STAR Independent Consultants Limited

Rural Transport

Providing a wide range of assistance from strategic policy review through to local identification of real transport needs and integration of conventional and less conventional transport services.

Key services STAR offers include:

• Needs identification of excluded rural residents and groups
• Development of rural transport funding bids on behalf of local authorities and other organisations
• Implementation of rural transport schemes following award of funds
• Rural transport policy review
• Integration of rural services including public and unconventional transport services

Recent projects include:

International Rural Transport Review

• Undertaken for the Commission for Rural Communities to determine the scope of rural transport research and implementation throughout the world
• Utilising a mix of desktop research and stakeholder consultation to determine best practice
• Developing a set of recommendations for the future funding and development of rural transport in England

East Midlands Rural Transport Study

• Advising the East Midlands Development Agency on current initiatives and innovation in rural transport
• Incorporating a literature review and a case study approach
• Recommending future delivery models for rural transport in the East Midlands

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