Outcome 2

Public transport that connects people to opportunity

A public transport system people can depend on, connecting communities to jobs, education, healthcare, services and each other.

Why this is an outcome

Reliability, PSV/ZR operation, school transport, accessibility and access to destinations.

Physical Development Plan alignment

Public transport; multimodal transport; access to jobs and services.

National commitments

Commitment 4
Improve the reliability and reach of public transport
Address the causes of unreliable services and gaps in where services actually go.
Commitment 5
Improve the passenger experience
Information, stops, shelters, ticketing and dignity of travel from door to door.
Commitment 6
Develop a more integrated public transport network
Bring public and private operation together into one understandable network.
Commitment 7
Build the case for the next generation of public transport investment
Develop the evidence and business case for longer-term service and fleet investment.

Proposed and to be validated — not yet Government commitments.

Public Transport Network Review
Review of routes, reliability, operation and network structure.
Proposed / to be validated
School Travel Programme
Safer, better-managed journeys to and from school.
Proposed / to be validated
Mobility Hubs & Interchange Programme
Better interchange between modes and services.
Proposed / to be validated

Baselines and targets are only published once data exists.

Public transport service reliability
Services operating as scheduled.
Baseline being established
Passenger journeys
Journeys made on public transport.
Baseline being established
Access to opportunity
Population able to reach key destinations by public transport.
Baseline being established

Placeholder record. Detail will be added when the MTW 2026/27 scheme list is received.