TfL publish draft accessibility action plan

Londoners are being asked what they think about plans to make public transport in the Capital more accessible in the future at stakeholder meetings to be held over the next few months. With funding for improvements currently limited they are being asked what projects they would prioritise in the Mayor's Accessibility Implementation Plan. Their opinions will also help Transport for London (TfL) to make the best possible case when they make future bids for Government funding to support accessibility projects.

The Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy includes an Accessibility Implementation Plan that sets out what is being done to make transport services accessible, what is due to be delivered and what TfL’s priorities should be.

A report providing further detail on the existing accessibility proposals in the Mayor’s strategy is now open for consultation and TfL will be engaging directly with accessibility groups. One potential long term aim the report sets out is to reduce extra journey time taken by passengers with mobility problems by as much as half by 2031.

TfL hopes the report will generate a discussion of options and priorities for accessibility improvements on London’s transport system beyond the current programme of improvements.

The full report and consultation material can be found here: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/taking-forward-the-mts-accessibility-implementation-plan-report.pdf