Transport
Rural Transport Partnership
Background
The Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Rural Transport Partnership (RTP) was launched in April 2000 and is part of the Government's scheme to develop transport in rural areas.
The RTP is administered by the Countryside Agency and a multi-agency steering group including Buckinghamshire Community Action, Buckinghamshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council, Buckinghamshire Lifelong Learning Partnership, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Chiltern District Council, South Bucks District Council and Wycombe District Council. External links for which can be found in our links section.
Purpose
[http://www.rural-transport.org.uk/_private/includes/about-aims.htm]The Partnership is an exciting initiative featuring the potential benefits of county-based working whilst still maintaining a local focus.
The aims and objectives include:
- to promote social inclusion in rural Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
- to address those needs by helping rural communities access employment, retail facilities, health and care facilities, education and training, leisure and social activities, and information and advice services
- to develop community involvement and participation in public and community transport services
- to raise the profile of public and community transport, cycling and walking
- to encourage the use of existing public and community transport
- to develop sustainable innovative local solutions to limited or non-existent public transport
- to increase access to the information available in rural areas about both public and community transport
- to improve the quality and availability of information
- to encourage alternative transport solutions to reduce use of car
Projects in Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes
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The Alternative Transport Guide
The Alternative Transport Guide is now being distributed. The guide is available in libraries, mobile libraries, doctors surgeries, health centres, community groups, post offices etc. Copies may also be ordered via the Publications page of this web site.
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Dial-a-Ride
The Dial-a-Ride project provides additional training for drivers and passenger helpers, and updating of systems as required. Funding to enable the Dial-a-Ride services to operate cross-boundary routes is also available, making visits to hospitals etc easier for passengers.
Dial-a-Rides are friendly door to door services which provide transport for the elderly, frail, physically disabled and people with mental health problems or learning disabilities. Transport is also provided for people who have a temporary disability such as a broken leg or women in the late stages of pregnancy. The Dial-a-Ride vehicles are specially adapted and fitted with wheelchair lifts. Dial-a-Rides help people who are unable, or find it difficult, to use other forms of public transport. Aylesbury Vale Dial-a-Ride alone transports nearly 20,000 passengers each year.
For information the the remaining Rural Transport Partnership schemes, watch this space!
Voluntary Car Schemes
Provide a excellent example of Communities and Organisations using local resources to respond to local needs. A Voluntary Car Scheme aims to provide door to door transport for people unable to use/or outside the provision of Public Transport / Car Ownership.
Setting up a Voluntary Car Scheme maybe the answer to your local needs!
For Support and Advice on
- Setting up a Car Scheme
- Funding
- Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
- Training
Either contact
The Rural Transport Partnership Officer on 01296 421036, e-mail richard@bucks-comm-action.org.uk
Available for you to read online or download
General
- VCS starter pack - your key questions answered.
Factsheets
- VCS Factsheet 1 - Recruiting Volunteers
- VCS Factsheet 2 - Writing a Job description
- VCS Factsheet 3 - Funding
- VCS Factsheet 4 - Health & Safety
Note: all of these documents are available in PDF.
How we can help you?
- Identify your transport need
- Finding funding for your scheme
- Get a community transport scheme off the ground
- Publicise and promote your scheme
- Identify training needs
- Provide information on current legal, technical and operational matters
- Give you information on community transport news and advice
- Help you to develop partnerships between statutory, commercial and voluntary groups
- Work with you to overcome difficulties associated with transport provision, especially in rural areas
Sites of Related Interest
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Community Transport Association |
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Mobility Unit |
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Buckinghamshire County Council |
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TravelWise |
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U.K. Public Transport Information |
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Milton Keynes Council |
Contact Information
Contact: Richard Maskell
Rural Transport Partnership Officer
Buckinghamshire Community
Action
Unit B The Firs
Aylesbury Road
Bierton
Bucks. HP22 5DX
Telephone: 01296 421036
Facsimile: 01296 331464
E-mail: richard@bucks-comm-action.org.uk
A Guide to Alternative Transport Schemes in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
Introduction
Welcome to the Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes' Guide to Alternative Transport Schemes. We hope that you will find this guide easy to use.
This directory has been written with two aims:
- To provide information on transport services for people in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
- To provide in a single reference source a guide to transport services particularly suitable for disabled and elderly people.
Community Transport Schemes
Community transport schemes provide a range of transport services to individuals, community groups and voluntary organisations. The schemes operate using conventional minibuses or wheelchair accessible minibuses or cars. Charges for transport vary and depend on the policy for each scheme.
Listings
Please choose a list from the following set of links or alternatively click on a district from the map. Listings are ordered by the Name of the Scheme.
- All Schemes
- Schemes By District
- Dial-a-Ride Schemes
- Shopmobility Schemes
