Help shape the future of step-free access on the Tube

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Consultation has concluded

Consultation update 16 November 2022

We have published our consultation report following our consultation. We have also produced a summary report which is a shorter version of the consultation report as well as, producing an Easy Read version of the summary report.

We received 5,583 responses to the consultation, thank you to everyone who took part.

As the consultation results will be used to inform future step-free projects, it is not yet possible to give detailed information or commitments on how we plan to respond to every issue that has been raised. However, in Appendix G of the consultation report

Consultation update 16 November 2022

We have published our consultation report following our consultation. We have also produced a summary report which is a shorter version of the consultation report as well as, producing an Easy Read version of the summary report.

We received 5,583 responses to the consultation, thank you to everyone who took part.

As the consultation results will be used to inform future step-free projects, it is not yet possible to give detailed information or commitments on how we plan to respond to every issue that has been raised. However, in Appendix G of the consultation report we have outlined our shorter-term plans for improvement on the areas that have been highlighted.

Work is already underway on a range of projects to address many of the wider accessibility issues raised in the consultation, including initiatives to improve signage and lift availability information plus, provide more seating.

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How should we decide which Tube stations to make step-free?

Why we want your views

We want to hear from people who rely on step-free access on the Tube network about what is most important to them.


Over the next few months, we will be carrying out a consultation with all of London’s diverse communities, to help us shape our future approach for step-free Tube stations.

Every Londoner should have equal access to easy, safe and reliable transport to get them home, to their job or place of education, connecting them with the people and things they enjoy, allowing them to travel confidently.

Step-free access across the transport network plays a critical role in providing these opportunities for many older and disabled Londoners, as well as parents and carers. While step-free access is especially important for these customers, step-free access can also make travelling easier for everyone, like those who might be carrying luggage or equipment for their job.

The consultation will be delivered using our new ‘Have your say’ consultation platform, in addition to a range of community and stakeholder conversations.

What we want to know

We want to know what features in a step-free Tube station are most important? For example, is it more important that a step-free Tube station has an interchange on to another line, or, that it is next to a bus station? Is it more important for a step-free station to be near to a town centre or, to a hospital?

We’re asking for your priorities, rather than specific locations, so we can apply this to every Tube station in London and see which step-free locations will benefit the most people. This will help create a fairer delivery programme that puts the needs of people who rely on step-free access at the heart of our decision making.

This feedback, along with passenger data, transport modelling, third party funding opportunities, design and engineering investigations, will help us shape how we prioritise and deliver step-free stations into the future.

The questions we’re asking have been shaped with input from our Independent Disability Advisory Group, as well as a number of key organisations we engage with that represent older and disabled Londoners.

While we don’t currently have funding to deliver more step-free stations beyond our existing programme, this consultation will help us take action to meet London’s needs as soon as funding becomes available.

What does the step-free network look like now?

Since 2016, 21 Tube stations have been made step-free, the most recent being Osterley (October 2021), Battersea Power Station (September 2021) and Nine Elms (September 2021). Further information can be found in the 'Documents' section.

A map showing stations that are already step-free can be found on our website.

Timescales

The consultation will be open between 2 November 2021 and 10 February 2022. We will then analyse what people have told us and share our findings in the spring of 2022.

Survey

To give us your views, please complete the online survey or call us on 020 3054 6037, you can also use our textphone service on 0800 112 3456, or use audio reply.

If you would like us to post you a copy of the survey, please let us know by calling us on 020 3054 6037 or email us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk. We would be happy to post as many copies of the survey that you and your group may need.

Easy Read materials

There are Easy Read versions of our consultation materials and consultation survey in the ‘Documents’ section.

How else can you get involved?

As well as sharing your thoughts on this website, we will also be hosting sessions across London so we can engage directly with the people who use and rely on step-free access. Details will be added here shortly.

We are holding webinars throughout the consultation period, you can register for one of our webinars here. You can also let us know if you would like us to come and hold a public meeting in your area.

Please provide us with your email address letting us know that you are interested in joining the webinar and we will send you joining instructions.

If you have a meeting or web group you would like us to share more information with, then please contact us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the consultation, please email us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk or write to us at FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY. You can also phone us on 020 3054 6037 to leave your name and number and we will call you back.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Please share your views by taking part in our online survey. It should take you no more than 10 minutes to complete.

    If you prefer not to complete the survey, then please submit your response to us in writing to:

    You can also phone us on 020 3054 6037 to leave your name and number and we will call you back.

    Please note responses to the survey may be made publicly available after the engagement exercise has closed, this would typically be in the form of a report on the results of the engagement exercise, but any personal information will be kept confidential. Your personal information will be properly safeguarded and processed in accordance with the requirements of privacy and data protection legislation. For further information, please visit our privacy policy.

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