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MPs call for action
to stop increasing
numbers of people
being cut off from
public transport
MPs have called for "total
transport" which would involve
pooling transport resources to
deliver a range of services,
including combining hospital
transport with local bus services.
The report from the House of
Commons Transport Committee
also said that the government
and local councils were being
unrealistic if they expect
voluntary projects to
compensate for decreased bus
services.
The report, Passenger
Transport In Isolated
Communities, said: "Policy
makers sometimes equate
'isolated communities' with
'rural communities', but we
found that isolated communities
also exist in urban and
suburban areas.
"We recommend that the DfT
drafts a definition of 'isolated
communities' for use across
central and local government,
which should be used to target
scarce resources."
"We recognise the importance
of community transport, but
believe that central government
and local authorities are being
unrealistic if they expect
voluntary community transport
projects to compensate for
decreased bus services,” it said.
The report went on that a
new approach could
revolutionise transport provision