ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN 1984-1985

In conjunction with the 1984-85 Transport Policy and Programme, the plan presents a complete statement of progress to date and details intentions for the coming year towards implementing county council public transport policies. A review of public transport in the county is included, together with a description of public transport services and the way in which the networks of services are being developed. County council expenditure on public transport is also detailed. The extension of public transport services into new development is specifically dealt with, reflecting the importance attached to planning for new services at the earliest possible time in view of the continuing pressure for large scale development in the county. Three main objectives guide the county's policy for public transport: 1) to maintain a stage carriage service network which adequately meets the needs of the county; 2) to encourage the use of public transport services in order to reduce dependence on and use private transport where overall community and transport benefits will result; 3) to optimise the use of public transport resources currently available so as to minimise rate fund support. the 1984-85 programme is briefly detailed, consultation meetings are discussed, and a method for determining provision of supplementary bus services is given. Details of fare level trends, concessionary fare schemes, stage carriage bus mileage and patronage trends, financial statistics, supplementary services, British Rail passenger movements, revenue support, school transport costs and usage, and public transport provision to new development sites are tabulated. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Royal County of Berkshire, England

  Department of the County Surveyor, Shire Hall
  Shinfield Park, Berkshire  England 
• Authors:
  • Perry, M C
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: County government; Level of service; New towns; Public transit; Subsidies; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8579: Activity report; 1272: Bus; 1758: Child; 1262: Combined bus service; 224: Cost; 9013: Development; 263: Economics of transport; 9108: Improvement; 653: Level of service; 192: Local authority; 1054: Network (traffic); 1746: Old people; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 241: Tariff; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386152
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM