04/06/25 - RSN Seminar: Rural Transport

- To download the Agenda for this seminar click here

POST EVENT:

PRESENTATIONS

• Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network, 'Welcome and introduction to Rural Transport'.

• Professor Stephen Joseph OBE, University of Hertfordshire, 'The future of transport outside of cities'.

• Nick Mills, Deputy Head of Research and Charlotte Morley, Research and Policy Officer, CTA (Community Transport Association), ‘Creating Connections: Reimagining inclusive transport for disabled children and
  young people’.
  

• Karl Melville, Assistant Director of Highways and Transport, Cumberland Council, ‘Cumberland Highways and Transport’.

USEFUL LINKS FROM THE SESSION

RSN - Delivering for Rural
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote 

Rural Transport Chapter including useful resources and further reading
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/manifesto-2023/rural-transport-chapter.pdf 

RSN Transport related news and hot topics
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-transport 

Rural Digest A-Z
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-to-z-index-statistical-digest-of-rural-england/a-to-z-index-for-the-statistical-digest-of-rural-england 
Look under T for sections on transport and travel.

Rural-Urban Classification
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rural-urban-classification 

Plan for Change
https://www.gov.uk/missions 

GB News on X: Our great cities for too long have been underfunded when it comes to transport.Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander MP details the Government's investment in trams, trains and buses outside of London.
https://x.com/GBNEWS/status/1930156313343877415?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet 

Department for Transport Press Release 3 June 2025
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-protects-thousands-of-miles-of-bus-services-from-being-scrapped 

Bus Bill
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3910 

Rural Economy, a sleeping giant worth £19bn
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/rural-economy-a-sleeping-giant-worth-19-billion 

Rural as a region, the hidden challenge for levelling up
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/publications/rural-as-a-region-the-hidden-challenge-for-levelling-up.pdf 

Speaker Links

LINKS FROM PROFESSOR STEPHEN JOSEPH PRESENTATION:

State of the Nations: Transport Planning for a Sustainable Future
https://tps.org.uk/tps-policy/state-of-the-nations-2020 

Centre for Climate Change Research
https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-climate-change-research-c3r 

Centre for Future Societies
https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-research 

Rural Mobility Centre of Excellence
https://www.transporteast.gov.uk/rural-networking-partnership/ 

Smart Mobility Unit Roundtable Research
https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/life-and-medical-sciences/business-support-and-consultancy/smart-mobility-unit/Roundtable-research 

Transport for the North, Social Inclusion
https://www.transportforthenorth.com/social-inclusion/ 

Mobility Ways, Zero Carbon Commuting
https://mobilityways.com/ 

Beryl Bike Hire Map
https://beryl.cc/where-you-can-hire 

Cargodale
https://www.cargodale.co.uk/ 

Derwent Valley Car Club
https://www.ourgateshead.org/derwent-valley-car-club 

Transport for Cornwall
https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/ 

Ride with Via, Demand Responsive Transport
https://ridewithvia.com/news/viavan-and-stagecoach-launch-new-demand-responsive-transport-service-for-nhs-workers-in-the-uk   

Journey Aggregators
https://zeelo.co/uk 
https://www.ridetandem.com/ 

Transport Software Providers
https://www.padam-mobility.com/en 

Managing leisure traffic
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/rules-visiting-north-wales-snowdonia-20695902 

https://situcumbria.org.uk/#vision 

Car Free Tourism
https://www.goodjourney.org/ 

International good practice on sustainable tourism and travel
https://lowcarbondestinations.org/ 

Mobility Hubs
https://como.org.uk/shared-mobility/mobility-hubs https://www.englandseconomicheartland.com/evidence-base/mobility-hubs-business-case-guidance/ 

Spatial Planning
https://www.e-rail.co.uk 
https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/  https://www.createstreets.com/steppingofftheroadtonowh 

LINKS FROM COMMUNITY TRANSPORT PRESENTATION:

Mapping England: State of the Sector Community Transport Report 2024
https://ctauk.org/mapping-england 

Official Government Statistics, Overall measure of accessibility of services 2019
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rural-transport-travel-and-accessibility-statistics/overall-measure-of-accessibility-of-services-2019--2 

Countryside Alliance, Bus Services in Rural Areas
https://www.countryside-alliance.org/resources/politics/bus-services-in-rural-areas 

Sense 2024, Potential and Possibility: Improving experiences of public transport
https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/research/potential-and-possibility-research/potential-and-possibility-2024-improving-experiences-of-public-transport/ 

National Centre for Accessible Transport, Understanding and identifying barriers to transport 2024
https://www.ncat.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ncat-Understanding-and-identifying-barriers-to-accessing-transport-Full-Report-Accessible-PDF-FINAL-1.pdf 

Savanta Research 2025 commissioned by Motability Foundation
https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/media/piqd0f5a/final-report-young-disabled-people-and-transport-accessibility-v6.pdf 

Collaborate research 2021
https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/media/gjwlp3a1/community-transport-research-report-final.pdf 

LINKS FROM CUMBERLAND COUNCIL PRESENTATION:

Cumberland Council Highways Strategies
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/highways-strategies 

Cumberland Council Streets Roads and Pavements
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/streets-roads-and-pavements 

Cumberland Council Public and Community Transport
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/public-and-community-transport 

Cumberland Council Bus Service Improvement Plan
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-05/Bus%20Service%20Improvement%20Plan.pdf 

LINKS SHARED BY DELEGATES:

Ebike loan scheme, test before you invest
https://ebike.malvernhills-carclubs.org.uk/ 

Ecargo bike delivery scheme
https://nicre.co.uk/projects/partnership-projects/e-cargo-bike-delivery-scheme/ 

CTA ConneCTing England Conference sign up
https://ctauk.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=107 

Womens Night Bus
https://lcts.org.uk/night-bus/ 

Notes from the seminar can be downloaded by clicking here