Transport Planning Associates (TPA)

  A new inquiry has been launched by the Transport Select Committee (TSC), with the aim of looking into the approaches the UK Government takes in developing strategic objectives for transport policy.  The Committee’s Our Future Transport campaign had asked for ideas on what the TSC ought to investigate, and this newly announced inquiry has been inspired by that process.  What will the new inquiry seek to achieve?  The TSC inquiry is expected to look into how effectively the Government works across departments in its setting of strategic transport objectives. It will also consider how those objectives do – or should – influence decision-making in relation to services, networks, and infrastructure.  The Committee noted that as things currently stand, future investment planning is mostly done on the basis of specific programmes or individual transport nodes. This process often entails local and regional Government and arms-length bodies calling for new po...

  Have you ever stopped to consider what your stance is on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in such processes as the decarbonisation of road transport and the construction of low-carbon infrastructure? Whether your answer to that question is “yes” or “no”, it is clear that many key participants in the transport sector certainly have.  Indeed, it was recently reported by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) that the organisation’s policy advisor, Isobel Wilson, had given a presentation at specialist events company Landor Links’ first Transport AI conference in Manchester on 23rd January 2024.  The event was attended by more than 200 transport professionals, despite the rain and travel disruptions brought by Storm Isha. Discussions were held on a variety of topics exploring the relationships between AI solutions and transport.  What were some of the issues of conversation at the Transport AI event?  The subjects that we...

  Have you ever stopped to consider what your stance is on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in such processes as the decarbonisation of road transport and the construction of low-carbon infrastructure? Whether your answer to that question is “yes” or “no”, it is clear that many key participants in the transport sector certainly have.  Indeed, it was recently reported by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) that the organisation’s policy advisor, Isobel Wilson, had given a presentation at specialist events company Landor Links’ first Transport AI conference in Manchester on 23rd January 2024.  The event was attended by more than 200 transport professionals, despite the rain and travel disruptions brought by Storm Isha. Discussions were held on a variety of topics exploring the relationships between AI solutions and transport.  What were some of the issues of conversation at the Transport AI event?  The subjects that we...