Inaccessible public transport - Transport for All

London’s transport system is not a public transport system: much of it remains inaccessible to older and disabled Londoners.

Along with other disability and pensioner’s organisations, Transport for All will be taking our demands for accessible transport direct to City Hall on 20^th March and launching our manifesto. Together, we’ll call for the next mayor to upgrade London’s transport, so that older and disabled people can travel with the same freedom and independence as everyone else.

Our five key demands:

• Implement penalties for bus companies which regularly fail to meet minimum standards in relation to access; broken ramps; pulling into the kerb and giving passengers enough time to sit down.

• Ensure that at least a third of London’s Tube stations are stepfree by 2018, including from platform to train

• Lift the cap placed on TfL’s contribution to the Taxicard service

• Commit to a target of 100% of bus stops to be accessible by 2018

• Restore all staff axed from the Underground and ensure assistance is reliably available at every station, including on London Overground.

This demonstration, following directly after our Mayoral Hustings, will be the official launch of our manifesto for an accessible London transport system.

Meet outside City Hall (nearest station, London Bridge, which is stepfree) at 2:30pm. Bring banners, placards and a thirst for change!

Cheers

Lianna

Lianna Etkind

Campaigns and Outreach Co-ordinator

P.S. There are still some spaces left at the Mayoral Hustings – email libby.oakley@inclusionlondon.co.uk to register.

London Underground’s experiment in minimal staffing on the Tube has failed.

Have you had experience of empty stations or lack of assistance? Let us know:

http://www.transportforall.org.uk/news/disabled-londoners-hard-hit-by-tube-staff-cuts-tube

Transport for All

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London

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www.transportforall.org.uk

Tel: 0207 737 2339

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