Community transport is sometimes seen as being largely concerned with providing specialised transport for people with disabilities.
At Halcrow, we see it as being much wider than that, being an increasingly important element in passenger transport provision.
Encompassing a wide range of transport provided by both statutory agencies, such as local authority social services departments and NHS Trusts, and by the voluntary and community sector, it lies at the heart of the community in helping to overcome social exclusion.
Within the voluntary and community sector, community transport schemes play an increasingly important role in urban and rural regeneration initiatives. It enables local people to become actively involved in the management and operation of businesses that directly benefit their community.
We have wide-ranging expertise in all aspects of transport planning. Those of most relevance to community transport include:
- accessibility planning
- audits of voluntary and community sector minibus
provision
- business planning
- car clubs
- feasibility studies
- funding bids
- NHS transport
- operational advice
- public consultation
- policy development and research
- safer routes to school
- social enterprise development
- social exclusion studies
- taxi studies
- travel plans
- urban and rural bus challenge bids