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Introductions Minutes: It was decided that the Introductions item would be brought forward to open the meeting.
The Deputy Chair introduced himself and informed the Sub-Committee that due to Cllr Salam’s absence, he would be chairing the meeting. |
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Open Forum Open session for members of the public to ask a question, raise a concern or provide feedback. Minutes: Members questioned when
timetables would be available at all bus stops across the region
again. Officers advised that although it was the Combined
Authority’s responsibility to provide and update these
timetables at bus stops, this had been disrupted by the significant
impact of the pandemic on bus services. Work was underway to ensure
that up-to-date information was available at all stops, but with
14,000 bus stops throughout the region a return to normality would
take some time. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Taj Salam. |
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Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Transport Committee members only. Minutes: There were no pecuniary interests declared by Members during the meeting. |
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Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of the Press and Public Minutes: There were no items which required the exclusion of the press or public. |
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Minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2021 PDF 244 KB Please note that these minutes are presented for information and cannot be approved during this informal meeting. Minutes: Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2021 be noted. |
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Notes of the informal joint DCSC meeting held on 26 August 2021 PDF 185 KB For information. Minutes: Resolved: That the minutes of the joint DCSC meeting held on 26 August 2021 be noted. |
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Chair's Update and Transport Review Minutes: There were no comments on the Transport Review or other updates from the Deputy Chair. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Sub-Committee received an
update on transport schemes within the Bradford area. Resolved: That the information report be noted. |
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Operators Updates Minutes: Arriva Recruitment was noted as being
a challenge due to the national driver shortage, and it was felt
that this was being exacerbated by the Government’s focus on
the impact of this issue on the HGV industry rather than on the bus
services.
FirstBus highlighted that marketing and publicity efforts were being directed toward communicating service levels and promoting reasons to travel to the public to encourage users back to the bus service. This included a £1 evening fare initiative. Extra investment had also been made into front-line staff, with a full-time representative now in place at Bradford bus station.
It was also noted that there
had been some recent vandalism issues in Holme Wood, as had been
reported in local media. These events were generally isolated
incidents and had not been repeated in this instance. FirstBus would continue to work with partners such
as the police, Bradford Council and the Combined Authority on any
future issues of this kind.
Transdev were also running
several marketing schemes to encourage people to return to the bus
service, including the £1 evening fare promotion that
FirstBus had discussed above, which was
hoped to assist with the recovery of evening journeys relating to
the hospitality sector. Free day tickets had also been issued over
the Transdev mobile app to serve as a thank you for those who had
been using the service as well as an encouragement for others to
try it. A great deal of feedback had been received from these free
journeys, with passengers reporting that the buses felt clean and
safe. |
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Workshop Session - Travel and Transport Post Pandemic PDF 211 KB Minutes: Members received a presentation on the impact of the pandemic on travel and transport in the region, and on plans for recovery and on the long-term impact on travel behaviours, and were asked to consider three key questions: · How has Covid changed your travel habits and perception of safety? · What needs to happen to enable transport to support an economically sustainable recovery? · How do we ensure transport options enable the widest range of people to be included in society?
Resolved: That the report be noted. |