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| 27th March 2008 |
| Taxicard in Castle Morpeth |
A pilot concessionary taxi scheme, Rural West Taxicard, has begun recruiting members and taxi drivers in rural parts of Castle Morpeth Borough. Rural West Taxicard will help people with mobility difficulties, or those without access to a car or public transport, to travel independently by providing them with some help towards meeting their taxi costs.
Set up under the auspices of Rural West Partnership, with funding from Advancing Castle Morpeth, the scheme has been organised by Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy, with Concessionary Solutions Ltd. providing the smartcard, readers and back office administration.
For more information, go to www.ratransport.co.uk/rwtaxicard.html |
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| 6th March 2008 |
| RATC Presentations to Planning Students |
Kath Tierney made a presentation to Third Year Planning Students at the University of Manchester on 28th February 2008, covering examples of consultation techniques to promote community involvement in planning decisions.
Download pdf of presention here. (1.5mb pdf file)
Richard Armitage also made a presentation to Third Year Planning Students at the University of Manchester on 21st February 2008, covering examples of how the world of travel planning is increasingly tied in directly with the world of planning.
Download pdf of presention here. (1.1mb pdf file) |
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| 18th February 2008 |
| Cheshire PlusBus article in Bus and Coach Buyer |
Bus and Coach Buyer has recently published an article by Richard Armitage on the new Cheshire PlusBus service.
Launched in October 2007, PlusBus is a door-to-door minibus service for those who have mobility difficulties and cannot use public transport.
It is run by ECT Group (Ealing Community Transport) in partnership with Cheshire County Council, Chester City Council and Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council. In its first week, over 800 passenger trips were completed using just four minibuses.
Download article (444kb pdf) |
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| 28th January 2008 |
| GoCar for Cork |
In 2007, Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy completed a feasibility study on car-sharing for Cork City Council (Republic of Ireland).
Cork City Council has now accepted an offer from Mendes GoCar Ltd, a company based in Ireland, to operate a pilot car-sharing scheme in Cork. |
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| 21st January 2008 |
| Making Personalised Travel Planning Work |
| Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy was part of the consortium led by Integrated Transport Planning Limited that has produced the Department for Transport’s research and case studies into best practice in household-based personalised travel planning techniques. The consortium included specialist advisors from Cleary Stevens Consulting and the Centre for Transport & Society at the University of West of England. |
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| 21st January 2008 |
Cheshire County Council adopts new
Community Transport Strategy |
At the end of 2007, Cheshire County Council announced that it has formally adopted a new Community Transport Strategy, which has been drafted and facilitated by Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy and TAS Partnership.
The Strategy aims is to ensure that the community transport sector in Cheshire can develop and grow to meet the needs of local people. It was prepared following extensive discussions during the summer with community transport operators, district councils, funders, and passengers.
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| Download a copy of the Executive Summary of Cheshire’s Community Transport Strategy here |
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| 28th November 2007 |
| The Low Floor, Low Carbon Minibus Project |
| Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy, with colleagues from Gfleet Services and TAS Partnership, is helping Sheffield Community Transport to explore the potential for taking the humble minibus to a new stage in its development: a reliable and affordable low-floor product, with appropriate levels of passenger comfort and ridability, that also minimises its adverse impact on the climate, air quality and noise levels. |
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| 6th July 2007 |
| MK PlusBus article in Bus and Coach Buyer |
In the July 6th edition of Bus and Coach Buyer there is a three page article on Milton Keynes PlusBus and Taxicard, written by Richard Armitage.
RATC, with TAS Partnership, reviewed community transport in Milton Keynes in mid-2005. As a result, by June 2006 a new door-to-door service for older and disabled people, MK PlusBus, was launched. In May 2007, MK Taxicard commenced, using the latest smartcard technology. Big improvements in service quality and quantity have been achieved using the same budget, benefiting users and funders alike.
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| 5th July 2007 |
| Car Sharing conference in Cork |
| This Conference provides an opportunity to hear the findings of the Cork Car Sharing Feasibility Study, to learn about proposals for a Cork Car Sharing Club, and to participate in a discussion about what happens next.
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| 30th April 2007 |
| Consultation seminar on CT in South East Dorset |
| A consultation seminar will take place on Thursday 14th June 2007 exploring Community Transport in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch area.
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| 19th April 2007 |
| Cheshire CT Strategy seminar proceedings |
The Proceedings for the Cheshire Community Transport Strategy seminar held on Monday 16th April 2007 are now available to download. Presentations from the day by Gerard Rhodes, John Atkins and Richard Armitage can also be downloaded and viewed as pdf files.
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| 3rd March 2007 |
| Cork explores Car Clubs |
Cork City Council have asked Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy to explore the possibility of setting up a Car Sharing Club in the city. On Tuesday 6th March, Richard Armitage will make a presentation at University College Cork, followed by a debate and discussion, aimed at discovering if there is any interest for the idea from local people.
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| 28th February 2007 |
| RATC Presentation to Planning Students |
Richard Armitage made a presentation to Third Year Planning Students at the University of Manchester on 22 February 2007, covering examples of how the world of travel planning is increasingly tied in directly with the world of planning.
Download pdf of presention here. (375kb pdf file) |
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| 9th February 2007 |
| Research into household-based personalised travel planning |
Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy is part of the consortium led by Integrated Transport Planning Limited that has been commissioned by the Department for Transport to research best practice in household-based personalised travel planning techniques. The consortium also includes specialist advisors from Cleary Stevens Consulting and the Centre for Transport & Society at the University of West of England.
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| 16th November 2006 |
| Over 100 delegates at North Yorks CT Conference |
'Creating sustainable Community Transport in North Yorkshire', the Conference organised by Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy and held in Harrogate on the 15th November 2006, demonstrated just how important genuine working partnerships are in securing the long-term future of community transport services.
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| 30th October 2006 |
| DTi report highlights how social and environmental objectives can be achieved using social clauses in contracts |
Reseach published by the Department of Trade and Industry in July 2006 includes a case study of Transport for London's bus service Quality Incentives Contract, researched and prepared by Richard Armitage Transport Consultancy.
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