1. Community Transport schemes: basics and good practice
Marr Area Partnership – Ward 14 Forum
Gartly Community Hall
12 September 2018
Community Transport schemes: basics and good practice
Derek Young
Director for Scotland
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2. Invention of the wheel

5. Transport is often an afterthought
Community
Transport is often
an afterthought

6. What do you think “community transport” means?

8. “Daddy helps people who drive little buses.”

9. What do you think “community transport” means?

11. Key features of CT schemes
Provided for social / community benefit
Typically smaller vehicles
Typically older passengers …
… often with mobility challenges
More flexible than some alternatives
Often highly efficient in using assets, but …
… basic laws of economics still apply

12. Types of scheme Dial-a-ride services Group transport Community buses
Community car scheme
Shopmobility
Wheels to Work
Vehicle brokerage

13. Benefits for users
Access to services, social and recreational, employment and training opportunities
Promotes independence, tackles isolation
Better health and wellbeing
Door-to-vehicle assistance and beyond
Affordable – consumer surplus of 34%
Cost savings to NHS, councils, others
Local employment, training and volunteering

14. Effective schemes Accessible and inclusive
Address a genuine unmet transport need
Personal (ised)
Sustainable and resilient
Safe and legal – drivers and regulation
Known about and well-used
Integrated with other modes

15. Making it happen Decide what you need and how you’re going to do it
Needs sustainability over longer term
Vehicle maintenance and inspection
Insurance
Fuel
Driver qualifications and training
Permits or licensing
Sources of funding

16. Making it happen Evidence to prove its worth
Collaborate with other transport providers?
Using right assets and obtaining them
Use of existing vehicles – sharing/brokering
Leasing
Political will and buy-in
Procurement and tendering
Community planning
Health need

17. Nuts and bolts Need to incorporate? Vehicle accessibility
Form – charitable company, SCIO, CIC?
Vehicle accessibility
Who’s going to do the work?
Recruiting volunteers
Booking trips
Monitoring and evaluation, reporting back
Support

18. Nuts and bolts Need to incorporate? Vehicle accessibility
Form – charitable company, SCIO, CIC?
Vehicle accessibility
Who’s going to do the work?
Recruiting volunteers
Booking trips
Monitoring and evaluation, reporting back
Support

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