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City of London Street Accessibility Tool

Date updated: 27/01/2026

The City of London Street Accessibility Tool (CoLSAT) enables street designers to easily identify how street features impact on the different needs of disabled people.

It has been developed through in-depth qualitative research with disabled people across a wide spectrum of impairments.

The tool's key feature recognises that the needs of different groups of disabled people can be contradictory; that improving accessibility for one group may decrease accessibility for another. CoLSAT identifies the trade-offs that may be needed to ensure no one is excluded from using the City's streets. It provides the basis for engagement and discussion to maximise the benefits for all.

The tool is an Excel file and is available to download and use from the links below. This is the second iteration of CoLSAT and it is envisaged that it will be improved in the future through feedback from users and further and deeper engagement with people with protected characteristics.

A national version of the tool has also been created, which can be accessed on the Transport for All website via the button below. With funding from The National Centre for Accessible Transport, the creators of CoLSAT worked with Transport for All and 63 disabled people around the UK to conduct additional research intended to make the tool applicable to streets across the country. This resulted in the creation of the Tool for Equitable StreetScapes (TESS).

TESS - Tool for Equitable StreetScapes
City of London Street Accessibility Tool (CoLSAT) XLSX (402KB)
Allows the modelling of the probable impact of a street design on disabled people in 13 segments, based on their impairment(s) and mobility strategy.
Date submitted: 15/10/24
City of London Street Accessibility Tool instructions PDF (2MB)
City of London Street Accessibility Tool instructions
Date submitted: 3/12/24
City of London Accessibility Tool (COLSAT) route comments XLSX (469KB)
The participant route comments supporting the development of the City of London Accessibility Tool (COLSAT).
Date submitted: 15/10/24

Contact us

Email the Policy and Projects Team if you have a question about CoLSAT.