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‘Limited budgets stop local government ensuring accessible transport’

Deniz Huseyin
21 March 2025
Building an accessible and inclusive transport system
Building an accessible and inclusive transport system
 

Failing to sufficiently fund accessibility measures means local government may be unable to meet their legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, states a new report from the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat).

Limited funding emerged as the main barrier to achieving accessible transport, said the Centre. Two-thirds rated limited budgets as an eight or above, with 32% assigning this issue a score of 10 out of 10.

The next biggest concern was retrofitting accessibility...

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