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We’re the UK’s newest transport advocacy group, making sure young people’s voices are heard when it comes to public transport in the UK.
What we do
Petition the government
Being as small as we are, we don’t have easy access to those high up in government. Therefore, our most effective tool is petitioning. This ensures that, with enough support, we can secure statements from the government and debates in parliament.
Spread the word
The easiest method we use to create chnage is spreading the word. By getting the public interested in our fight, we can generate interest within governemnt and private companies alike to chnage their services for the better.
Meet with transport companies
When it comes to most decisions surrounding trasnport in the UK, franchises operated by private companies are to blame. We aim to meet with such companies to ensure the voices of passengers (especially that of young people) are heard.
Fight tooth and nail
No matter what obstacles come in our way, we’ll fight with every bone is our bodies to ensure your voice is heard when it comes to public transport.
Our Team
Sammy Austen-Jones – Chief Executive Officer
Sammy is an MYP for Surrey, and a Member of Surrey Youth Cabinet. He has also worked with The Diana Award on their National Anti-Bullying Youth Board, and is a student pilot working towards his Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL).
Shreya Nivarty – Marketing Lead
Shreya Nivarty is an MYP for Kent, and a Member of the Kent Youth County Council. She loves using social media! Following the debate of motions, she has become interested in the transportation issues we face, and supports the Transit96 campaign.
Sara Bull – Regional Executive
Sara Bull is an advisor for transport. More to come
History
Transit96 was born out of the UK Youth Parliament’s 2022 Annual Conference, where MYPs from across the UK came together to vote on a series of motions that would form the manifesto for UKYP through 2022 and into 2023.
Our founder, Hadyn Cutler, proposed a motion that called upon the subsidising of bus & train fares, the prioritisation of transit-oriented development, and reopening of closed transport routes. This motion was numbered 96, hence the name, and it passed with a resounding 82.8% of the vote.
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