PPS 13 Transportation and Land Use·Page 29·85
Role of Rural Public Transport in Reducing Social Exclusion
Rural public transport schemes improve accessibility to the transportation network and link rural residents to essential facilities such as schools, hospitals, shops, community facilities, and places of work in larger settlements.
Rural public transport schemes have an important role in reducing social exclusion, through improving accessibility to the wider transportation network. These can be effective in linking rural dwellers to essential facilities such as schools, hospitals, shops and community facilities, and to places of work in larger settlements.
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