“A 10% improvement in bus services would lead to almost 10,000 more people in work in the poorest neighbourhoods in England, says the study.
Published by sustainable transport group Greener Journeys, the report involved researchers from KPMG and the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds university.
The Value of the Bus to Society study sought to investigate and quantify the impact of bus services on tackling social deprivation.
It found that a 10% improvement in local bus services is linked to a 3.6% reduction in social deprivation across England, taking into account employment, income, life expectancy and skills.
It concludes that a 10% improvement in local bus services in England’s 10% most deprived neighbourhoods would result in 9,909 more jobs.
The report says better bus services would mean 22,647 people with increased income, the result of a 2.8% drop in income deprivation. …”
http://www.rsnonline.org.uk/services/bus-services-reduce-social-deprivation
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