‘10 policies to keep Londoners moving’: London TravelWatch publishes its transport users’ priorities for the 2012-16 Mayoral term on 01/02/2012
The easy to read leaflet, produced ahead of the forthcoming Mayoral elections is made up of a series of C6 postcards which aim to ensure maximum impact. The watchdog has already been meeting prospective mayoral candidates from the major parties in advance of finalising their manifestos, and aims to help to focus members of the public as they question their representatives on the doorsteps this spring about the transport priorities that affect them most.
Key policies in the publication include ensuring frequent and comprehensive public transport such as providing longer trains more often, improved information, especially at times of disruption; a fair deal for customers; making it easier for passengers to join up their journeys and ensuring transport services have suitable access for the elderly and disabled. There are also proposals to ensure rules that protect passengers are enforced, that further measures are taken to reduce crime and that actions are taken to make London’s streets more pedestrian friendly and maintain a road network that is fit for purpose.
Sharon Grant, Chair, London TravelWatch said: “The 10 policies that we are urging mayoral candidates to consider will help to make public transport in London more customer-focused. They reflect the challenges experienced by the travelling public who are all too often faced with unclear and inconsistent information, when they deserve a joined up service. Londoners also want frequent and comprehensive public transport which is attractively priced. Our proposals have simplicity at their heart but I feel they would make a real difference, especially in Olympic year and during these tough economic times. ”
The 10 key policy leaflet can be downloaded from our website
For more information, please contact the London TravelWatch press office on 0207 726 9953 or 07734 055494. Follow London TravelWatch on Twitter.
