A new framework to appraise the environmental impacts of policies, programmes and projects - including in the transport sector - has been published... continue

Julian Jones
To read about the DfT's aspirations for Heathrow and aviation generally makes one fear the Department is in a state of collective denial ('Climate... continue

A first possible step towards harmonising monetary values for transport externalities across the EU appears to have been made with the European... continue

Phil Goodwin is professor of transport policy at the Centre for Transport and Society, University of West of England, Bristol (Phil.Goodwin@uwe.ac.uk), and emeritus professor at University College London
The early birds in the NATA refreshment consultation have already started drafting their submissions (don't panic - there's time yet) and one of the... continue

Stephen Plowden, London NW1
Using a do-minimum comparison to appraise a proposed road investment is even more problematic than Phil Goodwin suggests ("It's time something... continue

Including agglomeration benefits in transport appraisal significantly boosts the case for urban transport investment according to a study of the... continue

Phil Goodwin is professor of transport policy at the Centre for Transport and Society, University of West of England, Bristol (Phil.Goodwin@uwe.ac.uk), and emeritus professor at University College London
There has recently been a number of criticisms of the detail and broad underpinning of NATA, the Department for Transport's transport appraisal... continue

A raft of possible changes to transport appraisal techniques in England was announced by the DfT last week, with stakeholders being asked to identify... continue

Decision-making could be improved if more information were provided to policy-makers about the composition of the time savings, says the DfT. Time... continue

Transport appraisal could be changed to give a better understanding of how a scheme’s value for money changes according to land use development... continue

Monetary values could be applied to a wider range of environmental impacts of transport schemes but the DfT is asking consultees to identify which... continue

The DfT is to look at the common criticism that business cases for schemes which cut car use or ease congestion are weakened because   lost... continue

Transport investments may have to be appraised against a number of different policy and societal scenarios under reforms being considered by the... continue

The plans to develop five-year multi-modal plans for key transport corridors (see front page) forms the centrepiece of the DfT’s response to... continue

The DfT wants to gain a better understanding of the impacts that transport interventions have on different sections of society. Promoters of... continue

Appraisal for transport packages The Department plans to improve the appraisal of packages of transport projects, building on the experiences ... continue

The DfT is interested in capturing within appraisal the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the construction of transport infrastructure and... continue

The integration objective of NATA looks set to be abolished. Integration covered the interchange between transport modes and the integration of... continue

The public's views on transport could play a bigger part in the appraisal process under plans by the DfT to boost the use of social research.... continue

Small-scale projects could be subject to a 'light touch' appraisal to ensure that analysis is proportional to their cost. The DfT also suggests that... continue