17/05/23 - RSN Seminar: Rural Transport

- To download the Agenda for this seminar click here

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PRESENTATIONS

• Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network, “Welcome & Introduction to the topic of Rural Transport”

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  Nigel Hinch, Director, Ability and Caroline Whitney, Director for England, Community Transport Association, “More than a Bus”

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• Sharon Payne, Regional Rural Transport Lead, Transport East, “Understanding & Establishing the Rural Mobility Centre of Excellence”

• John Birtwistle, Head of Policy, First Bus with Morag Robertson, Senior Logistics Specialist, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Ben Colson, former Chairman, Bus Users UK, “A new approach to solving the rural bus crisis”

• Louis Mertens, Principal Transport Planning Officer (behaviour change), North Somerset Council, “Then 29 come at once: launching demand responsive bus in North Somerset”

SPEAKERS

To find out more about the speakers click on the following links:

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/our-team/kerry-booth/

Nigel Hinch, Director, Ability
https://abilitycic.org.uk/about-us/

Caroline Whitney, Director for England, Community Transport Association
https://ctauk.org/team/staff/

Sharon Payne, Regional Rural Transport Lead, Transport East
https://www.transporteast.org.uk/about/

John Birtwistle, Head of Policy, First Bus
https://www.firstbus.co.uk/about-us

Morag Robertson, Senior Logistics Specialist, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
https://ciltuk.org.uk/

Ben Colson, former Chairman, Bus Users UK
https://bususers.org/

Louis Mertens, Principal Transport Planning Officer (Behaviour Change), North Somerset Council
https://n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/parking-travel-roads/transport-travel

USEFUL LINKS FROM THE SESSION

RSN Fair Funding Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/fairer-funding-campaign 

Rural Lens reviews on government policies and strategies, including Bus Back Better:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-lens

RSN Levelling Up Analysis:
Levelling Up Analysis - Rural Services Network (rsnonline.org.uk)

Revitalising Rural Chapter on Rural Transport and Access to Services:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/revitalising-rural/rural-transport.pdf

Kovia Consulting Rural Cost of Living research:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/publications/rural-cost-of-living.pdf

Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg

£2 Bus Fare Extended:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182

Bus Service Improvement Plans – RSN Coverage
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/woeful-time-for-rural-bus-services

Ability Pricing Structure:
https://abilitycic.org.uk/membership/

Community Transport Social Value Toolkit
http://ectcharity.co.uk/projects/social-value-toolkit

Community Transport Newsletter Sign Up:
http://eepurl.com/iaQASb

Sub National Transport Bodies:
https://www.stbconference.com/

Challenge of future carbon emissions reduction for rural communities
https://ciltinternational.org/education-development/publications-articles/publication/the-challenge-of-future-carbon-and-emissions-reduction-for-rural-communities/

Autonomous Bus Services:
https://www.mi-link.uk/

NICRE e-cargo bikes
https://nicre.co.uk/innovation-portal/e-cargo-bikes/

COMMON PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY TRANSPORT THEMES

• Passenger demographic and extending appeal
• Decarbonisation of transport
• Affordable and reliable transport to employment, education and health.
• Joined up thinking and cross border solutions

The RSN will be focusing on each of the above themes over the coming months, working with partner organisations to influence government.