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So, bus use is undergoing a renaissance, and contrary to some reports it's not just limited to inside the M25. Passenger numbers in York were up 18% in 2004 for example. The reasons are probably complex and best left to others, but we'd like to highlight a factor still in its infancy: real time information. Built into a few bus shelters in Nottingham, and all the tram stops, is a digital display of the minutes until the next one arrives calculated by a GPS reading of where it is currently. The worst part of bus travel, waiting, becomes a wholly different, and less anxious, experience. With the uncertainty removed, those waiting are free to read, peruse the traffic or wander off for a bit.