The monthly Transport Group ceased to meet following the GOLD Review. Under the new working arrangements any member can raise an issue they feel strongly about with the GOLD Focus Group. The Focus Group will look at any issues raised and can then commission a time limited Task and Finish Group to work on that specific issue.
In July 2009 the Focus Group commissioned a Task and Finish Group to look at the problems caused to disabled people and people who are less mobile by inconsiderate parking. This Task and Finish Group is called the Considerate Parking Group and it meets on the last Friday of every month at Wesley Court Community Centre, Wesley Street, off Yarm Road, at 2pm.
The group are currently looking at problems caused by people parking illegally in bays reserved for Blue Badge Holders at Morrisons Supermarkets and parking across dropped kerbs.
Anyone is welcome to come along and work along with members of the group.
TRANSPORT LISTENING EVENT
On 20th November 2008 a Transport Listening Event took place at the Dolphin Centre. The event was organised by GOLD members (Growing Older Living in Darlington) and was focused on finding out what issues face older and disabled people when travelling in Darlington. The event covered all aspects of transport from cycling, walking, buses, trains and cars.
Questions that were addressed at the Transport Listening Event [pdf document]
Since the event a number of changes have taken place and these are detailed on the attached page. (See Talkback attachment above). In addition to the attached information of the Talkback page, there have been some commercial changes to the 6a/b and the service 12.
For changes made to specific bus routes since the Talking Together event, please visit the Talking Together web pages on the Darlington Borough Council website [external link]
For up-to-date public transport information, please call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 (calls charged at 10p per minute).
Timetables for all services which operate in Darlington Borough are available from the Tourist Information Centre, the Library and on line on the Do the Localmotion website [external link]
For more information on this event and Talking Together, contact us at (01325) 388527
If you have any queries or comments relating to transport please contact Lesley or Claire on 01325 388845 or e-mail at gold@darlington.org.uk