News from the Centre for Transport and Society (CTS)
Read the latest news and activities from our members.
News Bites
New Handbook to support Triple Access Planning
Transport planning continues to evolve. UWE Bristol has been instrumental in bringing forward the vision-led ‘Decide and Provide’ planning paradigm. In turn, it has been leading a pan-European project called ‘Triple Access Planning for Uncertain Futures’. On 18 March 2024, a new Handbook for Practitioners has been made available that further supports those already applying Triple Access Planning and helps others consider whether they too wish to join this movement of change.
FUTURES - Toolkit for vision-led transport planning in uncertain times
FUTURES is the Future Uncertainty Toolkit for Understanding and Responding to an Evolving Society. In recognising the need for resilience and social transformation, development consultancy Mott MacDonald, in collaboration with UWE Bristol, has - through Professor Glenn Lyons - developed FUTURES. This is a forward-thinking and vision-led strategic planning tool based on an alternative approach: ‘Decide and Provide’.
Listen to the podcast episode below as Professor Glenn Lyons and Annette Smith, Technical Director and Lead of the Future Mobility Team at Mott MacDonald, chat about the origin of FUTURES and the challenges around transport planning. More information, including the FUTURES interactive guide, can be found on the FUTURES webpage.
MSc Transport Engineering and Planning – Professional accreditations confirmed
The Centre’s MSc Transport Engineering and Planning programme has recently had three professional accreditations confirmed. The degree offers flexible career pathways for graduates and provides the educational basis for becoming a Chartered Transport Planning Professional, a Chartered Engineer (DOC) (depending on students’ undergraduate qualifications) or a Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport. For more information about the course and careers in transport planning/engineering, please contact the programme leader, Dr Ben Clark.
Building Better: Side Street Crossings
Building on two completed research projects on enhancing priority for pedestrians and cyclists at side road crossings funded by Transport Scotland and the Road Safety Trust, Dr Jonathan Flower was one of seven speakers at a recent webinar hosted by Landor Links. The event attracted over 100 questions from the 880 attendees, many of whom were local authority officers, who logged on. Practice is clearly looking for the latest evidence-based guidance to inform city street design around the UK. Watch the session recording.
Jonathan has been invited to address the subject in more depth at an in-person event in London on 13 March 2024: Building better crossings and junctions.
Cycling Autumn School
Postgraduate researcher, Mel Cairns, attended a Cycling Autumn School in the Netherlands in November 2023, organised by the Netherlands Research School on Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics (TRAIL). The event saw 24 cycling PhD students from around the world gather in the Hague, hosted by Dr Kees Maat and Professor Vincent Marchau, for lectures and group work on a range of cycling topics. On the final day, the students joined a Bicycle Streets workshop and cycle tour as part of the International Conference on Cycle Safety.
PhD unpacked podcast
On 1 November 2023, Dr Tamara Bozovic joined PhD unpacked to talk about the science of improving city walkability in the hour-long podcast episode entitled 'The walking problem: How to make our cities foot-friendly (season 3, episode 1). Listen to the podcast episode.
CTS Symposium
On 6 July 2023, CTS returned with an annual public event for the first time since 2019. More than 70 participants were able to select from an array of talks about new research and interactive workshops to debate key policy areas. John Parkin gave a plenary address to mark his transition to Emeritus Professor.
