Travel Time Delays and Competitiveness
The relationships between travel delays and competitiveness are complex. In a recent project for the Office of the Road and Rail Regulator (ORR) with Transport Futures, delays on the strategic road […]
Accessibility Planning
Ensuring Essential Access is maintained at all Times
In an uncertain and fast changing world, resilience has never been more important for the transport system. Recent events show that transport systems are far from being fail safe and […]
Good Transport is not a Random Aggregation of Unmanaged demand but a Coherent Network of Complementary Services
In the latest Scottish Transport Statistics published in February there is an interesting analysis of the patronage at railway stations opened since 1970. The context in 1970 was of a […]
Understanding the Benefits of More Walking
The Living Streets Walk One a Week (WOW) programme has been growing rapidly across schools in Scotland. DHC was commissioned to review its outcomes and impacts to help plan the […]
Accessibility Statistics Underpin Audits of Transport Performance
Accessibility is the ability of people to reach places and services and the ability of places to be reached by people and goods. Separate planning for people, places or transport […]
When Should Transport for NHS Patients be Free at the Point of Delivery?
The world bank estimates that healthcare in the UK accounts for 9.1% of GDP but healthcare is highly travel intensive accounting for nearer 20% of domestic UK journeys. Despite this […]
Engineering Innovation in Value Management for Smart Places
Numerous barriers exist to the realisation of ‘smart cities’ – not least, who’s going to pay. This article by Derek Halden, DHC Loop Connections, republished from the Institution of Civil […]
Collaborating to Make School Travel Safer
For nearly 20 years the government has sought better engagement with communities through school travel planning processes, aiming to provide safe, secure and sustainable transport. In the 1990s DHC drafted […]
When is Mobility a Service?
There is much talk about mobility as a service (MaaS) providing a unified gateway which allows users to pay for transport with a single account. The key concept behind MaaS […]
The Opportunities and Risks of Connections
Debate has continued for decades over the extent to which, and the ways, transport and connectivity helps business and economic development. At a meeting in London organised by the Transport […]