Convener's Introduction – Linda Bamford

Convener's Introduction – Linda Bamford

Linda Bamford

The transport system is not accessible by everyone at the moment.

A group of buses, accessible minibuses, taxi and train. A woman in a wheelchair next to a ramp, an easy read document and a clock. She says 'I need...'. A 2 pound coin.

Public transport should follow the Triple A check:

  • Available – easy to get
  • Accessible – everyone can use it
  • Affordable – it is not expensive
The red, blue and orange intersecting triangles of the National Transport Strategy 2 logo.

The National Transport Strategy (NTS2) will make a public transport system that follows the Triple A check.

Just transition

a walking woman, a man on a bike and a woman who is a wheelchair user.

MACS supports people using cars less if other kinds of transport are accessible and affordable to disabled people.

The exhaust pipe at the back of a car, with fumes coming out. A diagonal red line crosses the image out.

It is good that the Blue Badge holders are exempt from the Low Emission Zone rules.

Active travel

A tall stack of 20 pound notes.

There is more money in the budget for this which means local spaces for walking and wheeling could be made better.

Trains

2 young women with a train behind them at a train station.

Work is not going fast enough to make it easy to use train stations and train travel for disabled people.

MACS are pleased that the new Minister for Transport wants passengers to feel safe on their journeys.

Fair Fares review

A man holding a train ticket at a station. 2 older women in front of a taxi.

We think that discounted travel should include:

  • rail
  • community transport
  • taxis

Buses

A single decker city bus. A mobility scooter in front.

Buses should have room for:

  • mobility scooters
  • mobility equipment

20 mph limit in urban streets

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We support this so it is safer for people who walk and wheel.

Active freeway network

2 teams of people meeting, shaking hands and talking.

This must involve disabled people in:

  • planning
  • design
  • carrying out the Equality Impact Assessment
A man and a woman on a bike and a trike. An easy read report.

MACS want adaptive bikes to be available to hire or borrow across Scotland.

Cycling UK asked people what they thought about this.

Click to see their Easy Read report about adaptive bike share.

Community Bus Fund

An accessible minibus with a ramp and hand rails.

This should:

  • include Demand Responsive Transport
  • include Mobility as a Service ideas
  • support better seats and shelters at bus stops

Ferries lifeline services

A ferry on the water. A bus timetable.

These should link with land transport timetables

 

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