Bus Services Across The Uk

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215030924

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Bus Services Across the UK by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Pdf

Buses are a key local service, but usage has been in decline since the 1950s. The Transport Act 1985 introduced deregulation, but that has failed to reverse that decline. The report examines the particular problems local authorities face in developing and implementing effective bus strategies. It is clear to the Committee that, for many areas, including all major metropolitan areas outside London, the current regime is not working. The Committee recommends more flexibility, and is particularly attracted by Quality Contracts. These would replace open competition with a licensed regime. Operators bid for exclusive rights to run bus services on a route or group of routes, on the basis of a local authority service specification. Independent Traffic Commissioners are another development that the Committee welcomes, and would like to see them have a higher profile and more resources and powers, especially to enforce Quality Contracts and penalise operators who do not meet their obligations. Others areas covered in the report are: securing socially necessary services outside the PTAs; congestion and bus priority; concessionary fares; and the image of the bus.

Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office,Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780102933420

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Delivery Chain Analysis for Bus Services in England by Great Britain: National Audit Office,Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales Pdf

Government targets are increasingly concerned with the outcome of services instead of the inputs. These targets can involve partnerships between national, regional and local bodies as well as private companies, which is known as the delivery chain. The Audit Commission, and National Audit Office have combined to look at the local and national aspects of three targets: Bus services; affordable housing; childhood obesity. This report looks at bus usage, which is likely to meet its target of a 10% increase by 2010. However this is mainly due to the increase in London, where there is a much clearer delivery chain and tighter regulation.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 021504830X

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Competition in the Local Bus Market by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Pdf

In this report the Committee concludes that the Local Transport Act 2008 gives local authorities a range of tools to work with bus operators to improve local bus services and does not need updating. However, the Government and bus industry need to show more leadership to raise the standard of bus services with the introduction of multi-operator smartcards, service stability and passenger information. While some bus services are good, too often passengers are dissatisfied with the reliability of the service, the level of fares and the need to buy another ticket if the trip involves two bus companies. More competition among bus operators may improve services in some areas but many routes simply cannot sustain more than one operator. It is worrying that the Traffic Commissioners who are responsible for bus safety and punctuality monitoring appear to have insufficient resources to carry out these crucial roles as effectively as they would wish. Outside London, the quality of bus services depends on partnerships between local authorities and the bus operators. In a minority of areas, such as where local authorities take on responsibility for local rail services, bus franchising may be an appropriate option. These would require additional subsidy and sustained political commitment

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215035852

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The draft Local Transport Bill and the Transport Innovation Fund by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Pdf

Incorporating HCP 564-i, session 2006-07

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215561171

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Bus services after the Spending Review by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Pdf

The Transport Committee reports that extensive cuts to rural, evening and weekend bus services are damaging the ability of many people - especially the old, young or disabled - to participate in employment, education or voluntary work and to access vital services such as healthcare and retail facilities. In a review of England's bus services (outside London) after the Spending Review, the Committee warns that even deeper cuts in bus services are likely in 2012-13, as local authorities struggle to deal with budgetary reductions, and calls for the concessionary travel scheme to be preserved so that the elderly and disabled continue to enjoy free bus travel. The Committee also concludes that the concessionary fares scheme was 'discriminatory' because it did not apply to most community transport providers - usually independent charities that provide transport such as dial-a-ride bus services. It calls on the Department for Transport to monitor the extent of service cutbacks made this year and to review service provision again after BSOG (Bus Service Operator Grant) grant cuts take effect in 2012 - 13 so that it can analyse and draw conclusions about the wider costs and benefits of its policy changes to the country as a whole. The Local Government Association should identify and disseminate information about good and bad practice in the delivery of cost effective, flexible services including community transport and/or area-based transport integration. And local authorities and commercial operators must consult more widely where services are being changed

Author : Paul Baines,Chris Fill,Kelly Page
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199579617

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Marketing by Paul Baines,Chris Fill,Kelly Page Pdf

What is it that excites and interests your students? Reading first hand what skills top marketers really look for in graduates? Debating the benefits of using shock and fear appeals in advertising? Determining how to use social networking sites to successfully market a product? Marketing, Second Edition, presents marketing examples and issues from exciting real-life situations. Packed full of case studies from international organizations including Innocent, Orange, HMV, and Oxfam, it enables students to see first hand what top marketers actually do and how they tackle the decisions they have to make. The text also discusses the theory that supports those skills vital to marketing success across all areas of society, from dealing with skeptical consumers, selling products to the government, and deciding which pricing approach to adopt to the ethical implications of marketing to children and the best ways to use social networking sites in marketing efforts. Employing a lively writing style, the authors encourage students to explore beyond classical marketing perspectives and provoke them into thinking critically about how they would approach marketing issues. Links to seminal papers throughout each chapter also present the opportunity to take this learning further.

Author : Prof Dr Colin Divall,Professor Colin G Pooley,Professor Julian Hine
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472460073

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Transport Policy: Learning Lessons from History by Prof Dr Colin Divall,Professor Colin G Pooley,Professor Julian Hine Pdf

The key aim of this volume is to demonstrate ways in which an understanding of history can be used to inform present-day transport and mobility policies. This is not to say that history repeats itself, or that every contemporary transport dilemma has an historical counterpart: rather, the contributors to this book argue that in many contexts of transport planning a better understanding of the context and consequences of past decisions and processes could lead to more effective policy decisions. Collectively the authors explore the ways in which the methods and approaches of historical research may be applied to contemporary transport and policy issues across a wide range of transport modes and contexts. By linking two bodies of academic research that for the most part remain separate this volume helps to inform current transport and mobility policies and to stimulate innovative new research that links studies of both past and present mobilities.

Author : Jarrett Walker
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781610911740

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Human Transit by Jarrett Walker Pdf

Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. But while many people support transit in the abstract, it's often hard to channel that support into good transit investments. Part of the problem is that transit debates attract many kinds of experts, who often talk past each other. Ordinary people listen to a little of this and decide that transit is impossible to figure out. Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus first on the underlying geometry that all transit technologies share. In Human Transit, Walker supplies the basic tools, the critical questions, and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services. Human Transit explains the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems; the process for fitting technology to a particular community; and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. Whether you are in the field or simply a concerned citizen, here is an accessible guide to achieving successful public transit that will enrich any community.

Author : Linda L. Lowry
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2878 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483368962

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The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism by Linda L. Lowry Pdf

Taking a global and multidisciplinary approach, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism brings together a team of international scholars to examine the travel and tourism industry, which is expected to grow at an annual rate of four percent for the next decade. In more than 500 entries spanning four comprehensive volumes, the Encyclopedia examines the business of tourism around the world paying particular attention to the social, economic, environmental, and policy issues at play. The book examines global, regional, national, and local issues including transportation, infrastructure, the environment, and business promotion. By looking at travel trends and countries large and small, the Encyclopedia analyses a wide variety of challenges and opportunities facing the industry. In taking a comprehensive and global approach, the Encyclopedia approaches the field of travel and tourism through the numerous disciplines it reaches, including the traditional tourism administration curriculum within schools of business and management, economics, public policy, as well as social science disciplines such as the anthropology and sociology. Key features include: More than 500 entries authored and signed by key academics in the field Entries on individual countries that details the health of the tourism industry, policy and planning approaches, promotion efforts, and primary tourism draws. Additional entries look at major cities and popular destinations Coverage of travel trends such as culinary tourism, wine tourism, agritourism, ecotourism, geotourism, slow tourism, heritage and cultural-based tourism, sustainable tourism, and recreation-based tourism Cross-references and further readings A Reader’s Guide grouping articles by disciplinary areas and broad themes

Author : David A. Hensher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 2881247962

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Competition Ownership of Bus and Coach Services by David A. Hensher Pdf

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Paddy Dillon
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783623792

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Walking in the North Pennines by Paddy Dillon Pdf

A guidebook to day walks in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), across Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland. The book includes 50 walks exploring England's 'last wilderness', ranging from 5 miles (8km) to 14 miles (23km). The walks, which work well from bases such as Hexham, Barnard Castle, Alston, Kirkby Stephen and Appleby are mostly circular, with a smaller selection of linear routes, and there is something to suit all abilities over a variety of terrain. Route descriptions are illustrated with OS 1:50,000 mapping and colour photographs, and the book includes details of local transport services, accommodation and tourist information centres. The walks cover a variety of terrain, from flat railway trackbeds to pathless moorland, and provide the opportunity to explore the striking geological features and fascinating industrial heritage of the area.

Author : Lonely Planet,Neil Wilson,Oliver Berry,Fionn Davenport,Marc Di Duca,Belinda Dixon,Peter Dragicevich,Damian Harper,Catherine Le Nevez,Andy Symington,Hugh McNaughtan,Isabella Noble
Publisher : Lonely Planet
Page : 2523 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781787010406

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Lonely Planet Great Britain by Lonely Planet,Neil Wilson,Oliver Berry,Fionn Davenport,Marc Di Duca,Belinda Dixon,Peter Dragicevich,Damian Harper,Catherine Le Nevez,Andy Symington,Hugh McNaughtan,Isabella Noble Pdf

Lonely Planet Great Britain is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ponder the mysteries of Stonehenge, explore the many sides of Edinburgh, or try new versions of British pub favourites at a gastropub; all with your trusted travel companion.

Author : Heather Alabaster
Publisher : Clever Clogs Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Children
ISBN : 0953738515

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The Clever Clogs Children's Guide by Heather Alabaster Pdf

Author : Sportsfile
Publisher : Aesculus Press Ltd
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1904328245

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Sports Ticket by Sportsfile Pdf

Sports Ticket is the ultimate guide to the premier British and selected international sporting events for 2005, and plenty more besides. and venue, this book will make a visit to the action hassle free and more fun. showpieces in sport as well as enhancing the experience of regular events. Comprehensive guides include pointers, parking tips and travel information. If you want to make a holiday out of your sporting trip, the book provides tips on other local attractions, city information and recommendations for accommodation, wining and dining. World sporting action is also covered. 2005 features top European drama with home nations football teams in World Cup qualifying matches and far flung adventures with the British Lions in New Zealand. is an in-depth appendix to cover all the nagging pieces of information so often forgotten.

Author : Maritz Vandenberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780750684569

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An Inclusive Environment by Maritz Vandenberg Pdf

People can be excluded from freedom & the good things in life by age, disability, poverty, discrimination, crime, & arrogant & unresponsive governments. This practical reference deals with all of these factors, & shows the links between them.