Decision details
Outcome of Public Consultation on Public Transport and Social Transport Anomalies
Decision Maker: Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Expired 13/07/20
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Allweddol decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To inform Scrutiny of the outcome of the
consultation process for local transport arrangements and the
timetable for dealing with the anomalies within school transport
arrangements which came to light following the service review in
September 2017.
Decision:
(a) That the Committee recommends the adoption of Option 3 (support subsidised routes on the core bus network and implement alternative, sustainable local travel arrangements in communities not on the core network) within four geographical areas of the County;
(b) That the Committee recommends to Cabinet the approval of the proposed service levels on the strategic core bus network;
(c) That the provision of an in-house minibus service to support the local travel arrangements, where it was cost effective to do so, be supported;
(d) That the Committee recommends to Cabinet approval of the proposed approach for dealing with historical non-statutory school transport arrangements that had been identified during the service review;
(e) That the Committee recommend to Cabinet that the school transport provision for siblings be given further consideration; and
(e) That the Committee recommend the adoption of Option 2 as its preferred pricing structure for a concessionary bus pass, with a review to be carried out on the impact of the increased cost after one year.
Report author: Steve Jones
Publication date: 13/02/2019
Date of decision: 12/07/2018
Decided at meeting: 12/07/2018 - Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Expired 13/07/20
Accompanying Documents:
- Outcome of Public Consultation on Public Transport and Social Transport Anomalies PDF 138 KB
- Appendix 1 - Map of Strategic Core Bus Network PDF 129 KB
- Appendix 2 - List of current subsidised routes PDF 84 KB
- Appendix 3 - Bus network review consultation document PDF 1 MB
- Appendix 4 - Evaluation of Consultation Responses PDF 573 KB
- Appendix 5 - Aspirations for expected service levelsd on core bus network PDF 101 KB
- Appendix 6 - Local travel arrangements route plan PDF 484 KB
- Appendix 7 – Proposed Implementation plan and timetable for delivery PDF 284 KB
- Appendix 8 – Communication plan PDF 249 KB
- Appendix 9 – Cost-benefit analysis – in-house option PDF 188 KB
- Appendix 10 – School transport historical anomalies PDF 281 KB
- Appendix 11 – Equalities Impact Assessment PDF 194 KB
- Appendix 12 – Concessionary Spare Seats Guide/Fact Sheet PDF 115 KB