Examples of RCAN members work on Transport and Access
Voluntary car schemes
A Voluntary Car / Good Neighbour Scheme is part of a "safety net" of care and support provided by members of a local community to the people who live in their area. The scheme is normally managed by a committee, made up of volunteers. In some cases day to day administration may be given to a paid co-coordinator. The service or services are all provided by volunteers from the local community.
Humber & Wolds Rural Community Council - Voluntary Car Service
The service uses volunteer drivers, who use their own cars, to take individual passengers on journeys to destinations of their choice, both within and beyond North Lincolnshire, e.g. hospitals, doctors’ surgeries, local shops, community group meetings, day centres, residential homes, etc. Read more at Humber & Wolds Voluntary Car Service
Car Share
Car-sharing (also called liftsharing, ridesharing and carpooling) is when two or more people share a car and travel together. It allows individuals to benefit from the convenience of the car, whilst reducing the costs and alleviating the associated problems of congestion and pollution.
Suffolk ACRE - Suffolk Car Share Scheme
As part of Suffolk's commitment to reduce congestion and pollution, Suffolk ACRE manages SuffolkCarShare.com with Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Chamber of Commerce. Launched in Autumn 2010, the free website promotes to help people find someone to share a car with.
Database - local community transport schemes
Action with Communities in Rural Kent - Community Transport Database
The project established a resource of a searchable community transport database for Kent and Medway that allows people to check whether there is a scheme operating in their area. If there are gaps Action with Communities in Kent can offer help and advice to establish suitable provision.
Wheels to Work schemes
Lack of transport can be a major barrier to people living in rural areas. Young people especially can be faced with the situation where without a job they cannot afford to buy a vehicle and without a vehicle of their own they cannot travel to work or training. This group especially benefits from Wheels to Work schemes run by RCAN members across the country. Wheels to Work is about more than simply providing transport. It can encourage and help those most in need make choices about their future, and improve their employability and skills base.
Community Council of Shropshire - Shropshire Wheels to Work
The purpose of the scheme is to improve access to employment and work-based training for Shropshire residents. We have prepared a Case Study and you can find out more at Shropshire Wheels to Work Website
Community Development Agency for Hertfordshire - Wheels to Work
SCootS is a scooter project helping young people gain access to employment, training and education opportunities. The project provides the loan of a 50cc scooter enabling young people to access opportunities that they would normally be excluded from through lack of public and private transport options. In addition to the scooter a high level of road safety training, safety equipment and ongoing support is provided.
Community Rail Partnerships
Community rail partnerships are a link between the railway and local communities. They aim to bring about positive development in a local area along the path of the railway. The Partnerships 
aim to increase local use of rail, improve local services and bring about better station facilities. The work of the Partnerships emphasizes the railway and its relevance to the community through improving bus links to stations, developing walking and cycling routes and bringing station buildings back to life. Many Community Rail Partnerships have provided facilities for art and education projects in old station buildings and increased facilities and accessibility for those people in need.
Action with Communities in Rural Kent - The Kent Community Rail Partnership
The Partnership exists to bring together widely varied partners in order to bring social, economic and environmental benefits to the communities served by rural and secondary rail services Kent Community Rail Partnership
Community Safety
Road safety is of paramount importance not least in rural areas where road accident rates are higher than in built up towns and cities.
Northamptonshire ACRE - Community Speed Watch
Community members are given 
training on the use of hand held speed guns, which are used to monitor the speed of traffic through their village. The community cannot of course issue speeding tickets, but the information gathered is sent to the Police, who send letters to owners of speeding vehicles explaining the Community Speedwatch Project and stating that repeat offenders could face prosecution.
Toolkits
Action with Communities in Rural Kent - Community Transport Toolkit
A detailed practical guide to setting up a community transport scheme. Although focused on Kent and Medway it will have relevance in other areas.
More examples can be found in ACRE's Policy Position Paper about Transport
