05 April 2023

Today London TravelWatch along with eight other organisations have written to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Roads and Local Transport) Richard Holden MP and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to express our concern that an increasingly digital-first transport network is disadvantaging some of our most vulnerable citizens. We are asking for their commitment to work with transport operators to stop digital exclusion and disadvantage from leaving many people behind.

 

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You can an read an accessible version of the letter here

Signatories to our open letter are:

Michael Roberts, CEO London TravelWatch

Abigail Wood, CEO Age UK London

Paul Finnis, CEO Digital Poverty Alliance

Stephen Brookes MBE, Rail Policy Adviser Disability Rights UK

Caroline Stickland, CEO Transport for All

Chris Barker- Chair Future Transport London

Eleanor Briggs, Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns at Guide Dogs

Shani Dhanda, Inclusion & Accessibility Specialist

Claire Walters, CEO Bus Users UK

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