Barry Hutton, Edinburgh EH34
The recent open letter to the Secretary of State for transport signed by 34 senior academics within the transport planning profession has called for... continue

The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on the future distribution of integrated transport block funding.  The consultation... continue

Lee Parker and John Roseveare
With the arrival of a major cash injection, the smarter travel industry finds itself facing a significant challenge. By March 2015, when this round... continue

Steff Jones
Lowestoft is one of Suffolk’s largest towns and a key employment centre. The decline of its traditional industries of fishing, oil and gas... continue

Helen Flynn
A major part of “Connecting the Dales” is concerned with the creation of local transport hubs throughout the Dales Integrated Transport... continue

Ashley Dalton
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is delivering personal travel plans (PTP), through a project staffed by volunteers. Our LSTF project aims to promote... continue

Yaron Hollander
The economy of South Yorkshire and the Sheffield City Region is undergoing a major transformation. The creation of new jobs, improvement of skills... continue

Dave Newton
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and the area’s 10 local authorities received £32.46m through the LSTF process, and has locally... continue

Jennie Maybury & Rasita Chudasama
For over 10 years Nottingham has been working towards achieving one shared objective: providing a high quality, integrated, attractive and affordable... continue

Conrad Jones
A multi-million pound package of improvements featuring the latest technology will be at the heart of sustainable travel in the West Midlands.... continue

Mark Strong
For many people, one of the biggest barriers to cycling is working out how to get to places using a route that fits their needs. Some have the... continue

Chris Hardwick & Alistair Kirkbride
Effective monitoring and evaluation is vital in delivering a successful Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) programme. LSTF partnerships are now... continue

Keith Buchan
While it seems that most of the transport planning profession is convinced there is a strong evidence base for the impact of Smarter Choices (they... continue

Martina Jurvana
Today, I stared at the lift for about five seconds. Then I decided to walk up the stairs. “Healthier and saving a bit of energy,” I... continue

Lindsey Coates
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) have released guidance for local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of... continue

Lindsay Robertson
The Government continues to use policy and funding to encourage local authorities and operators to think smart when it comes to public transport. It... continue

Rory McMullan
The Vélib’ is a network of over 20,000 bikes available for hire at automated docking stations throughout the centre of Paris. It has... continue

Tony Duckenfield
A brief re-cap of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London is appropriate before thinking about how a similar scheme might work elsewhere. The cycle... continue

Scott Witchalls
Reading Borough Council has led the delivery of a successful local sustainable transport fund (LSTF) large funding package of £21m for the... continue

Chas Ball
The world of car clubs currently has a relatively low profile, but there is a lot happening that makes the local press. For example, trials have... continue