Travel Connections

Leeds Older People’s Forum manages Travel Connections. Working closely with Leeds’ transport sector, we aim to amplify the voices of older people and enable them to travel independently to get where they want to be, when they want to be there. Travel Connections is funded by the Motability Foundation until March 2027.

About this project

Leeds Older Peoples Forum is leading Travel Connections, as transport is one of our strategic priorities. We aim to deliver with our partners on three themes:

Travel with confidence
Age, disability and dementia friendly taxis
Let’s talk transport

Travel with confidence

Through this structured travel training programme, ‘Travel buddies’ help build the confidence and motivation that older people (particularly those living with frailty or disability) need, in order to return to independent travel,

LOPF is working with the following organisations, as delivery partners on Travel with confidence:

Age, disability and dementia friendly taxis

Aims to incorporate Age and Dementia training as part of new driver induction. Builds on previous work, including the ‘Support our Seniors’ taxi campaign.

Let’s talk transport

We aim to listen to the voices of older people living in Leeds, including those with frailty, disability and mobility issues. We want to to share the insights gained with strategic decision-makers, in order to influence how the city’s transport system works for older people.

Travel With Confidence is funded by Motability from January 2024-March 2027.

Taxi talk

Older people who use the services of Bramley Elderly Action and Feel Good Factor (Leeds, UK) talk about the importance of taxis in their lives, and shared the positives and provide useful hints and tips for taxi drivers, when supporting our seniors.

With thanks to Bramley Elderly Action, Feel Good Factor, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm and to everyone who took part.

Watch Taxi talk.

Our previous work

Travel Connections was funded through the Department for Transport’s ‘Tackling loneliness with transport’ fund (2022-23), when the project focused on the importance of transport in tackling social isolation and loneliness.