Transport Planning
We are a transport planning consultancy which undertakes the full range of transport planning activities. We specialise in developing effective transport plans – with highly creative solutions – which really work! For example we were one of the first to identify the potential for quality park and ride as part of an effective car strategy (Kent County Council). We were one of the first to identify the potential importance of cycling (in Woking for Surrey County Council in 1994) – well before they became popular.
We develop major scheme bids for clients, develop their business case for funding, steer them through government for approval, take them through public consultation, public enquiry and ultimately construction. We produce transport strategy, in conjunction with spatial strategy, develop and submit Local Transport Plans, prepare targets, undertake monitoring, monitor the targets, prepare the Annual Progress Report and submit it to government. We undertake highway scheme modelling and appraisal. We undertake traffic and transport impact assessments – especially the more complex ones. We develop accessibility strategy, accessibility plans, accessibility modelling, accessibility targets, calculate DfT's accessibility targets and monitor them. We undertake multi-modal studies, railway planning studies, ridership, revenue, economics and business case development. We also undertake fundamental research in transport for governments and the European Commission.
We have applied the same degree of innovation and creativity to these and our other transport planning capabilities:
- Major scheme bids
- Local transport plans
- Annual progress reports
- Economics and appraisal
- Highway feasibility
- Traffic impact
- Business case
- Multi-modal studies
- Accessibility strategy and modelling
- Rail infrastructure and economics
- Light rapid transit
- Demand, ridership and revenue
- Roads, traffic, congestion and safety
- Bus operations and economics
- Cycle strategy
- Toll roads and pricing
- New modes
- Regeneration
- Green travel plans
- Parking
- Expert witness
Clients are drawn from government, transport operators, private clients, banks and blue-chip organisations both UK and overseas. Projects include LTP's for Taunton, Woking, Epsom, Yeovil and elsewhere; congestion, reliability, road pricing, tolls, parking, park & ride and rail for Kent's public transport strategy; research for DfT and the EC; ridership, revenue and future market for Merseytram, GNER and Eurotunnel; fares; ticketing, pricing and product strategy for British Rail; new LRT in Bristol, Kingston, South Hampshire; West Midlands multi-modal study; new air services for Scotland; and a toll road strategy for Morocco; National transport plans for Botswana and Zimbabwe; Asian quality study in Abu Dhabi; transaction advisers for toll roads in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana; traffic and revenue forecasting expert witness in Australia and responsibility for the Transport model for Scotland demand model development.