Bus services in the UK perform poorly compared to those in other European countries. Fewer people can reach local city centres within 30 minutes than the European average. This poor connectivity costs the UK economy more than £23 billion per year according to Centre for Cities.16 We questioned the Department on bus connectivity in comparison with neighbouring countries and the Department acknowledged that it is harder for people to get into our city centres. The Department also said it is looking at European cities such as Dijon for good examples of integrated transport.17