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This is what our President who is blind said about the bus stop design where you step off the bus onto a narrow bus boarder next to a cycle lane on Lea Bridge Road, Waltham Forest ‘Not fit for purpose. It really is totally inaccessible. These sorts of designs should be scrapped’

@NFBUK @cityoflondon I know exactly where this is and have commented before on how totally unsafe it is, for everyone but especially so for those with disabilities.

@NFBUK @cityoflondon I use that crossing and cyclists very rarely stop

@RAIL Bus stops have been made into unsafe and inaccessible spaces for blind people on cycle route on the Bee Network. @AndyBurnhamGM this cannot be ignored any longer and blind people need to travel by bus too.

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@Keir_Starmer @AndyBurnhamGM @LordBlunkett @LordChrisHolmes .@Keir_Starmer the new Guidance allows designs with level surfaces. Who actually said that this was safe or accessible? Its absolutely terrible. @AndyBurnhamGM. @LordBlunkett why did you not support @LordChrisHolmes like you originally did. David amendment has failed blind people

@Keir_Starmer @AndyBurnhamGM @LordBlunkett @LordChrisHolmes .@Keir_Starmer @AndyBurnhamGM is this it for blind people in your Government? To be ignored when it comes to bus stop design in cycle lanes? For peers like @LordBlunkett to bring in amendments that fundamentally discriminate against blind people’s access needs? It is terrible.

.@Keir_Starmer @AndyBurnhamGM the Bus Services Act 2025 was as we understand it, in response to Andy’s work rolling out the Bee Bus Network. The Act originally was to ensure safety and accessibility at bus stops however a new clause bizarrely added by @LordBlunkett on floating…

@mysaymysay1 @TofuDood @cityoflondon St Thomas’s floating bus stops. Filmed 3 injuries there in 2024 and two others are found on crashmap. 5 in one year. Not safe and not accessible. x.com/NFBUK/status/1…

@TofuDood @NFBUK @cityoflondon Cyclists and pedestrians are like oil and water they don't mix. Go to the floating bus stop at St Thomas hospital, & you'd see for yourself. The designer had only one thing in his mind cyclists. The rush to build cycle lanes by passed common sense and scrutiny.

New zebra crossing at Blackfriars Station floating bus stop. We have tried to explain to @cityoflondon why these bus stops are not safe or accessible for blind people but more are being planned. @citylordmayor can we urgently meet to discuss our concerns please. This is dangerous

@NFBUK @cityoflondon Not just those who are blind, they are dangerous full stop.

@NFBUK @AndyBurnhamGM @JoshFG Also the PHV's aren't allowed to drop mobility impaired people off on that road due to cycle lanes, limiting places we can go. Doesn't work for those of us who used to get taxis or lifts to shops there.

@NFBUK @AndyBurnhamGM @JoshFG This bus stop is not even wide enough for a #wheelchair user to alight/board a bus, whoever designed it must have either deliberately wanted to exclude people from the built environment or disengaged brain.

@LonTravelWatch Well unfortunately it is not. We explained to you on a number of occasions about the dangers and inaccessibility of floating bus stops to blind people. What are you doing about it? We didn’t just come for a cup of coffee or tea, want action please.

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@AndyBurnhamGM @JoshFG .@AndyBurnhamGM you have left blind people behind in Greater Manchester with the role out of floating bus stops. Will you carry on with this or will you ensure blind people can get on and off the bus without having to cross a cycle lane first?

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.@AngelaRayner @wesstreeting @AndyBurnhamGM will you carry on with the Governments approach of using floating bus stops in cycle lanes? Andy this will be difficult for you given that these have been installed in Greater Manchester however they are not working for blind people.

.@Keir_Starmer @Heidi_Labour @simonlightwood @LordPeterHendy @Mather_Keir @LordBlunkett @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons Why did your government turns its back on blind people on this issue?

What responsible designer would ignore how his designs are not used as intended? TfL own figures indicate 60% of cyclists fail to use a pedestrian crossing as designed, ie stop for pedestrians. My opinion having watched many of these videos is that figure is understated.

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