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Encourage communities to be more self-sufficient and united.
Current measures of success
Improve the ease of reaching services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling.
Increase the number of local bus passenger journeys originating in the local authority area.
Increase the percentage of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local areas.
Key facts
People living in over 85% of the communities in Somerset can make use of demand responsive schemes such as Dial-a-ride, Slinky or Nippy buses.
The County Ticket travel pass scheme for post 16 students has allowed greater access to learning and transport freedom. Over 3,500 have been issued.
Over eight million passengers travel by public transport each year.
The internet allows people greater flexibility as they can increasingly access services from home. Somerset is the country’s most connected county, more people (47% overall) have signed up to telephone based broadband than anywhere else.
More than 100 organisations took part and an estimated 2500 – 3000 people attended the “One Somerset” event of whom more than 85% found it to be successful if providing information across the six equalities strands.
What we will do
Where possible provide services as close as possible to those who need them and provide access to services in ways which reduce the need to travel. Strengthen the links between rural towns and villages through improved access to public transport.
Create the conditions which will allow and encourage communities to become more self-sufficient and united.
What will we do first?
We will encourage services, training and community learning opportunities to be conveniently located.
We will plan wherever possible for people to be able to walk or cycle to good local facilities, that have highway and transport connections.
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