Categories Of Services

Public Transport

Department of Transport

As a key provider of information to the general public in the local area, listed below are links to the Department of Transport's website on the following issues:

Regional and Local Transport
Transport plays a key role in supporting regional and local prosperity, economic growth and enhancing quality of life. To that end, the Department works in partnership with both regional and local stakeholders towards the same shared priority of:

Improving access to jobs and services, particularly for those most in need, in ways that are sustainable: improved public transport - reduced problems of congestion and reduced problems of congestion, pollution and safety.'

Local transport plan - process and initiatives
Information regarding the production of local transport plans and annual reviews; includes examples of good practice, technical guidance, accessibility planning, major schemes, performance indicators and details of all annual capital settlements to date.

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Sustainable Travel
An important objective underlying the whole of the Department's transport strategy is balancing the need to travel with the need to improve quality of life. This section describes the Department's work to promote initiatives that can reduce congestion, improve local environments and encourage healthier and safer lifestyles. Many of these initiatives are part of the broader cross government agenda for Creating Safer Greener Communities. Visit www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk for more information on this topic.

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Understanding People's Needs
The Mobility and Inclusion Unit promotes socially inclusive transport, examining the links between transport and social exclusion, analysing social inclusion issues and the transport needs of different social groups, and liasing with other Government departments. It is also responsible for implementing the Race Relations (Amendment) Act, and the Social Exclusion Unit's report on transport and social exclusion Making the Connections: Final Report on Transport and Social Exclusion.

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Crime and Public Transport page
Has department policies that aim to reduce crime and fear of crime on public transport by publishing good practice, encouraging a multi-agency approach and promoting crime reduction initiatives

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Information for Local Authorities
Welcome to our menu page designed specifically for staff within local authorities to access transport related guidance aimed specifically at them.

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Introduction to transport policies
An overview of departmental policies, plans and activities with supporting facts and other information. They are communicated in statements to Parliament and speeches by Ministers, articles, reports and other documents. They are listed by subject.

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Bedford Town Centre Transport Study
Taxi Ranks and Private Hire Operators
Transport for Disabled People
Buses
Transport and Infrastructure
Air Transport
Rail Transport
Road Transport