Editing Transport in Guyana (section)

==City transportation==
[[Image:Laluni St panorama.jpg|thumb|Private transportation in Georgetown]]
Public transport around Guyana's capital [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] is provided by privately owned mini buses which operate in allocated zones for which there is a well-regulated fare structure. This arrangement extends to all mini bus routes throughout the country. There are designated bus stops for mini buses for most routes but some buses still pick up passengers at virtually any point on their routes. This practice often poses a serious inconvenience to other vehicles by disrupting the normal flow of traffic.

Taxis have freer movement around the city and into rural areas. Their fare, while generally standard, is less regulated. Starting in 2010, all taxis must be painted yellow, a regulation designed to protect consumers and to distinguish the vehicles from others that are often used in committing crimes. All taxis are registered under the term "Hackney Carriage" and carry the letter H at the beginning of their number plates. There are scores of taxi services operating in Georgetown but its equally easy to "flag a ride" in the central business district.

The network of routes has a number of identifiable starting points which are concentrated in the Stabroek area and along the Avenue of the Republic between Croal and Robb Streets.

Road conditions vary immensely, and maintenance is sometimes deficient.  In 2006 there was one operational set of traffic lights but in July 2007, a modern system was installed by Indian firm CMS Traffic Systems Limited, through a US$2.1 million line of credit to the government from India's EXIM Bank, providing signals for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all major intersections in Georgetown.<ref>Stabroek News - [http://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/news/stories/10/14/key-traffic-lights-on-the-blink-again/ Let traffic lights on the blink again]</ref>

===Minibuses in Guyana===

As of February 2016, there were 19 minibus routes in Guyana <ref>Stabroek News - [https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/02/28/sunday/business-page/understanding-transport-industry-guyana-2/ Understanding the transport industry in Guyana]</ref> and most of them begin or are fully contained in [[Georgetown, Guyana]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Minibus routes in Guyana
|-
! Route Number !! Service Area
|-
| 21 || Charity/Supernaam
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| 31 || Patentia
|-
| 32 || Parika
|-
| 33 || Leguan
|-
| 40 || Kitty/Campbellville
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| 41 || South Ruimveldt
|-
| 42 || Timehri
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| 43 || Linden
|-
| 44 || Mahaica
|-
| 45 || Central Georgetown
|-
| 46 || Lodge
|-
| 47 || East & West Ruimveldt
|-
| 48 || Sophia
|-
| 50 || New Amsterdam
|-
| 56 || Rosignol/New Amsterdam
|-
| 63 || Corentyne
|-
| 72 || Mahdia
|-
| 73 || Bartica
|-
| 94 || Lethem
|}

In 2015, the Ministry of Public Works estimated that 60 percent of Guyana's productive labour force used public transportation daily, which is widely available and fairly reliable. 
They also stated that the eight major bus routes, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45, accounted for 67 percent of the total public bus fleet in Guyana.<ref>Kaieteur News - [https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/02/09/commuters-give-public-transportation-low-grade-survey/ Commuters give public transportation low grade – Survey ]</ref><ref>https://slideplayer.com/slide/7639166/ An Imperative for Public Transportation Reform Patrick Thompson Presented by: February 5, 2015.
</ref> Their survey found that 41% of commuters on the major routes were satisfied.