Date: 24th February 2021
Subject: Rural Transport
Chair: Kerry Booth, Assistant Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
– To download the Agenda for this seminar click here
– To download the Attendance and Apologies for this seminar click here
– To download the Learning Outcomes from this seminar click here
Speakers:
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Colin Walker, Transportation Services Group Manager at East Riding of Yorkshire Council
“De Provocatione Rusticus Onerariis”
(trans. Latin “The Rural Transport Challenge”)– Download the presentation here
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Laurie Pickup, International Director at Vectos
“Rural Mobility and Access in the 2020s: Changing the Mind-Set”
– Download the presentation here
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Bill Freeman, Chief Executive at Community Transport Association
“Community-led Solutions for Improving Rural Transport”
– Download the presentation here
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The RSN ‘ASKS’ of Government in relation to Rural Transport and Access to Services – Revitalising Rural Campaign
– Download the information presented on the day here
Learning Outcomes:
5 Key Learning Points
- Whole network approach – public, community and shared transport, alongside and connected with active travel?.
- Collaboration in commissioning and provision can combine and meet needs in a better, more integrated way?.
- Policymakers must be open-minded about where innovation may be found and how it can be tested and supported?.
- The need for a new mind-set and language based on rural mobility as a necessary catalyst for positive social development and green economic growth. ?
- Properly researched and targeted transport is often the most cost-effective option.
Any Other Key Outcomes from the Seminar
Rural transport has been a sticking plaster approach to date with pilots and programmes. The Rural Services Network is calling upon government with a series of policy asks to improve rural transport and access to services. Visit https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/revitalising-rural to find out more.
