Workstream Leads Update
Workstream Leads Update
Planning and Strategy
David Hunter and Linda Bamford

This year's good work includes:
- Giving information to Scottish Government plans that affect disabled people including:
- Delivery Plans for the National Transport Strategy 2
- the capital investment plan
- a draft National Planning Framework
- the plan to have 20 percent fewer private car miles by 2030

We want to make sure that:
- disabled people are involved in these plans
- everyone understands how the plan affects disabled people

Closing the mobility gap between how disabled and non-disabled people travel.
Disabled people travel less often and make shorter journeys - often because there are not enough services and they are not accessible.

MACS want better information about how and when disabled people travel.
In July 2021 Transport Scotland published a report about disability and transport.
Click to find out more about the 'Disability and Transport' report.

We have worked closely with Social Security Scotland on the Accessible Vehicle and Equipment Scheme (AVES).

We want Motability to give customers:
- profits
- better value for money
From February 2022 Motability Operations will give a £250 new vehicle payment to customers.
Bus and Community Transport
Audrey Birt supported by Joanne Devitt.

This year's good work includes:

- working with Transport Scotland to make sure there are accessible taxis across Scotland
- inviting all 32 local councils to understand their Equality Act responsibilities
- sharing disability training with local councils
- talking with people who run taxis and private hire care about the Triple A standard
- working with the Health and Social Care Alliance to make sure disabled people are involved at the start of any work on 20-Minute Neighbourhoods

Ferries and Planes
Hilary Stubbs supported by Linda Bamford and Naghat Ahmed.

This year's good work includes:

- ferry and plane travel is starting to get back to normal after the pandemic
- MACS have given information to a consultation - it was about how Scotland stays connected at the same time as looking after the environment

The Island's Connectivity Plan will replace the Scotland Ferries Plan when it ends in 2022.
MACS ran a session about their work to new Transport Scotland members.
This was the last year of the Ferries Accessibility Fund.
It helped make many things better.
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

Hilary was on their panel for the MaaS Investment Fund in 2021 to check applications are accessible and inclusive.
Roads, Infrastructure and Active Travel
Susan Fulton

This year's good work includes:

- helping organisations to see the need to have public places and spaces that everyone can get to and use
- working with the Low Emission Zone exemption rules staff to make sure people can register in lots of different ways
- working with organisations to give advice about Equality Impact Assessments
- making sure disabled people are involved at the start of these Assessments
- working with Paths for All to get more people walking and wheeling
- working with the Scottish Road Works Commissioner to get rid of the barriers roadworks and road work signs
- working with Public Health Scotland on the Health Inequality Impact Assessment - linked to using cars less

MACS worked with many Scottish Government groups and gave information to many consultations.
Rail
Simon Watkins

This year's good work includes:
- ScotRail Equalities Group agreed to look at how Passenger Assistance is used
- the new organisation Great British Railwayswill have to improve accessibility
- every rail station in the UK will be checked for accessibility
- we will then make a map of what needs to be done to make the railways in Scotland accessible for all