Campaigning at Victoria

So on Tuesday Katy, Hamza, and I went to Victoria station to talk to commuters about our campaign and see what they thought about it. We chose Victoria because it is a busy station with lots going on. We printed out some leaflets that can be seen in a previous post by Katy which...

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TFL & Brexit?

Hi Lads, In recent reports, TFL has warned commuters to avoid over 13 key stations due to Brexit marches. In essence, this creates more problems for TFL workers. This is due to adding more stress to the workers. With that, the people taking the TFL getting aggravated and the madness coming from the protesters. It will be extremely busy and crowded.  "Please...

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ViaVan Trip

ViaVan Trip. What's up guys, this morning I decided to take a ViaVan to work rather than TFL, to help with some of our intervention work. Usually if I do travel anywhere i'm more of an TFL user, so I was curious to see how this differed from public transport. Straight away...

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Say Hi! Campaign

Based on Katy's "Get to Know Your Driver" idea in our discussions earlier today, I aim to contact the Public Relations of a few London bus companies to see if they will allow myself and whoever else would like to accompany to visit a few of their garages and talk to drivers. I would conduct little interviews that could contribute to any clips or short...

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Summary

Hey, Check out a summary of my ideas below. Feel free to adapt them on another Page, tell me what you like or dislike or give other suggestions. Overall, I think aiming for the simplest interventions are potentially most effective, especially if we think of how this module places value on the overlooked banalities of the everyday. Buses -...

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Project Planning

Isaiah Hey, I want to adopt and extend the project one group did discussing the political and social influences underlying people's daily commute on the train to that of buses, perhaps cycling and Uber. Basically, each one of us would be assigned to a mode of transport to explore the everyday life of workers providing the services as well...

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Handouts

Flyer To go with our intervention, think it would be good to have something to hand to people with more information on our campaign; what we stand for and what we hope to achieve. I've tried to make it quick, clear and colourful to draw attention and also used some 'shock'...

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Intervention Ideas: BUS STOP

Ideas for possible intervention: In an effort to make transport more friendly and a better atmosphere for everyone involved, we need to make the place where people wait for this service friendly.  To do this, our intervention can be to improve the day of those waiting at bus stops, showing acts of kindness in order to project this kindness...

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Brilliant Idea #1

Hey Everyone! I just thought I should post the idea we spoke about in the lecture. We Put up signs at bus stops which either say 'closed' or 'move along' we then wear yellow vests and direct people to the next bus stop down which is five minutes away. while walking them to the next stop we engage in some meaningful conversation. people tend to believe...

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#travelkind

The #travelkind campaign was originally launched to ensure passengers and commuters were being considerate when using the services to those with disabilities.  The campaign was super successful and many find it helpful to spread awareness as many are intolerant...

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Badges and Cards

The "please offer me a seat" badges and cards are an innovative idea undertaken by TfL to ensure the comfort and safety of all passengers who are in need and aren't physically evident such as those with- impairments, conditions or illnesses.  available for use on all TfL services: London Underground, Overground, TfL Rail, Buses, DLR, Trams...

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TFL Change Part 2

Hey again! On today's journey on the train I decided to check twitter. As I was browsing as per usual on my phone, there is a timing of between 5 to 10 seconds to get wifi and load up everything. What I load up is tweets so I can browse whilst waiting for the next stop......

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Abuse of TFL Staff

Abuse of those who work on London Transport is an issue that has been present for some time and is a constant battle for the TFL. Most of us will have seen or at least know of the campaign posters that appear across the transport network of our city; they say 'Don't take it...

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