Bus stops and rail connectivity

We provide transport planning and design advice for bus stop facilities, focusing on accessibility, safety and ease of use.

Our work supports well-designed, legible and inclusive facilities, prioritising clear pedestrian routes, safe vehicle movements and intuitive layouts. We advise on the location and design of bus stops in line with recognised guidance, including Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20 (in England), the Active Travel Act Guidance (in Wales), TfL (in London), and local authority standards. This ensures facilities are accessible and work effectively within the street environment.

Where appropriate, we support innovative design solutions such as floating bus stops, cycle bypasses and coordinated crossing arrangements, helping to manage interactions between buses, pedestrians and cyclists safely and intuitively. Facilities are considered as part of a wider movement strategy, alongside active travel infrastructure and public realm design.

We consider both day-to-day operation and peak demand.

This ensures we create bus stop facilities that are functional, resilient and policy-compliant, while supporting high-quality placemaking.

In addition, we have provided input to the connectivity of new rail stations, which includes access by walking and cycling, bus stop facilities, taxi drop-off locations and the extent and design of park and ride facilities.

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Projects

Apex provided transport planning and highways advice to support an outline planning application for the Cardiff Peninsula development, a major mixed-use waterfront regeneration scheme.

The proposals comprise approximately 1,000 residential apartments, 300 co-living units, 11 townhouses, a 220-bed hotel, around 30,000 sqm of employment space, alongside retail, food and drink, community and leisure uses. The proposed masterplan will create a new and vibrant waterfront development for the community to live, work, relax and visit.

Apex prepared a Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan to support the application, with a particular focus on sustainable connectivity, active travel and reducing reliance on the private car.

Cardiff Peninsula

Apex provided expert highways and transport consultancy support for a proposed residential development of 125 homes at Farleigh Fields West, Backwell. The project progressed to a Public Inquiry, where Apex acted as expert witness for highways and transport matters.

Farleigh Fields West, Backwell

Apex provided transport planning and highways advice to support a full planning application for a co-living residential development at Knox Court, Cardiff.

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