South Yorkshire Bus Review 2020

[BigAl1]

Here is the answer from the Mayors office

 

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch.

 

The Bus Review was an Independent Commission Chaired by Clive Betts MP and his independent panel. The review was conducted on behalf of the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis. The panel made 18 recommendations, identified seven findings and four systematic changes.

 

Due to the breadth and scale of the recommendations made in the Review, there is a lot of work required to understand the costs and resources required to implement them.  At the July MCA meeting, it was agreed that a 7 Point Plan of work will be undertaken to go through the recommendations in detail, focussing on how they can be implemented, the funding required to support delivery and identifying areas where improvements can be delivered quickly.

 

The impact of the pandemic on the bus network has been significant.  Additional resources have been required to maintain service provision, revenue has fallen due to a reduction in passengers and travel patterns have changed in response to new ways of working, further compounding some of the issues raised in the Bus Review.  Whilst the timescales were amended in the Review at the start of the pandemic, the impact of COVID 19 continues and we are working to understand the lasting impacts for inclusion in our response to the Review.

 

The Mayor remains committed to improving the regions bus service recognising it is vitally important for our economy and environment.  One of the recommendations from the Review was for the need for change with SYPTE. The Mayor has taken steps to address this, with a view to integrating them fully within the Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority.  The Mayor is also keen to improve services for disabled users and young people under 25 as part of the Bus Review response and to harness technology as a means of improving our bus system.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chloe Shepherd

Senior Programme Manager (Transport)

Sheffield City Region Executive Team

 

T: 0114 220 3411

[Resident]

6 hours ago, Bigal1 said:

Here is the answer from the Mayors office

 

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch.

 

The Bus Review was an Independent Commission Chaired by Clive Betts MP and his independent panel. The review was conducted on behalf of the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis. The panel made 18 recommendations, identified seven findings and four systematic changes.

 

Due to the breadth and scale of the recommendations made in the Review, there is a lot of work required to understand the costs and resources required to implement them.  At the July MCA meeting, it was agreed that a 7 Point Plan of work will be undertaken to go through the recommendations in detail, focussing on how they can be implemented, the funding required to support delivery and identifying areas where improvements can be delivered quickly.

 

The impact of the pandemic on the bus network has been significant.  Additional resources have been required to maintain service provision, revenue has fallen due to a reduction in passengers and travel patterns have changed in response to new ways of working, further compounding some of the issues raised in the Bus Review.  Whilst the timescales were amended in the Review at the start of the pandemic, the impact of COVID 19 continues and we are working to understand the lasting impacts for inclusion in our response to the Review.

 

The Mayor remains committed to improving the regions bus service recognising it is vitally important for our economy and environment.  One of the recommendations from the Review was for the need for change with SYPTE. The Mayor has taken steps to address this, with a view to integrating them fully within the Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority.  The Mayor is also keen to improve services for disabled users and young people under 25 as part of the Bus Review response and to harness technology as a means of improving our bus system.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chloe Shepherd

Senior Programme Manager (Transport)

Sheffield City Region Executive Team

 

T: 0114 220 3411

My Bold - Another money pot for Jarvis to dip his hand in. The man is a snake oil salesman. People really need to wake up and see this. 

SYPTE covers all of South Yorkshire & whilst I agree a change is needed, why should it be under the perview soley under the Mayor of Sheffield? Rotherham, Doncaster & Barnsley have their own Mayor yet won't have any overview or say regarding public transport?

Edited October 20, 2020 by Resident

[BigAl1]

I think the answer to what progress they have made with the recommendations that were to be completed in the three months after publication is none