‘Open access’ call for DfT model

Rik Thomas and Lee Baker report from LTT’s Modelling World 2012 on the latest thoughts of the UK’s transport modelling fraternity

The DfT has remained on the fence in response to a suggestion from Professor Phil Goodwin that the Department’s National Transport Model should be made publically available, as is already the case with the Treasury’s economic model.

Responding to Goodwin’s suggestion at LTT’s Modelling World event last week, Taro Hallworth, economic adviser at the DfT, said: “Anything is possible. I will talk to my boss about what this would mean in terms of cost… I would...

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