One of the biggest drives to get us out of our cars is to reduce air pollution and reduce road-use – that is, to bring down harmful emissions and road congestion. But to encourage us to drive less we need better public transport – which is happening in urban areas in many parts of the world… But what about public transport in rural areas?
People who live in rural areas still need access to a reliable and affordable public transport network. What that network looks like will be different to what an urban network looks like, but, as areas like Cornwall are proving, it is still achievable.
Location/Venue: Cellar Bar, Kennaway House, EX10 8NG
Nick Bromley will talk about The Future of Rural Transport.
Nick will reference his recent paper to the House of Commons Transport Committee to give an overview of the challenges facing rural transport and the main types of solutions and technologies under development by government and private sectors. These will include driverless vehicles, demand response/shared transport, and ways of capturing population movement demand data. This will then lead on to a group discussion during which there will be an opportunity for the audience to actively talk about what they would like to see happen to transport in Sidmouth and the surrounding area.
