Progress update AR6
Through sustainable travel partnerships increase the integration and use of sustainable transport modes for leisure and everyday life within and to the National Park to ensure that by 2011:
a) the main visitor locations in the Dales are accessible by public transport from their main catchments between Easter and October on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays;
b) the key corridors in the Dales, linking Kendal, Richmond, Leyburn, Skipton, Settle and Ingleton, have Monday to Saturday public transport access all year;
c) all public bus services to and within the Dales are operated by suitable, fully accessible, low emission vehicles;
d) there is a National Park-wide programme of guided walks and events, at least 85% of which are accessible by public transport.
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been made towards achieving this objective.
Progress update:
a) Percentage of main visitor locations in the Dales that are accessible by public transport from their main catchments between Easter and October on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
b) The key corridors in the Dales, linking Kendal, Richmond, Leyburn, Skipton, Settle and Ingleton, have Monday to Saturday public transport access all year
Main settlements in the Dales have retained their Monday to Saturday bus links to service centres such as Richmond, Leyburn, Skipton, Settle and Ingleton, although there have been reductions in market day services and less frequent services from more remote communities.
c) All public bus services to and within the Dales are operated by suitable, fully accessible, low emission vehicles
It is North Yorkshire County Council policy to contract fully accessible vehicles on main bus corridors. Examples in the Dales include the Wensleydale and Wharfedale services.
By 2015 it is a requirement under disability legislation that all single deck vehicles operating local bus services will be accessible, and by 2017 that all minibuses and double deck vehicles operating local bus services will be accessible. This will extend the network of accessible services to all local bus services operating in the Yorkshire Dales.
d) Percentage of National Park-wide programme of guided walks and events accessible by public transport
Last updated April 2008
