LOCAL BUS STRATEGY STRATEGAETH BWS LLEOL

LOCAL BUS STRATEGY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapters 1-5
* These provide background information about the strategy.
Chapter 6 SUBSIDISED SERVICES - Improving evening services
* Maintain liaison with police to restore confidence in areas where problems occur.
* Pursue the provision of on bus CCTV provision to improve passenger safety and
driver confidence.
* Look at alternative means of meeting more local evening transport needs.
* Achieve a more comprehensive strategic evening route network through the
RPTS.
* Seek additional revenue funding to expand local evening services, particularly for
leisure activities.
Improving daytime services
* To ensure the continuation of a strong locally based bus network in all areas, it is
likely that additional revenue funding sources need to be found. Sometimes,
provision may be more efficiently met through alternative forms of transport (e.g.
demand responsive) and these will be given full consideration.
* Enhanced strategic services will be sought through the RPTS and where
appropriate, the local network of services will be modified to integrate with these
and existing rail services.
Sunday services
* Look at alternative means of meeting more local Sunday transport needs.
* Achieve a more comprehensive strategic Sunday route network through the RPTS.
* Seek additional revenue funding to expand Sunday services, particularly for leisure
activities.
Diversions
* The Council will exploit, wherever possible, opportunities to improve bus services
by the diversion of existing routes.
Early morning services
* To compliment the existing and enhanced service aspirations of the RPTS by the
improvement of early morning bus journeys.
Subsidy rates
* To maintain a low overall subsidy per passenger level and monitor services to
ensure that this is achieved. For individual contracts, the subsidy level should not
exceed £3.50 per passenger, although in certain specific circumstances, a higher
subsidy per passenger may be accepted.
Local Transport Services Grant
* To continue to use LTSG as a mechanism to meet the needs and demands of bus
passengers and communities which otherwise could not be met through the
commercial market or the Councils own bus subsidy budget. The emphasis will be
on the provision of services which maximise identified travel needs by utilising
accessible vehicles and in a cost effective and efficient manner.
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