Title

Mapping transport and social exclusion in Bradford

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2001

Subject Area

Location - UK, Social Issues - Low Income, Social Issues - Social exclusion, Transport policy - Exclusion, Transport policy - Social disadvantage

Abstract

Friends of the earth believes that transport problems exacerbate social exclusion in a number of ways. This report looks at a range of transport and social exclusion links in one area, the district of Bradford, and discovers strong correlations. National and local action is needed to overcome the problems of transport and reduce social exclusion. The report concludes that local authorities should map and tackle social exclusion issues in their local transport plants (LTP's), Government should make social exclusion objectives a priority in the review of Transport 2010, it's 10 year transport plan, allocating sufficient financial resources to deliver on them and give stronger and clearer direction for local authorities on social exclusion in local transport plan guidance. This study shows negative traffic impacts are concentrated in more deprived areas and that it is possible to pinpoint areas with multiple problems in access to services by matching data sets such as car ownership, poor public transport services deprivation and traffic volumes. The report sets out a number of priorities and recommendations needed to tackle the problems.