PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLANNING - THE END OF AN ERA?

This paper is based on a study, the purpose of which was to investigate the effectiveness of the public transport planning system operating in the non-metropolitan counties of England and Wales with special reference to the public transport plan. The study comprised a survey of county council officers and detailed analysis of public transport plans in six counties; bus operators in these counties were also surveyed. In-depth interviews with public transport co-ordination officers from 5 county councils and five other experts concerned with public transport research or policy development also took place. A major consideration during the study was public participation in public transport plans. The main findings of the study were: (1) public transport planning is not an end in itself, but a means to accessibility; (2) public transport planning should be decentralised; (3) public transport planning has not achieved any improvement in co-operation between planners, operators and consumers; (4) local authorities and operators have not, in general, complied with the requirement to enter into agreements for the provision and financing of services required for social purposes. This paper recommends the production of local accessibility plans instead of public transport plans, a change of emphasis from county council subsidies towards district council subsidies, and the formation of regional public transport authorities to administer the public service obligation grant. (TRRL) covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 272861.

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  • Transportation Planning Practice. Proceedings of Seminar N held at the PTRC 10th Summer Annual Meeting, University of Warwick, England.
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• Authors:
  • WINFIELD, R C
• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 127-137

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Conferences; Coordination; County government; Districts and authorities; Financing; Local government agencies; Organizations; Planning; Policy; Public participation; Public transit; Questionnaires; Regional planning; Regions; Rural areas; Subsidies; Transportation departments; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 244: Financing; 9147: Interview; 192: Local authority; 9057: Organization (association); 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 142: Public participation; 744: Public transport; 378: Region; 253: Transport authority; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381695
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-111-6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM