Organised by: Local Transport Today & Landor LINKS

Silver Sponsor: Urban Transport Group

Bringing together local authorities, transport bodies, and industry experts, Empowering Transport Devolution will explore the evolving story of English devolution—examining its progress, potential, and the hurdles ahead in transforming local transport.

Through a series of expert-led discussions, interactive conversations, and peer learning, we’ll unpack the latest policy frameworks, partnership models, and the real-world steps needed to unlock the full potential of transport devolution.

Who Should Attend?

• Local Authority Officers & Councillors
• Combined & Strategic Transport Authorities
• Central Government & DfT Representatives
• Policy & Planning Experts
• Consultants, Innovators, and Delivery Partners
• Law Firms and Legal Advisors working on governance, infrastructure and devolution
• Civic and Community Voices shaping place based transport

Key themes for exploration:

• (Re)drawing the map
  How are changing local authority boundaries and new governance models aligning (or clashing) with real-world travel geographies? Are we overlooking the very local or the regional in pursuit of new structures?
• People & politics
  How do we win public trust and political alignment for long-term transport transformation? What does cross-party and cross-boundary leadership really look like in practice?
• Devolving powers and responsibilities
  Which powers matter most, and which are still missing? What should pioneering authorities be pushing for, and how should local delivery align with national priorities?
• Funding, finance and efficiencies
  What opportunities could new devolved finance mechanisms unlock? What innovative delivery models could drive better value across local and regional systems?
• Integration of transport and beyond
  How can Local Transport Plans better integrate with housing, climate resilience, inequality, and nature recovery agendas? What does truly joined-up planning look like?
• Governance and learning
  Where is innovation already happening and how do we spread it? How can performance be compared fairly across different types of areas and authorities?

Collaboration in Action

To reflect the spirit of devolution and partnership working, this event will include a collaborative breakout element. Attendees will work together in smaller facilitated groups to tackle shared challenges and develop new thinking across local boundaries.

Contact & Enquiries

Interested in speaking, sponsoring or partnering with us? Please contact jason@landor.co.uk or call 020 7091 7895