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624 - 14 June 2013: News
Local Transport Today
Phil Goodwin
PACTS 2013 analysis of police assessments of main
Phil Goodwin
PACTS, the Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety, has a long record of careful evidence-based policy campaigning. Its recommendations... continue
Local Transport Today
Viewpoint
Bruce Thompson is head of the transport co-ordination service at Devon County Council and a former chair of the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers. He who now chairs ATCOs bus executive. The views expressed in this article are his own and not necessarily those of Devon.
Bruce Thompson, Devon County Council
Much is being said about the need to reconfigure public transport services to reduce public spending. The Design Council (Public Sector by Design: a... continue
Local Transport Today
Main editorial comment
Local Transport Today
An interesting discussion about whether the volume of work involved in modelling and appraising local transport major schemes is appropriate, or... continue
Local Transport Today
Letters to the editor
Vanessa Kovacevic, Newmarket IP28
In his article celebrating the 50th anniversary of Traffic in Towns, John Dales derides those of us who continue to believe that ‘predict and... continue
Local Transport Today
Letters to the editor
Julian Peddle, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
I refer to the article “Planners ‘best placed’ to design bus networks” (LTT 31 May). Clearly Tim Morton of the Transport... continue
Local Transport Today
Letters to the editor
Ray Wilkes, Shipley BD18
How I agree with Paul Salveson’s support of buses (The Golcar Circular LTT 31 May)! As a hiker, I am a heavy user of rural buses right across... continue
Local Transport Today
Letters to the editor
Peter Andrews, Managing director, ParkThatBike.com, Gloucestershire GL15
Keith Rogers (Letters LTT 31 May) is quite right to highlight the patchy state of cycle parking provision in the UK. My company carries out cycle... continue
Local Transport Today
Letters to the editor
Paul Withrington, Director, Transport-Watch, Northampton NN2
You report our finding that road freight is underestimated (‘Road freight mode split ‘underestimated’ LTT 31 May). Here is the... continue