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The re-booting of the Local Transport Plan process was a key topic at the 2021 Local Transport Summit last November, where the Department for Transport’s joint Head of Local Transport

Stephen Fidler made a detailed presentation on the Department’s current thinking on local transport, and in particular the intention to re-energise and enhance the role of Local Transport Plans.

This generated a great deal of interest at the event, and considerable follow up discussion in Local Transport Today magazine, and in our online platforms. The coverage and Stephen Fidler’s presentation can be viewed here: https://www.lttmagazine.co.uk/pdfs/LTS2021_1.pdf

This follow up event will act as a mode of early stage outreach for the Department prior to its draft new LTP guidance. It will provide an opportunity for professionals in the sector to air their thoughts on how to help the next wave of LTPs play a key role in shaping local transport that suits both movement needs, and the wider relationship of transport to the other demanding economic, social and environmental issues both already in play and for the future.

Participation is invited by transport professionals and politicians at all levels, from local authorities, STBs and mayors and transport consultancies to give their thoughts and suggestions ahead of new draft guidance now being prepared. This will ensure an independent and well-informed forum at which the DfT will be in both presenting and listening modes.

Confirmed speakers include:

Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, UCL
Jonathan Bray, Director, Urban Transport Group
Nicole Barton, Head of Funding Reform Design and Delivery, Local Infrastructure, Funding & Delivery, Department for Transport
Greg Heartshorn, Director, Transport Policy & Strategy, Atkins
Helena Bennett, Senior Policy Advisor, Green Alliance
Kris Beuret, Director, Social Research Associates
Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning, Insight and Innovation, Transport for Greater Manchester
Nicholas Ruxton-Boyle, Director of Environment, Project Centre
David Harris, Transport Strategy and Place Manager, Transport for West Midlands
Lyndon Mendes, Senior Manager, Surrey County Council
Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS
Mike Keegan, Director of Transport Planning and Policy, Great British Railways
Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy and Research, Campaign for Better Transport
David Astill, Managing Director, Nottingham City Transport

Further speakers to be confirmed..

Get involved

If you are interested in being involved in this event as a sponsor, speaker or attendee please email Jason Conboy at jason@landor.co.uk or call him on +44 (0)20 7091 7895

Programme

9.30am: Platform opens with networking area open

Session One

10am: Event Welcome and Introduction.

- Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS
- Jonathan Bray, Director, Urban Transport Group
- Stephen Fidler, Co-Director, Local Transport, Department for Transport

10:10: The history and role of LTPs within the transport policy and delivery framework and in meeting future transport challenges
Professor Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, University College London

10:30: Re-imagining LTPs - how will the advice/roll out process work and timelines, and what new elements will be included in LTPs?
Nicole Barton, Head of Funding Reform Design and Delivery, Local Infrastructure, Funding & Delivery, Department for Transport,

10:50: Panel Discussion including audience participation on the broad ingredients/approach that can best be pursued in the new Generation of LTPs
Panel includes:

- Professor Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, University College London
- Nicole Barton, Head of Funding Reform Design and Delivery, Local Infrastructure, Funding & Delivery, Department for Transport
- Greg Hartshorn, Director, Transport Policy & Strategy, Atkins

11.15am: Networking break

Session 2:

11.45: Embracing Key Policy Driver 1 – Net Zero/Decarbonisation
Tom Gold, Associate Consultant (Net Zero), WSP (tbc) – 7 ½ minutes
Helena Bennett, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance – 7 ½ minutes

12:00: Embracing Key Policy Driver 2 – Levelling up and inclusive economic and social development
Kris Beuret, Director, Social Research Associates

12:15: Embracing Key Policy Driver 3 – Linking transport and wider planning issues
Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning, Insight and Innovation

12:30: Panel discussion including audience participation

Chair - Professor Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, University College London
- Helena Bennett, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance
- Kris Beuret, Director, Social Research Associates
- Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning, Insight and Innovation

13:00: Networking break

Session 3:

13:45: Preparing an LTP now – the key challenges

Chair – Nicholas Ruxton-Boyle, Director of Environmental, Project Centre
- David Harris, Transport Strategy and Place Manager, Transport for West Midlands & Alex Greatholder, Principal Policy and Strategy Officer, Transport for West Midlands
- Lyndon Mendes, Senior Manager, Surrey County Council
- Frank Baxter, Head of Integrated Transport, Hampshire County Council

15:00: Networking break

Session 4:

15:20: Embracing other concurrent transport perspectives - how LTPs can best reflect and complement the work of other transport agencies/interests
- Chair - Professor Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, University College London
- David Astill, Managing Director, Nottingham City Transport
- Mike Keegan, Director of Transport Planning and Policy, Great British Railways
- Natalie Chapman, Head of Urban Policy, Logistics UK
- Matthew Ledbury, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, CoMoUK

Session 5:

16:10 Panel discussion including transport bodies, consultants and campaigners
Chair – Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS
- Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy and Research, Campaign for Better Transport
- Kris Beuret, Director, Social Research Associates
- Jonathan Bray, Director, Urban Transport Group
- Rajinder Sharma, Partnerships and Business Development Manager, Podaris
- Anne Carruthers, Director of Transport and Environment, Leicester City Council

16:50 Response from the DfT and next steps in the LTP process
Jessica Matthew, Co-Director, Local Transport, Department for Transport

17:00 Event close