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Trond Haugen Advisor to SEStran

Explore the role of Regional Transport Partnerships in Scotland and how they improve accessibility, address transport challenges, and promote social inclusion across different regions. Learn about the objectives, policies, and initiatives shaping the future of transport services in rural areas.

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Trond Haugen Advisor to SEStran

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  1. Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) in ScotlandPresentation to CAS seminar on Rural Bus Services Trond Haugen Advisor to SEStran

  2. Why RTPs? • Until 1995, 8 Regions + 3 Island authorities • From 1995, 32 Councils • More Council Boundaries • More cross boundary movements • Growth in City Catchment areas • Increased cross-boundary commuting • But 32 (Different) Transport Strategies Movement of People and Goods across Boundaries

  3. Transport Act(Scotland) 2005 • 7 Statutory Regional Transport Partnerships • SPT (11.5 Councils) • SEStran ( 8 Councils) • Tactran ( 4 Councils) • Nestrans ( 2 Councils) • HITRANS ( 4.5 Councils) • Swestran ( 1 Council) • Zwestran ( 1 Council)

  4. Nature of theSESTRAN Area 1.6M Population 72% live in urban areas (>10,000 pop) 14% in small towns (3,000 - 10,000 pop) 14% in rural areas (< 3,000 pop) -12% in ‘Accessible Rural Areas’ within 30 minutes drive of a small town or urban area - 2% in ‘Remote Rural Areas’

  5. Transport Act(Scotland) 2005 Each RTP must produce a Regional Transport Strategy (RTS)

  6. Transport (Scotland) ActRequirements for RTS • Enhance social and economic wellbeing and public health • Promote public safety, including road safety and safety of users of public transport • Consistent with sustainable development, conservation and enhancement of the environment • Promote social inclusion • Encourage equal opportunities • Facilitate access to health facilities • Integrate with transport elsewhere

  7. RTS Context * * * * *

  8. RTS Objectives • 2. Accessibility • To improve accessibility for those with limited transport choice or no access to a car, particularly those who live in rural areas: • 2.1 to improve access to employment. • 2.2 to improve access to health facilities. • 2.3 to improve access to other services, such as retailing, leisure and education. • 2.4 to make public transport more affordable and socially inclusive.

  9. RTS Policies • Accessibility • Policy 17 - SEStran will seek to ensure that communities with poor access to employment by PT and low car ownership / high deprivation will be the subject of targeted measures to address this, and that such measures will be accorded a high priority. • Policy 18 - In selecting interventions as part of the RTS, SEStran will seek to pay particular regard to the need to reduce problems caused by peripherality in rural and other areas of the region that are less well served by PT. • Access to Health • Policy 27 - SEStran and its constituent authorities will work in partnership with Health Boards to improve access to health services and to reduce congestion caused by travel to these services. This would not include subsidy for services needed for new health buildings or services, which would be subject to the normal transport assessments and access policies.

  10. Initiatives for SpecificAreas and Groups • Rural Area Transport Needs – Proposed Hierarchy • Eight categories based on key variables • Accessible or remote rural area • Close to or remote from Major Public Transport Corridor • High or low car ownership • Solutions tailored to circumstances

  11. Initiatives for SpecificAreas and Groups

  12. Beyond the RTS • Model 1 RTP – Strategy as the only statutory function • Most RTPs are Model 1 • Model 3 RTP – Many additional Statutory functions • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

  13. Funding • Funding transferred from RTPs to Local Authorities • Implementation of RTP strategy largely dependent on LA funding • Funding for Local Authorities no longer ring-fenced • Typically, Resources for Transport gradually transferred to Education and Social Work • Arguably, Cross border schemes the big losers Government / CoSLA Concordat 2007

  14. Roles beyond the RTS • Work in Partnership with Transport Scotland and other National Agencies and Bodies (e.g. Network Rail, ScotRail, Sustrans etc) • Lead on schemes and initiatives involving several local authorities • Rail services, stations , Park&Ride schemes, Softer transport initiatives • European Projects • But Local Authorities are the main player (together with Operators) in respect of Rural Bus transport provision

  15. Bustracker & RTPI

  16. Thistlecard

  17. Tripshare

  18. SESTRANThe future The End! Thanks for listening

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