Decision details

Free Weekend bus travel for young people in January & February 2016 update

Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport - Expired, Executive Member for Transport and Planning

Decision status: Decision Made

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose of Report: The Executive Member is asked to give his consideration to the success of the youth and children's free weekend travel offer to date.

The Executive Member is asked as to whether he wishes to extend the period of the free offer beyond the end of February 2016 as per the previous report of 9 December 2015.

Decision:

Resolved: That the free travel offer be finished at the end of February but instead of extending the scheme, money be made available to Officers to work with the Youth Council and other relevant groups of young people to investigate measures which would increase bus use by young people.

 

Reason:   (i) The scheme has not generated increased bus use in the target market (children and young people).

 

                 (ii) To find out the views of young people in respect of bus travel.

Report author: Andrew Bradley

Publication date: 12/02/2016

Date of decision: 11/02/2016

Decided at meeting: 11/02/2016 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport - Expired

Effective from: 16/02/2016

Accompanying Documents:

 

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