Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council
Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council
Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council
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2.21 Bishopton, Erskine and Renfrew are served by the Renfrew MyBus demand responsive Service<br />
M45 provided for people who are unable to use or have difficulty in using mainstream public<br />
transport. Bishopton is also a possible destination for the Gryffe Valley MyBus Service 965 but it is<br />
not intended to meet the travel needs of Bishopton residents. Travel on both services must be<br />
booked in advance and services are available between 09:00 and 18:00 daily.<br />
2.22 Eligibility criteria restrict use to people aged over 80 years, blind people, recipients of particular<br />
DSS benefits (e.g. attendance allowance, disability living allowance paid at the higher mobility<br />
rate), and people with medical evidence of their inability to use buses and trains permanently or<br />
temporarily. The service provides access from home to local facilities.<br />
2.23 It is assumed that inclusion of the Bishopton development area in the MyBus M45 catchment area<br />
will happen automatically and will not require any financial support from the Section 75 provision for<br />
the development. Table 2.2 identifies the main bus services linking Bishopton with neighbouring<br />
centres.<br />
Table 2.2 Schedule of Bus Services<br />
Operator Service<br />
No.<br />
Route Frequency<br />
(Mon –Fri)<br />
McGills X22 Greenock –<br />
Bishopton -<br />
Clydebank<br />
520 Bishopton -<br />
Bishopton Station<br />
521 Erskine - Bishopton<br />
Station<br />
Colchri Ltd MyBus 965 Flexible - Gryffe<br />
Valley Ring ‘n’ Ride<br />
Colchri Ltd MyBus M45 Flexible - Renfrew<br />
Dial a Bus<br />
Every Hour (not<br />
evenings)<br />
Every Hour (not<br />
evenings)<br />
Every Hour (not<br />
evenings)<br />
Demand<br />
responsive<br />
(09:00-18:00)<br />
Demand<br />
responsive<br />
(09:00-18:00)<br />
CTG CB3 Bishopton - Erskine From 19:30 to<br />
21:30<br />
(Every Hour)<br />
Published bus maps and timetables (November 2012).<br />
Frequency (Sat) Frequency<br />
(Sun)<br />
Every Hour (not<br />
evenings)<br />
Every Hour (not<br />
evenings)<br />
Every Hour (not<br />
evenings)<br />
Demand<br />
responsive<br />
(09:00-18:00)<br />
Demand<br />
responsive<br />
(09:00-18:00)<br />
2.24 In developing proposals for the bus network, three constraints have been applied:<br />
4 journeys each<br />
way<br />
No Service<br />
No Service<br />
Demand<br />
responsive<br />
(09:00-18:00)<br />
Demand<br />
responsive<br />
(09:00-18:00)<br />
No Service No Service<br />
• The introduction of additional east-west bus services would only duplicate existing Service X22<br />
and the faster service available by rail.<br />
• Demand for movement to some destinations is small scale and would not support a financially<br />
sustainable mainstream bus service.<br />
• Locations such as Ayrshire and North and South Lanarkshire are a substantial distance away,<br />
demand is small scale and dispersed, and bus journey times and the number of interchanges<br />
needed make bus an inappropriate option.<br />
2.25 The proposals for enhancing the local bus network in relation to the proposed phasing of Dargavel<br />
Village are summarised in Table 2.3.<br />
Job No Report No Issue no Report Name Page<br />
SCT3526 1 1 Dargavel Village<br />
Proposed Village Core Development<br />
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