Both organisations are calling on all political parties to acknowledge the necessity for children and young people to have safe, affordable and reliable access to public transport, as outlined in article two of the manifesto.
Affordable and reliable transport is especially crucial now that unprecedented numbers of young people are not in employment, education or training, and when new opportunities are so few in the context of the recession.
Young people must now travel further afield in search of work or training. The costs of regular travel can be considerable to a young person without an income. If government plans to have every person aged 16 to 18 in employment, education or training by 2012, this commitment must be matched by the introduction of realistic public transport fares so that unaffordable transport is no longer a barrier to the completion of education, or entry of young people into the workforce.
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