Policy and research

Key strategy documents and research articles.

Evidence and research strategy

Overview of the current evidence and research activities that are planned or already underway in the Regional and Local Transport Policy and Regional and Local Transport Delivery Directorates of the Department for Transport.

Identifying National Transport Needs - research into a possible framework.

Independent study into a possible way of identifying and assessing national transport needs and priorities by Faber Maunsell and Ecotech

Transport 2010

Transport 2010.

Community Infrastructure Fund: Round 2

Guidance on the bidding process for the second round of Community Infrastructure Funding including details regarding eligibility and the assessment process.

Community Infrastructure Fund

Community Infrastructure Fund.

London Transport

Following the spending review in July 2004, the Secretary of State announced a five-year funding settlement for Transport for London (2005/06 to 2009/10) setting out the level of central government grant over the period.

Motorcycles and Congestion: The Effect of Modal Split

TransXChange

TransXChange is a Department for Transport sponsored protocol which defines a national data standard for the interchange of bus route registration, route and timetable information between operators, the Traffic Area Offices, Local Authorities and Passenger Transport Executives, and traveline - the National Passenger Transport Information System. This site contains information about the TransXChange Protocol, which can be downloaded.

Research archive

Compendium of Urban and Local Transport projects from 1996-1998.

Evaluation of Experimental Regional Transport Boards

Independent evaluation of the work done by the experimental regional transport boards for SE England and for Yorkshire and the Humber - relevant to current consultation on regional budget allocations.

Published:: 02 November 2005

Intermode : Innovations in Demand Responsive Transport

An analysis of international and domestic demand responsive transport services, including examples of good practice, barriers to development and causes of failure and success.

Published:: 15 September 2005

Transport Act 2000 commencement of remaining local authority powers in Part II

Quality Partnership and Quality Contract schemes.

Published:: 14 September 2005

Transport choices of car users in rural and urban areas

Published:: 14 September 2005

For related documents, pages and internet links, see the column on the right.