Bus Rapid Transit and Demand Responsive Transit - CILT Transport Plannning Forum event
Date: 25 August 2010
Location: Wales
Contact: Sinead McLoughlin
Forum Co-ordinator
t: 01536 740140
e:sinead.mcloughlin@ciltuk.org.uk
Join CILT’s Transport Planning Forum on Wednesday 25th August 2010 11:00 - 16:00 to learn from experts leading two innovative and successful developments in public transport:
•Bwcabus is Wales' most innovative demand responsive service that has for the last year been driving forward improvements in rural accessibility.
• ftr Metro is Swansea’s new Bus Rapid Transit service that has recently had its one millionth passenger.
The day will involve presentations on both these services followed by a tour of ftr Metro.
Programme:
1100 Arrival
1130 A presentation on “Bwcabus, a demand responsive bus service” by Steve Pilliner CMILT, Transport Manager, Technical Services Department - Transport Division, Carmarthenshire County Council followed by Q&A.
The “Bwcabus” project has helped transform public transport provision in the Teify Valley, located in North West Carmarthenshire and South Ceredigion. The project has been developed and delivered in partnership with a range of organisations that include Academia - The Wales Transport Research Centre at the University Of Glamorgan; Local and National Government - Ceredigion County Council, Welsh Assembly Government, Wales European Funding Office; Traveline Cymru and the private sector bus operators’ Morris Travel, Carmarthen and Richards Brothers, Cardigan.
1300 Lunch and networking
1400 A presentation on the new ftr Metro by Chris Vinestock, Head of Transportation, Swansea County Council, followed by a trip on the ftr, ending up at Swansea railway station.
The overall vision was to develop a Bus Rapid Transit project – called ftr Metro – combining high quality tram-like vehicles with whole route priorities and superior passenger facilities and information. A route running between the two City hospitals, Morriston and Singleton, was chosen. The route serves a catchment area of more than 14,000 households, as well as two busy hospitals and Swansea University. The 8.3 mile corridor was chosen because of the socio-economic make-up of the communities along the line of the route. At both ends of the route there are a number of developments where car ownership is high or people travel through to get to Swansea City Centre. The project aimed to encourage car users to leave their car at home and take the ftr Metro into the City for some journeys.
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Cost: Members - £10; Non-Members - £15
More Information: sinead.mcloughlin@ciltuk.org.uk
