Public Transport
(asked on 10th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of households are able to reach a (a) hospital, (b) GP, (c) jobcentre, (d) primary school, (e) secondary school and (f) place of employment in 20 minutes by public transport.
The Department produces and publishes estimates of journey times to these destinations, with the exception of job centres. These are summarised in the table below. The journey time thresholds and user populations for which statistics are estimated vary, as shown in the table. Comparative data from 2011 is also shown.
Modelled journey times to selected local services by public transport, England | ||||
2011 | 2013 | |||
Destination | Percentage of user population within threshold journey time | Percentage of user population within threshold journey time | Threshold journey time (minutes) | User population |
Hospital | 67.2 | 70.0 | 30 | Number of households |
GP | 94.8 | 94.9 | 15 | Number of households |
Primary School | 98.6 | 98.8 | 15 | 5-10 year olds in school |
Secondary School | 90.5 | 91.6 | 20 | 11-15 year olds in school |
Place of Employment1 | 96.6 | 97.2 | 20 | 16-74 year olds |
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