# Event Details - **Event Name**: Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Help us understand how we can best learn about why older adults and people with disabilities are using the bus less in Essex.About this EventAcross Essex, elderly and disabled people are using buses at much lower levels than before the pandemic, but there is not much research that identifies why this is and how we can reverse the trend.Improving bus use for older people and those with disabilities is important for several key reasons:buses connect people to friends and family, if people are not using buses, there is a heightened risk of social isolation and challenges to mental health and wellbeing, and incresaed cressures on adult social care budgets as people become less mobilebuses also help people access health and care services, if people are less mobile, there are significant budget implications for health and social care services to reach people at homebuses connect people to high streets and retail centres, and lower bus patronage can have negative impacts on local economic developmentthe funding transport providers receive from concessionary bus passes is vital in helping services retain commercial viability, so a drop in trips from these passengers risks the sustainability of routes across the network, impacting people across Essex.Travel Essex via Essex County Council have commissioned Rocket Science and Integrated Transport Planning to conduct research with older people and those with disabilities to understand why bus use is lower and what could be done to improve it.Please attend our planning workshop to help us ensure we reach the right people and ask the right questions so that we can make bus travel better for everyone across Essex. The workshop willget your thoughts about the best ways to engage peopleunderstand any insights you might have about potential barriers and opportunities to bus use that can be included in our survey.Agenda?: 01:30 PM - 01:45 PMIntroductions?: 01:45 PM - 02:20 PMThinking about challenges and opportunities to increasing bus use?: 02:20 PM - 02:30 PMBreak?: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PMNext steps?: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PMUnderstanding the best ways to engage older adults and people with disabilitie - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chelmsford/understanding-bus-use-for-older-adults-and-those-with-disabilities-in-essex/100001978245363134 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, workshops, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Chelmsford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Essex County Council - **lat**: 51.73488589999999 - **long**: 0.470439 - **full address**: Essex County Council, 19 Market Road, Chelmsford, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/f42d3fb354b5bb3285afae01c8c6b7e5c07cbc5539b6325ad7f41bd3a635622e-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1766936192 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex being held? - **A:** Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex takes place on Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Essex County Council, 19 Market Road, Chelmsford, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex? - **A:** Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex is organized by Rocket Science UK Ltd. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Understanding bus use for older adults and those with disabilities in Essex is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chelmsford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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