ABSTRACT
Norwegian politicians have stated their support for an inclusive society with citizens who are fully able to participate and aff orded equal opportunities. Although mobility is a political priority, mobility on its own is perceived as a means rather than a goal, since mobility restrictions limit accessibility in almost all major areas of life: physical activity, social life, education, work, cultural life and participatory democracy. Barriers people experience indicate that there is a misfi t between the individual and the city spaces and pulsating arterial transport links that bring life to the city. We have all had the experience of being children and fi nding that steps were too high to climb or that public transport was too diffi cult to understand. At any given moment, three out of ten people report having substantial diffi culties using public transport. Furthermore, throughout their lifetimes, seven out of ten will experience mobility diffi culties due to illness or injury.
