Object

Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 35190

Received: 02/03/2018

Respondent: Ms Sian Thomas

Representation Summary:

Strategic Objective 11: To facilitate a change in the way residents travel through encouraging walking, cycling and the use of passenger and public transport - and interchanges between them - reducing out-commuting wherever possible...

In Hullbridge, only a small proportion of inhabitants work in the village, most of them 'out-commuting' to other parts of Essex or London. They walk and cycle within the village environs but it is not possible for them to cover large distances to work places. How are we going to encourage people to reduce their 'out-commuting' when public transport is expensive and sometimes unreliable?

Full text:

Strategic Objective 11: To facilitate a change in the way residents travel through encouraging walking, cycling and the use of passenger and public transport - and interchanges between them - reducing out-commuting wherever possible...

In Hullbridge, only a small proportion of inhabitants work in the village, most of them 'out-commuting' to other parts of Essex or London. They walk and cycle within the village environs but it is not possible for them to cover large distances to work places. How are we going to encourage people to reduce their 'out-commuting' when public transport is expensive and sometimes unreliable?