Transcript Recommending a Strategy

Delivering
Integrated Passenger Transport
in Worcestershire
Emilie van de Graaff
Passenger Transport Development Manager
Worcestershire County Council
Mike Parker
Head of Planning, Health & Environment
Wyre Forest District Council
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Why have a joint members
forum?
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Consistency of partnership working (WCC &
Districts)
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Direct link to other partnerships
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Offers county-wide approach with local
focus
Member and senior officer involvement in
key decision making
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Agreed Aim
To create a Joint Worcestershire
Integrated Passenger Transport
Strategy and deliver it for the County
and District Councils and their
partners.
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Agreed Objectives
2.1. To prepare and have adopted a Joint Worcestershire Integrated
Passenger Transport Strategy by constituent authorities,
including the Statutory Bus and Information Strategy required to
be produced by the County Council;
2.2. To prepare, implement and monitor a Delivery Plan for the Joint
Worcestershire Integrated Passenger Transport Strategy;
2.3. To ensure Worcestershire has a countywide strategic
approach to Passenger Transport ensuring co-ordination of
the work of the sub groups and partnerships.
2.4. To act as a focus for strategic liaison, partnership development
with key agencies, and to exert regional influence.
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Celebration of success
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Concessionary fares
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Overview of County wide scheme
Passenger numbers up
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What’s up next?
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Integrated Passenger Transport
Strategy
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Working on joint Smartcards project
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Concessionary fares - 2008
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And after that?
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Integrated Passenger Transport Delivery
Plan
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Delivery at local level – Wyre Forest Bus
Quality Partnership
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Issues for Wyre Forest
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Challenge of exit strategy for Wyre Forest
Rural Bus Challenge
Wyre Forest Passenger Transport Review
Impact of major development sites - British
Sugar, KTC.3, Single Site
Improvements to Railway Station
Stourport Relief Road
Wyre Forest Bus Quality Partnership
Wyre Forest Schools Review
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Thank you
Emilie van de Graaff
Passenger Transport Development Manager
Worcestershire County Council
[email protected] 01905 768479
Mike Parker
Head of Planning, Health & Environment
Wyre Forest District Council
[email protected] 01562 732500
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