Recommendation 2

The Department should adopt an ambition for local transport authorities to provide by the end of this Parliament a minimum level of public transport connectivity, supported by long-term funding. As part of this, the Department should publish evidence-led guidance on expected service levels based on settlement type, to improve consistency across regions. Decisions should be made locally about where this baseline level of connectivity is best delivered by a conventional, timetabled bus service, and where it can be provided by alternative models such as demand-responsive transport. (Recommendation, Paragraph 22)