Decision details
Free Weekend bus travel for young people in January & February 2016 update
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport, 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
Effective from: 16/02/2016
Accompanying Documents:
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