Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’

The Guardian - Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforce.Investing in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by mp;pound;176bn by helping millions more people into work, according to a report.Making the economic case for an inclusive transport network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) said the current system was inaccessible to almost a quarter of the workin