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Nottinghamshire CC Total Transport Pilot Project
STAR is pleased to announce our appointment as Project Managers of the Nottinghamshire County Council Total Transport Project. The Project will investigate the feasibility of integrating local authority transport with wider partners such as NHS and Schools/Colleges. It is an opportunity to look at whether we can work collectively across Nottinghamshire to improve access to health, care, education and employment for isolated communities. The areas covered by the project encompass the three predominantly rural districts of Nottinghamshire – Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe.
STAR is pleased to announce our appointment as Project Managers of the Nottinghamshire County Council Total Transport Project. A Launch Event was recently held in Mansfield attended by over 35 project stakeholders. Local Steering Groups are being established in each of the 3 rural Districts within the project - Bassetlaw, Newark & Sherwood and Rushcliffe. Scoping studies are currently underway to collect, collate and analyse all relevant data relating to the current demand and latent demand for transport, and the current transport supply. Feasibility studies will be looking at the following types of transport
- Local Bus
- Home to school transport
- Adult Social Care
- Special Education Needs
- Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT)
- Voluntary and Community Sector minibus and social car schemes
- College transport
- Ad hoc and regular taxi provision
Pilot studies will be established in each of the 3 Districts with a view to:
- Addressing funding issues through providing a more efficient and value for money system
- Removing duplication of scarce resources in rural areas
- Opening up Sunday travel opportunities for many rural residents
- Providing transport for rural residents who do not qualify for NEPT services for medical reasons but could make use of available brokered services in their locality
- Using NCC in-house fleet capacity in integrate NEPT and college services across all providers
- Meeting the needs of vulnerable groups and wide set of transport clients