Rural mobility fund evaluation: Interim report

Pantelaki, Evangelia; Chatterjee, Kiron; Nawathe, Vinita

Abstract

The Rural Mobility Fund (RMF) provides funding to local transport authorities (LTAs) to trial demand responsive transport (DRT) in rural and suburban areas of England. DRT is a flexible service that provides shared transport to users who can specify their desired location and time of pick-up and drop-off. The RMF pilot schemes all offer passengers a mobile booking app and use technology to schedule and route vehicles to optimise service efficiency. The report documents findings from a process evaluation and data collection during the design and mobilisation of the RMF pilot schemes. It provides a summary of interim evaluation findings, including lessons learnt and initial outcomes on demand responsive transport performance.

• Report Type: Project Report
• Online Publication Date: Sep 14, 2023
• Publication Date: Sep 14, 2023
• Deposit Date: Nov 4, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 6, 2024
• Pages: 1-95
• Keywords: rural mobility; buses, on-demand; DRT; monitoring; evaluation
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/13395036
• Publisher URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rural-mobility-fund-evaluation-interim-report