Does Manchester need more bus lanes?

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Readers found themselves debating the introduction of a new bus lane in the centre of town, with opinion split over the benefits and drawbacks of the change.

The lane appeared on Bridge Street and means that while cars can still enter the city via that road, they can't go the other way and leave the city going towards Salford.

The move has caused a disgruntled reaction from some local residents in nearby apartment buildings, so we want to hear your thoughts on the changes being made to roads in the city centre. Let us know what you think in the comments section. Residents complained that the 'bus gate' means it now takes longer to drive the diverted route than to walk through the stretch of road linking apartment buildings near the Lowry Hotel to the city centre past Manchester Crown Court.

However, not everyone was entirely sympathetic to the complaints, with one person responding: "I'm sorry thousands of people use that road in and out of Manchester every day on the bus.