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17 July 2025 - Fielder Centre, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Business Park

Quality Rural Bus

Improving rural mobility

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Sponsored by:

Systra

Supported by:

Bus Centre of Excellence
Department for Transport

Call for Papers

The inaugural Quality Rural Bus 2025 event is being presented by Landor LINKS and supported by the Department for Transport and the Bus Centre of Excellence

 

Quality Rural Bus will showcase innovative approaches to connecting rural communities with nearby towns and suburban areas.

 

Living in a rural area often means travelling longer distances for everyday journeys to work, school or to access healthcare and shops – and for many in rural areas, most such journeys are made by private car. 

 

As well as increased funding, innovation in transport technologies and services has the potential to enhance rural transport, support a higher quality of life for people in rural areas, and offer greater choice for how journeys are completed.

About Quality Rural Bus 2025 – what we’d like to hear from you…

Our Steering Group is now inviting abstracts for presentations, of no more than 250 words, around the key theme of improving rural bus services.

 

Please complete the form below by 28h February 2025. Max 250 words

 

We’d like to hear about the projects, tools, services and innovations that are supporting the development of rural mobility. Key themes include:

 

  • Overcoming the particular challenges faced by rural areas and local authorities outside of major cities 

  • Embedding bus services in new development

  • Evaluating the extent and effectiveness of policy and governance in supporting rural bus services

  • Framing the urban / rural debate – rural transport can have many benefits for urban populations

  • The social and economic consequences of poor connectivity 

  • How can innovation and alternative service models provide solutions?

  • Low carbon rural tourism, leisure and the visitor economy 

  • New directions in rural transport, including mobility hubs and e-bikes

  • Demand Responsive Transport

  • Total Transport (community, health and education) solutions

  • New approaches to evaluation and economic models in the rural context

  • Skills, training and resource in rural authorities

  • Behaviour change/modal shift in a rural context

  • Improving digital connectivity to support innovative services

  • Transport technology platforms, tools and services

  • Taxis, coaches, car share and supporting services

  • Creating safe, reliable, and inclusive integrated networks

  • Fares and ticketing

  • Tackling the climate emergency

  • Reducing car dependency and promoting rural active travel

  • Supporting the regeneration of rural towns and places

  • Working examples from Europe – best and emerging practice

  • New approaches to allocating limited road space

  • Rural 20-minute cities

  • Buses and light freight services

  • Bus shelters and roadside infrastructure

  • Information and communications

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Submit a paper: deadline 28 February 2025

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If you’re interested in sponsorship or have questions about exhibition opportunities, please email Daniel Simpson or call him on  020 7091 7861

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