| MARK HAUENSTEIN | PROJECTS | ABOUT | CONTACT | |
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RURAL AFFAIRS | ACB / RESEARCH January 2005  Our research into rural transport & communication revealed the following issues: - High dependency on cars in rural areas. - 1/6th rural households are without a car. - Rural public transport coverage is limited, often infrequent and inflexible. - Those unable to drive (elderly and youth) are most dependent. We also looked into the UK government's current public policy for rural transport finding that: - There is a desire to create and support small-scale, flexible local initiatives which are responsive to people's needs. - Access to transport interchanges should be increased. - They want to encourage active participation of communities in shaping and managing their We identified several public transport schemes which are currently running, seeking to provide a flexible service to those dependent on it: Lincolnshire Dial-a-Ride; Phone & Go services and the Wiltshire Wiggley Bus. With these in mind and the perception that a primary need is the provision of increased funding for transport in rural areas we turned our attention to the following aims: - Enhance established transport initiatives. - Enable flexible, adaptive systems. - Strengthen communities around bus corridors. - Give the users a voice. - Examine the experience of the passengers. - Raise the profile of public transport use.
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