9.2.2.3 Growth in Public Transport Patronage

Projected trends in public transport patronage should be considered with particular reference to local time-series trends. Practitioners may also wish to take account of:

• Industry projections of growth (for example for the rail network); and
• Forecasts produced by multi-modal area-wide models, such as TMfS.

If growth in public transport patronage is of particular importance for the option under consideration, practitioners may wish to consider developing bespoke public transport growth models. In such circumstances practitioners should discuss their methodology with Transport Scotland or other relevant funding agency.