"TfL has put design over the needs of disabled Londoners" say disability rights activists
In a statement on the New Bus for London, Transport for All - who were involved in the consultation on the design of the bus - said:
“The New Bus for London is a missed opportunity for a bus that works for all Londoners, including wheelchair and pushchair users.
TfL could have been so much more ambitious, and created a new bus as a beacon of accessibility and inclusion. Instead, TfL have put swish design over the needs of disabled Londoners.
At a time when TfL are scaling back the stepfree station programme because of ‘budgetary constraints’, it is obscene that £11.37m is being spent on a bus which does not serve the needs of disabled Londoners."
More top news
Where to avoid identity theft in London
East Ham has been labelled as an 'identity theft hotspot', according to a new report by credit checking agency Experian.
Full fixture list for Premier League London teams
The fixture list for the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season has been published.
Ladybird population could be 'blitzed'
Scientists are warning our ladybird population will be ‘blitzed’ as a result of wet weather.