The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is now the official Regional Transport Authority for the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Derby area.
You can find out more about the bus service improvement plan.
A BSIP sets out a high level vision for bus services in an area such as Derbyshire, the important actions needed to provide it, and how these will achieve the goal of increasing bus use.
We have been working with a variety of stakeholders to develop our BSIP including:
- bus companies who provide services in Derbyshire
- community transport operators
- bus passenger user groups
- borough and district councils across Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park Authority
- special interest groups including the local access forum
We also undertook a survey asking members of the public and other stakeholders what improvements they would like to see to bus services in Derbyshire which attracted over 2,000 responses.
We have now published our BSIP which sets out our ambitious proposals for improving bus services in Derbyshire including:
- measures to improve bus service reliability and journey times
- improvements to bus service information including an increase in the number of roadside electronic Real Time Information signs at bus stops
- measures to improve integration between different bus services and between bus and rail including the development of transport hubs at important locations to help bring services together
- the introduction of new ticketing arrangements to make bus travel more affordable
- better roadside shelters and stops
- improvements in the frequency and hours of operation of important bus services
- an expansion in the number of areas where Demand Responsive Transport services are available
- the introduction of more environmentally friendly buses