| Better Local Public Transport
2004-2005 | |
Continuing on the success of the previous transport
Beacon Award for Better Access and Mobility, the Beacon Award for
Better Local Public Transport proved that the Council has continued
to deliver excellent public transport services.
We reversed a 3% p.a. annual decline in bus patronage during the
1990s to show a 19% growth, achieved through the introduction of
more Quality Bus Routes and continued improvements to the highway.
In addition emphasis on the high quality marketing the services has
helped achieve local and national targets in the usage of public
transport.
The successful transport solutions were shared with other highway
authorities.
In July 2004 at a Learning Exchange Day in London
Telford and Wrekin along with the four other Beacon authorities
demonstrated the schemes.
In October 2004 an Open Day was held in Telford
with a further opportunity to share best practice with other
authorities.
A conference 'Making Transport Partnerships Work'
was staged in March 2005 when a variety of keynote speakers
discussed successful partnership approaches to
transport.
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Better Access and Mobility 2002-2003
The award recognised the improvements made in accessibility and
mobility for residents in the Borough. Since becoming a unitary
authority in 1998 numerous improvements had been made including
substantial alterations to the bus network and the introduction of
the first of the Quality Bus Routes.
Rural transport also improved including the introduction of the
Wheels to Work scheme and additional rural bus services were
introduced using our own fleet of minibuses.
Highway improvements also improved bus journey times and provided
people with direct bus services between Telford Central Bus station
and the railway station.
In order to disseminate best practice to other Local Authorities
the following events were staged during 2002-2003.
'6 of the Best!' Six well above average authorities' joined
with Telford & Wrekin to demonstrate the improvements to
transport they had achieved.
Partnering Day. A joint event with our partners to maximise
opportunities for joint working and demonstrate how effective
partnerships can make a difference to transport delivery.
'Telford's Transport Sayle' a short DVD outlining the
many innovative solutions to improving access and mobility within
the
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