People with disabilities ‘locked at home’ as brakes slammed on tram accessibility

Not a single stop on Melbourne’s tram network has been made more accessible in the past 12 months and only four were delivered over the past three years, as work grinds to a halt on upgrades to meet the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility.

The delay comes almost six months after Victoria sailed past the legally binding deadline to make all tram stops in the network accessible as required by the Disability Discrimination Act after delivering just 458 – leaving close to 1200 non-compliant stops across the city.

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Topics:
Transport

Author:
Patrick Hatch

Source:
The Age

Date published:
Sat 17th Jun, 2023