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Disability IN-CLUSIVE sustainable & active travel -- Exeter
@in-clusive.bsky.social
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Working for a city where walking, cycling, wheeling & public transport are safe, efficient & accessible for everyone, including those with disabilities who cannot drive. Greater Exeter, UK.
https://in-clusive.uk/
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We've written to 2 councillors re missing dropped kerbs creating a #disabledaccess issue.

The bus stop on Topsham Rd's separated from the pelican crossing by the crem road. No dropped kerbs! If you use a wheelchair/wheeled-walker you've a problem
Location Exeter: maps.app.goo.gl/Gf225ZB9mRaE...
a google satellite view of the road access to Exeter's crematorium. A bus stop lies on one side of the road and the pelican crossing on the other side. Four red squares highlight the missing dropped kerbs wide flared side road with set back pavement - without dropped kerbs
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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New guidance out from the Government today on Critical Safety Issues ie a street layout or condition that is associated with an increased risk of collisions for people walking, wheeling or cycling.

We know these only too well. Will there be any funding to fix?

www.gov.uk/government/p...
Graphic shows a street scene where there are defects in the pedestrian space – steep gradients, drainage issues, cracked surfaces.
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Interested in inclusive street design for Exeter?

Join @ategov.bsky.social 's safety-related critical issues intro.
ie a street layout/condition associated with ⬆️collision risk for people 🧑‍🦽🛴👨‍🦯🚴🚶‍♀️.

Why not sign up & share your experience with us?

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/262ca2...
An elderly woman riding a recumbent tricycle uses a cycle crossing in front of a bus. Credit for the image is given to Wheels for Wellbeing
October 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Have your say on Barnfield Rd, Exeter.
If you find the existing pavements too narrow for your mobility scooter or are frustrated by vans parked across pavements & access points, why not speak up for better spaces for people who walk, wheel or cycle?
##disabledaccess

www.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay/...
Google sreet view image of a very narrow pavement and map showing its location on Barnfield Rd, Exeter.
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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After the Rifford Rd, Exeter review workshop, DCC gave their feedback. Some ideas await Design Guidance, but here's one e.g.
Could you help feeback on issues like this where you live, work or travel? Please sign up for our emails & get involved next time.
gmail.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
A photo of a zebra style crossing passing over a buff coloured cycle way. The zebra markings are in white. the text says "Design team to explore what the cost is of milling out HFS and replacing with blacktop. If this is not possible, cover white zebra with black paint to create greater contrast"
September 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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We asked for your experiences in/near the @exeter.ac.uk
They replied to our report:
"Useful to hear these perspectives.
✅St German’s Rd is within scope of our cycling/walking infra review. We’ll pick this up.
✅Streatham Dr, we plan construction of new pavement, Queen's Dr - Reed Hall"
August 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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A supporter got in touch to share this Exeter research paper re road changes (which we'd say, it possibly incorrectly frames as "cycling" interventions).

Why not complete this to ensure your views as an active/sustainable traveller living with disability are heard?

forms.office.com/pages/respon...
A large black question mark
July 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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We want to expand our panel of volunteers providing lived experience feedback of navigating Exeter's streets.
Do you live with a disability, use wheeling/walking/cycling/scooting/public transport (rather than cars) to get about?
Sign up for our emails & say hi for a chat
in-clusive.uk/my-voice/
A simple line drawing of woman with gently raised hand. Text reads "I want my voice heard".
July 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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We have an opportunity to feedback how the new pavement, cycle path & level side road crossings are for people living with #disability using sustainable travel modes; Rifford Rd, Exeter. Please share your views with us - inclusive.sustainable.travel at gmail.com

Exeter re-posts very much welcomed
A night time photo of a pavement and kerb-separated cycle path (on Rifford Rd, Exeter) are bordered by car parking. A bus stop can be seen in the distance and one car has its wheels slightly over the cycle paths solid white line.
July 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Do you travel into or around either of the #Exeter university campuses? Do you have any thoughts on how #disabledaccess might be improved for #activetravel?

Reposts welcome
A google streetview screenshot of Streatham Drive, bordering Exeter university. The only pavement ends in grass on one side of the road & a path continues away from the road on the other side of the road but leads to steps. Car parking can be seen on the road in the space that might have been used to create a pavement.
June 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Let’s normalize complaining about a lack of accessible non-standard cycle parking in the same way drivers complain about car parking.

Disabled drivers get priority spaces near the front door with wider access routes. Why not disabled cyclists?
Or come to that family cycles?
A Google satellite map combined with street view shows cycle parking with physical barriers, hard to access at the furthest end of Tesco shop frontage. While car parking for disabled people has wider bays and direct access to shop door.
May 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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'What could be changed to make travel easier?”
Would you like YOUR voice heard?
We are looking for people living with #disability to share their experience of #Exeter #publictransport with a Councillor who wants to listen. There’ll be other opportunities to be heard so do get in touch.
Pls share
image saying " Stop press" in the style of a rubber stamp
April 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Very pleased to note this:

"Groups representing people with disabilities should be included in the design
development process from an early stage & kept involved throughout."

(& about including young people too)
A screenshot from the report, section 3.7. Part of the text has been roughly circled in green pen. This reads "Groups representing people with disabilities should be included in the design development process from an early stage and kept involved throughout. Similarly, it is also important to remember that inclusivity is a broad term. For example, it may be that the scheme you are developing will benefit children travelling to school and engaging them in the design process will provide huge benefits to the scheme by balancing the views of older people." Cover page of report : Active Travel England - A best practice guide to community consultation & engagement. Includes a photograph of people walking & cycling.
February 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Pondering Newtown for the Live & Move survey, we noticed how the pavements have been shrunk to allow two way car flow. Too narrow for a wheelchair, obstructed by an estate agent's cars & people are having to walk in the road.
Exeter street, where there's on-street space for car parking, people are attempting to walk side by side, but one person has to go on road; on the other side are narrow & obstructed pavements.
January 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Does your org want to connect with people living with disability, dependent on 🚶🧑‍🦽🚴🚎 to move in Exeter?
Want to support people to live healthier active lives?
Want designs/policies considered?
Partner with us!
inclusive.sustainable.travel@gmail.com
#activetravel #accessibility
Two outline drawings, one of a woman saying "I want my voice heard"another of a man (with attentive pose) saying " My organisation wants to listen"
November 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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Who are we?
IN-CLUSIVE envision a better Exeter where walking, cycling, wheeling & public transport are safe, efficient & accessible for everyone, including those living with #disability who cannot drive.

Advocacy
Awareness
Collaboration
Empowerment

JOIN US!
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#activetravel
A man riding a recumbent tricycle (his walking sticks folded in the rear bag) approaches a barrier on a cycle path with evident difficulty. Photo credit is given to Wheels for Wellbeing
November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM