19 Sep 2024
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Rural Transport Session
The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below:
Kerry Booth, Chief Execuitve, The Rural Services Network
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Dr Tom Jarvis, Senior Evidence and Analysis Officer, Transport for the North
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Richard Stevens, Managing Director, Plymouth Citybus“Challenges and best practice in rural bus service delivery” |
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Dr Stephen Goss, Policy Research Manager, Campaign for Better Transport“The Future of Rural Buses” |
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An AI generated summary of this session can be downloaded below:
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Useful links from the session:
RSN Membership:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rsn-membership
Rural Services APPG:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/inaugural-meeting-of-the-appg-for-rural-services-a-promising-start-for-rural-communities
Rural Services Network Fair Funding Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/rural-fair-funding
RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote
Transport Chapter of Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rural-transport-chapter.pdf
RSN NPPF meeting notes:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/05-09-24-national-planning-policy-framework-session
Social Inclusion – Transport for the North:
https://www.transportforthenorth.com/social-inclusion/
Transport-related social exclusion in England – Data Tool:
https://data.transportforthenorth.com/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/f9763ffd85544332b84fc48aa0e9b0b4
The cost of staying connected – Transport for the North:
https://www.transportforthenorth.com/reports/the-cost-of-staying-connected-transport-for-the-north/
Connecting Communities – Transport for the North:
https://www.transportforthenorth.com/reports/connecting-communities-the-socially-inclusive-transport-strategy-for-the-north-of-england/
Transport and social exclusion in the North in 2023/24:
https://dev.rsnonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TRSEintheNorth_2023-24.pdf
Go Bus Cornwall Video – Aerial Tour of Depot Infrastructure:
https://vimeo.com/903370792/8cf0bf8026?share=copy
National Travel Survey:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-travel-survey-2022
Annual Bus Statistics 2023:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2023/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2023
Campaign for Better Transport Consultations and Research covering all modes of transport:
https://bettertransport.org.uk/resources/research/
Bus Bill:
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3330
Transport Secretary Announcement – September 2024:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transport-secretary-sets-the-wheels-in-motion-on-biggest-overhaul-to-buses-in-a-generation
Community Transport Week 14-18 October 2024 – How to get involved!
https://ctauk.org/ctweek24-how-to-get-involved/
Rural Economy: A Sleeping Giant Worth £19 Billion:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/rural-economy-a-sleeping-giant-worth-19-billion
Social Value Engine:
https://socialvalueengine.com/
Social value toolkit for buses:
https://www.buscentreofexcellence.org.uk/social-value-toolkit
Community Transport Association and Ealing Community Transport are also updating their social value toolkit:
https://ectcharity.co.uk/projects/social-value-toolkit
Rural Mobility Centre of Excellence:
https://www.transporteast.gov.uk/rural-mobility-centre-of-excellence/
Rural Facts and Figures
