Uttlesford District Questionnaire for Essex County Council Local Bus Network Review Consultation August 2016 Background In 2015 Essex County Council (ECC) began a thorough review of its financial support for those local bus services that it pays for across the County. This consultation is the start of the second part of the review and looks at 70 services across Essex where the current contract ends in 2017. We have grouped together services by geographical area of the County so it is easy to see whether your service is part of the review. Most bus services in Essex are run by commercial operators. The County Council’s role is to decide, where the commercial operators do not provide a service, whether one is needed and if it determines that one is, then to provide it. To help make this decision ECC looks at many factors including what alternatives are available, how many people use them and whether they offer value for money. The Council will not normally continue to support a service where it pays the operator £5.00 or more per passenger carried after all revenue (from fares of all types including the concessionary bus pass scheme) has been taken into account. This is the Cost Per Passenger Journey (CPPJ). A number of the services in this review were last tendered in 2009/10 and the prices agreed then are therefore relatively low compared to prices today. In addition ECC has not increased many of its fares since 2009. As a result a number of bus services in this review are currently close to or exceeding the £5.00 CPPJ upper support limit and are very likely to exceed it after tender. Given this position, the County Council is looking at a range of options to reduce the cost of providing the services, while maintaining key transport links. This could mean reduced frequencies or reduced hours or days of operation or changes to routes. ECC also needs to manage the network in light of changes to the commercial bus network, travel demand and changing corporate priorities over time. This document seeks to explain in more detail the proposed timetable changes to the Uttlesford Network of bus services. We will collate the responses from the survey and summarise them as part of our report. We will not identify individual people, and your name will not be mentioned in any reports that we write for this purpose. You do not have to take part if you do not want to – this is a voluntary activity. Please complete this survey and return to: Freepost RTKH-XUBZ-CJZS, Essex County Council, Bus Review (Passenger Transport E1), County Hall, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1QH If you require assistance with this survey or require it in an alternative format, such as large print or audio, please call 03457 430430 or email us at [email protected] to arrange this. Please complete and return the survey by Wednesday 28 September 2016. 1 ECC currently funds a number of bus services that serve the Uttlesford District that are included within this review. Shown below are the proposed changes to each service and the reasons for the proposed change. A list of services is shown on page 11. How to complete this survey We have listed the timetables and the proposals at the start of the survey (Section 1). Please complete the Questionnaires in Section 2 and 3 and return to the Freepost address on page 1 (the pages are perforated to make it easy to tear off). Your comments may relate to one service only or to several. If you are commenting on several services and your comments differ for each please show which comments relate to each service. 2 Section 1. Bus Services under review Service 7/7A Bishop’s Stortford – Stansted Airport ECC contracted journeys: The whole Monday to Saturday timetable. Proposal: There will be a revised timetable, still offering access to schools but reduced transport opportunities during off peak times. Reason for change: This service is currently exceeding our maximum funding level per passenger journey. The new timetable aims to reduce the cost of providing the service. Current timetable: BISHOPS STORTFORD - STANSTED 7/7A Mondays to Saturdays Service Number: 7 7 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 Bishop's Stortford, Interchange 0600 0639 0815 0900 1030 1130 1245 1330 1500 1550 1715 1815 1930 Bishop's Stortford, Herts & Essex Hospital 0608 0651 0827 0912 1038 1138 1253 1338 1512 1602 1727 1823 1938 Dunmow Road, Nags head 0610 0653 0829 0914 1040 1140 1255 1340 1514 1604 1729 1825 1940 Birchanger, Bradley Common 0616 0659 0835 0920 1046 1146 1301 1346 1520 1610 1735 1831 1946 Bentfield Green, Bentfield Road 0924 1150 1350 1614 1835 Stansted Mountfitchet, Croasdaile Road 0926 1152 1352 1616 1837 Stansted Mountfitchet, Opp. Bell & Feathers 0928 1154 1354 1618 1839 Stansted Mountfitchet, Chapel Hill 0622 0705 0841 0931 1052 1157 1307 1357 1526 1621 1741 1842 1952 Stansted Mountfitchet, Maitland Road 0626 0709 0845 0935 1056 1201 1311 1401 1530 1625 1745 1846 1956 Stansted Mountfitchet, Lower Street 0628 0711 0847 0937 1058 1203 1313 1403 1532 1627 1747 1848 1958 Elsenham, Memorial Hall 0633 0716 0852 0942 1103 1208 1318 1408 1537 1632 1752 1853 2003 Elsenham, Rail Station 0634 0717 0853 0943 1104 1209 1319 1409 1538 1633 1753 1854 2004 Henham, Church 0639 0722 0858 0948 1109 1214 1324 1414 1543 1638 1758 1859 2009 Henham, Woodend Green 0641 0724 0900 0950 1111 1216 1326 1416 1545 1640 1800 1901 2011 Henham Green, Vernon Close 0643 0726 0902 0952 1113 1218 1328 1418 1547 1642 1802 1903 2013 Elsenham, Crown 0646 0729 0905 0955 1116 1221 1331 1421 1550 1645 1805 1906 2016 Elsenham Industrial Estate 0650 0733 0909 0959 1120 1225 1335 1425 1554 1649 1809 1910 2020 Molehill Green, Elsenham Road 0652 0735 0911 1001 1122 1227 1337 1427 1556 1651 1811 1912 2022 Stansted Airport, Coach Station 0657 0740 0916 1006 1127 1232 1342 1432 1601 1656 1816 1917 2027 STANSTED - BISHOPS STORTFORD continued7/7A overleaf Mondays to Saturdays Service Number: 7 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 Stansted Airport, Coach Station 0707 0849 0920 1020 1135 1245 1350 1440 1605 1705 1820 Molehill Green, Elsenham Road 0712 0854 0925 1025 1140 1250 1355 1445 1610 1710 1825 Elsenham Industrial Estate 0714 0856 0927 1027 1142 1252 1357 1447 1612 1712 1827 Elsenham, Crown 0718 0900 0931 1031 1146 1256 1401 1451 1616 1716 1831 Henham Green, Vernon Close 0721 0903 0934 1034 1149 1259 1404 1454 1619 1719 1834 Henham, Woodend Green 0723 0905 0936 1036 1151 1301 1406 1456 1621 1721 1836 Henham, Church 0725 0907 0938 1038 1153 1303 1408 1458 1623 1723 1838 Elsenham, Rail Station 0730 0912 0943 1043 1158 1308 1413 1503 1628 1728 1843 Elsenham, Memorial Hall 0731 0913 0944 1044 1159 1309 1414 1504 1629 1729 1844 Elsnham, opp Leigh Drive 0747 Stansted Mountfitchet, Lower Street 0736 0752 0918 0949 1049 1204 1314 1419 1509 1634 1734 1849 Stansted Mountfitchet, Maitland Road 0738 0754 0920 0951 1051 1206 1316 1421 1511 1636 1736 1851 Stansted Mountfitchet, Chapel Hill 0742 0758 0924 0955 1055 1210 1320 1425 1515 1640 1740 1855 Bentfield Green, Bentfield Road 0927 1058 1323 1518 1743 Stansted Mountfitchet, Croasdaile Road 0929 1100 1325 1520 1745 Stansted Mountfitchet, Opp. Bell & Feathers 0931 1102 1327 1522 1747 Birchanger, Bradley Common 0748 0804 0934 1001 1105 1216 1330 1431 1525 1646 1750 1901 Shortcroft (adj), Dunmow Road (Birchwood School) 0820 0934 Dunmow Road, Nags head 0753 0939 1006 1110 1221 1335 1436 1530 1651 1755 1906 Bishop's Stortford, Herts & Essex Hospital 0755 0941 1008 1112 1223 1337 1438 1532 1653 1757 1908 3 Bishop's Stortford, Interchange 0803 0953 1016 1120 1231 1345 1446 1540 1705 1809 1916 BISHOPS STORTFORD - STANSTED 7/7A Mondays to Saturdays Service Number: 7 7 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 Bishop's Stortford, Interchange 0600 0639 0815 0900 1030 1130 1245 1330 1500 1550 1715 1815 1930 Bishop's Stortford, Herts & Essex Hospital 0608 0651 0827 0912 1038 1138 1253 1338 1512 1602 1727 1823 1938 Dunmow Road, Nags head 0610 0653 0829 0914 1040 1140 1255 1340 1514 1604 1729 1825 1940 Birchanger, Bradley Common 0616 0659 0835 0920 1046 1146 1301 1346 1520 1610 1735 1831 1946 Bentfield Green, Bentfield Road 0924 1150 1350 1614 1835 Stansted Mountfitchet, Croasdaile Road 0926 1152 1352 1616 1837 Stansted Mountfitchet, Opp. Bell & Feathers 0928 1154 1354 1618 1839 Stansted Mountfitchet, Chapel Hill 0622 0705 0841 0931 1052 1157 1307 1357 1526 1621 1741 1842 1952 Stansted Mountfitchet, Maitland Road 0626 0709 0845 0935 1056 1201 1311 1401 1530 1625 1745 1846 1956 Stansted Mountfitchet, Lower Street 0628 0711 0847 0937 1058 1203 1313 1403 1532 1627 1747 1848 1958 Elsenham, Memorial Hall 0633 0716 0852 0942 1103 1208 1318 1408 1537 1632 1752 1853 2003 Elsenham, Rail Station 0634 0717 0853 0943 1104 1209 1319 1409 1538 1633 1753 1854 2004 Henham, Church 0639 0722 0858 0948 1109 1214 1324 1414 1543 1638 1758 1859 2009 Henham, Woodend Green 0641 0724 0900 0950 1111 1216 1326 1416 1545 1640 1800 1901 2011 Henham Green, Vernon Close 0643 0726 0902 0952 1113 1218 1328 1418 1547 1642 1802 1903 2013 Elsenham, Crown 0646 0729 0905 0955 1116 1221 1331 1421 1550 1645 1805 1906 2016 Elsenham Industrial Estate 0650 0733 0909 0959 1120 1225 1335 1425 1554 1649 1809 1910 2020 ServiceMolehill Green, Elsenham 7/7A Road Bishop’s0652 Stortford0735 0911 1001 – Stansted1122 1227 1337 Airport1427 1556 continued1651 1811 1912 2022 Stansted Airport, Coach Station 0657 0740 0916 1006 1127 1232 1342 1432 1601 1656 1816 1917 2027 Current timetable STANSTED - BISHOPS STORTFORD 7/7A Mondays to Saturdays Service Number: 7 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 7a 7 Stansted Airport, Coach Station 0707 0849 0920 1020 1135 1245