Key messages and recommendations The Citizen’s Panel supported and facilitated by the Poverty Alliance underscored that the cost of public transport remains the key concern for people living on low incomes. [...] Cost The prohibitive cost and availability of public transport disproportionally impacts those on lower incomes, highlighted by Transport Scotland statistics which show that 24% of people earning up to £15,000 a year use the bus to get to work, compared to just 4% of those earning over £50,000 a year.4 These issues are amplified in rural Scotland where transport is the most significant additional. [...] Equality, accessibility and safety We welcome the Fair Fares Review ambition to “improve the equality of physical accessibility to public transport for all in Scotland.” However, there is a concerning lack acknowledgment in the review of the different experiences that some groups have of public transport. [...] The availability, affordability and accessibility of public transport is therefore particularly relevant to women’s financial security, and their ability to participate in society and the labour market. [...] Once the terrorist attack had happened a good friend of mine had their hijab pulled off in the daytime, not even in the dark.” A lack of safety on public transport was a key consideration, particularly for women and girls, disabled people and Black and minority ethnic people.
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