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  1. 1Jaime LernerJaime LernerBorn 17 Dec 1937Curitiba opened its first express-bus corridors in 1974 during Lerner's first mayoral term. Dedicated road space made buses a structural part of the city's development plan, rather than an afterthought to car traffic. He supplied political backing while the IPPUC planning institute and transport…0i
  2. 2Enrique PeñalosaEnrique PeñalosaBorn 30 Sept 1954Peñalosa made TransMilenio a priority during his 1998–2000 Bogotá administration. A 1999 council decision enabled the public company, and the first services opened in December 2000. The model combined publicly organised bus corridors with contracted operations. Read him alongside Lerner to compare…0i
  3. 3Ken LivingstoneKen LivingstoneBorn 17 Jun 1945Livingstone approved central London's congestion-charging scheme, introduced in February 2003 alongside extra bus capacity. It linked a charge on driving in a defined area with investment in an alternative way to travel. Transport for London designed and operated the arrangements under statutory…0i
  4. 4Sadiq KhanSadiq KhanBorn 8 Oct 1970Khan introduced London's Hopper fare in September 2016, initially allowing two bus or tram journeys within an hour for one fare. It was expanded to unlimited qualifying transfers in 2018. This addressed a particular disadvantage for passengers whose journeys required changing buses. Unlike building…0i
  5. 5Barbara CastleBarbara CastleBorn 6 Oct 1910Castle developed and presented the Transport Bill that became Britain's Transport Act 1968. It provided for passenger transport authorities and executives in major conurbations, and grants for socially necessary railway services. She left the transport ministry before enactment, with Richard Marsh…0i
  6. 6Ernest MarplesErnest MarplesBorn 9 Dec 1907As transport minister, Marples backed the financial objectives of the British Railways Board's 1963 Beeching proposals and held a ministerial role in contested passenger-service closures. The report was a set of proposals, not an order that instantly shut every listed line, and closures continued…0i
  7. 7John MajorJohn MajorBorn 29 Mar 1943Major's government secured the Railways Act 1993, establishing the framework for privatising British Rail and separating infrastructure from passenger-service operation. Franchising changed how the state purchased and supervised services, rather than removing the state from rail altogether. The…0i
  8. 8Gordon BrownGordon BrownBorn 20 Feb 1951Brown's 2006 Budget committed funding to extend concessionary travel across England. From April 2008, eligible older and disabled residents could use local buses free at off-peak times beyond their own local authority area. This was an England-wide concession, not free travel on every form of…0i
  9. 9Fiorello La GuardiaFiorello La GuardiaBorn 11 Dec 1882La Guardia's mayoral administration brought New York's IRT and BMT subway businesses into municipal ownership in 1940, alongside the already city-owned IND. The unification changed ownership and governance across previously separate systems. It did not create the later Metropolitan Transportation…0i
  10. 10Michael BloombergMichael BloombergBorn 14 Feb 1942Bloomberg's administration worked with the MTA to launch New York's Select Bus Service in 2008, beginning on Fordham Road. Bus lanes, off-board fare payment and related street changes sought to reduce delays without building a new railway. Transport commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and…0i