passengers before making cuts, local authorities told
• Greener Journeys report shows bus growth in affluent south
• Stagecoach expands its Swindon network
• RATP Dev to convert two London routes with 36 electric buses