A better future for transport: national challenges, community solutions

We believe everyone should have access to local transport which meets their needs. Do you?ABILITY the largest not for profit organisation delivers bus services across the West Northants areas, is backing the Community Transport Associations (CTA) manifesto launch today. The demand for our bus services is growing at a phenomenal rate

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The CTA Manifesto for the next UK General Election – A Better Future for Transport: National Challenges, Community Solutions – calls for a new and dynamic partnership between the next UK Government, CTA and the Community Transport sector.

It’s time for #CommunitySolutions to our national challenges:

A shrinking bus network;
An ageing population;
The future of the NHS and social care;
Climate change;
Poverty, inequality and the cost-of-living crisis; and,
Levelling up the nations and regions of the UK.

Our Manifesto therefore focuses on five priorities:

Modernising for Growth
Improving Access to Health and Social Care
Investing in Community Solutions
Accelerating Community-Led Climate Action
Delivering a Fair Deal for Volunteers

For each of our five priority areas you’ll hear about the real-life challenges facing our members, their passengers and their communities, as well as the eighteen #CommunitySolutions we’re putting forward to deliver a better future for transport.

We urge every candidate and every party standing in the 2024 UK General Election to listen to the Community Transport sector and work with us in the months and years ahead – the cost of not doing so will be detrimental both for a thriving economy and an inclusive society

Nigel HINCH Director of ABILITY said the lack of connectivity impacts everyone, who needs to travel be it for Education, Employment, Health, Leisure, its a protection for human rights.