BSIP: Transport barriers

Summary:

• The biggest ways in which the bus service is a barrier to businesses is routes not taking people where they need to go (54%) and journeys taking too long (46%)
• Access to the bus network is an issue for over a third of respondents; bus stops not being available near the business or workforce (both 36%)
• Only a small proportion of respondents report that transport does not affect their organisation (7%)
• The main impacts are on staff getting to and from work (63%) and customers getting to them (58%)
• Staff making journeys for work was reported by 42% of respondents
• At a lower level, a quarter report that transport issues affect recruitment and retention and 17% report deliveries being impacted (17%)

An asterisk (*) indicates a very small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results

Base: Business respondents (28*) | *caution small base

This chart shows that the biggest ways in which the bus service is a barrier to businesses is routes not taking people where they need to go (54%) and journeys taking too long (46%). The chart also shows that access to the bus network is an issue for over a third of respondents; bus stops not being available near the business or workforce (both 36%). Only a small proportion of respondents report that transport does not affect their organisation (7%).

Base: Business respondents (24*) | *caution small base

This chart shows that the main impacts are on staff getting to and from work (63%) and customers getting to them (58%). The chart also shows that staff making journeys for work was reported by 42% of respondents. At a lower level, a quarter report that transport issues affect recruitment and retention and 17% report deliveries being impacted (17%).