Transport Appraisal and Modelling
Appraisal and Economics Rail Station Choice (2009) – To assist DfT, Atkins, Mott MacDonald and Jacobs with their PLANET modelling of rail network capacity, travel times to rail stations across […]
Transport Economics and Appraisal
Better Accessibility as a Planned and Managed Outcome
Often new roads, railways or other transport are presented as ways of improving accessibility but people find that they have the reverse effect. A common example of this is that […]
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 […]
New Frameworks are Needed for Sharing Roadspace
The rough and tumble of the socio-political debate is not delivering road sharing solutions that work in the interests of society. Politicians caught in the front line of complex road […]
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 […]
Contracts to Deliver Better Transport
Writing in the Scotsman Newspaper Derek Halden says that over the last decade, the organisations that developed strong contractual networks with their customers and suppliers shaped transport systems. The contracts […]
Why Connectivity to Transport Hubs Matters
The Department for Transport published the latest connectivity statistics in July 2015. Access to transport hubs is one of the simplest conceptions of transport geography. There are some places where […]
Managing Uncertainty will Boost Investment
When giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure Committee on 18th March DHC Director Derek Halden suggested that partnership agreements should be used to manage investor risk to deliver investment […]
International collaboration to invest in future skills
Policy goals for mega-cities, sustainable development, lifestyle change and technology development require a new focus on efficiency, personalisation, simplicity and resilience. This was the message from Derek Halden at the […]
Fresh Thinking on Transport and the Economy
Fresh thinking on transport and the economy. Derek Halden highlights the role of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in The Scotsman. The article suggests that the transport economy […]