By Professor Dato Dr Ahmad Ibrahim The Norman Broadbent Global Public Transport Outlook 2026 noted that “decision making in public transport often slows as ownership fragments across sponsors, operators, authorities and delivery bodies”. When a bus lane project requires sign-off from transport agencies, local councils, environmental authorities, and finance ministries, the result is not rigorous oversight—it is paralysis. This fragmentation creates what researchers call the “implementation gap.” In New Zealand, a study published in Case Studies on Transport Policy found that even when strategic goals are aligned at the policy level, “funding misalignment and governance complexities hinder active travel collaboration”. […]