Transport Planning Society’s Post

Interesting thoughts from Ben Plowden on what the general election manifestos offer for transport. As with many policy areas there are really two kinds of policies - those that cost money, and those that don't. However much the politicians try to avoid that reality now, it will be the key driver of policy making come next week...

Ahead of this week’s General Election, Ben Plowden, Chair of the Transport Planning Society has shared his analysis and comments of the party Manifestos. You can read Ben’s analysis and how they compare with the Society's five key priorities for a new government through the link below 👇 #TPS #TransportPlanning #GeneralElection #Manifestos https://lnkd.in/e4jfY_2x

Check out our latest article on “What the Manifestos Told us about the Future of Transport” 📰   In this piece, we analyse each of the manifestos from the three national political parties ahead of the general election, and share a summary of the key takeaway points for the transport technology sector as we near 4 July.

The 4 July election means that the ongoing scrutiny of the Draft Rail Reform Bill has stopped. The Transport Select Committee has produced a short report of its work in the last Parliament including the following summary of their view on the Bill: “…the draft Bill, if enacted, would provide the necessary legislative foundations for the IRB, but that it does not provide clarity on how its governance framework and relationship with the Secretary of State would operate, how its structure would be regionalised, or how it would work with stakeholders on its key statutory functions, such as the production of a business plan.” This means the next Parliament will have a lot to do to bring forward a Bill to put in place GBR (as we know Labour will do). Potentially there will be another opportunity to input to the process. If you are in the rail industry this is an opportunity to get on the front foot and present views as soon as new MPs and Ministers are in place. Would you like some help? I’d love to hear from you. https://lnkd.in/e5pwfVKr #railways #rail #policy #transport #positioning #policy #strategy #policymakers #stakeholders #election #generalelection #politics #influencing #legislation

RHA response to the release of today’s Liberal Democrat #GeneralElection Manifesto: The Liberal Democrat manifesto transport plan focusses almost entirely on people rather than goods. Their #freight strategy can be summarised in one bullet point: “a national freight strategy to move as much freight as possible from road to rail, supported by a freight growth target and the electrification of freight routes.” We believe this is too simple an answer for an increasingly complicated question. 89% of all freight is moved by road and we are a long way off a significant shift to rail without the required infrastructure in place... READ our response in full 👇 https://lnkd.in/eicudC5G

Election 2024 – Transport Policy Insights 🚂🛣️ As we approach the 2024 general election, each major party presents unique transport policy proposals. The Conservatives focus on substantial local infrastructure investment. Labour aims for public ownership of railways and electric vehicle expansion. The Liberal Democrats propose fare system reforms, and the Green Party prioritises public transport subsidies and active travel infrastructure. Get a comprehensive look at these transport policy plans: https://buff.ly/3W2vUPJ #Transport #Consulting #GeneralElection

The #German Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion) believe that the road will stay the main transport modality in #Germany. The party said this in a parliamentary motion, which also calls for extra medium-term funding for the road sector. In defiance of #EU policy, the party does not seem to want a modal shift away from the road. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

Four of the five largest political parties in the #UK – The Conservative Party, The Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party of England and Wales – have published their official #manifestos, setting out their #policies on a range of issues, including, of course, #transportation. Here, City Transport & Traffic Innovation Magazine rounds up what each of these parties are promising and pledging to implement should they win the upcoming #generalelection on July 4th. What do you think about each party’s proposed approach to #transport? Let us know in the comments section below... https://lnkd.in/eTaCHKWU

The #Supplychain and #Logistics industry is abuzz as it reacts to the latest manifestos ahead of the general election. 🚚📦 Discover what experts are saying and how proposed policies could impact the future of logistics. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eaj26K3Z #GeneralElection

At the beginning of each week until the election we will post a key question about the future of rail for you to put to your parliamentary candidates. We will then post the correct answer each Thursday. The first question is: Q1. How will your government ensure that both passenger and freight rail users are put first in future?