ESRTP overview, partners & objectives
Project overview:
The ESRTP was established in the summer of 2001 to tackle unmet transport
needs in the old East Surrey Health Authority area.
The partnership is now a company with charitable status and receives funding
for projects from various partners.
The composition of the Partnership is shown below:
East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership Members
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Elmbridge Borough Council
Epsom and Ewell Borough
Council
Mole Valley District
Council
Reigate and
Banstead Borough Council
Surrey Community Action
Surrey County Council
Surrey Primary Care
Trust
Tandridge District
Council
Partnership Objectives
- To identify transport needs throughout rural communities in east Surrey
and to find workable solutions.
- To encourage and promote the use of public and community transport.
- To maximise the use of existing transport resources.
- To tackle the particular transport needs of groups who are not traditionally
recognised as being in need of transport.
- To support the current network of voluntary car drivers and to encourage
the formation of new schemes.
- To endeavour to provide improved access to services for:
- People with a physical disability
- People with a mobility difficulty
- People with learning disability
- To endeavour to provide alternate transport modes to the private car for
work, education, training, shopping, health and medical needs, recreation
and leisure.
