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Transport Knowledge Hub South East Event blog

Published on: 1st March 2019

The Transport Knowledge (TKH) hosted the fifth and final event of a series across the UK on the importance of sustainable transport in the development of new housing. This week, we were in London’s City Hall for the official launch of the KPMG report Integrating the planning and delivery of sustainable transport with new housing…

Join-up local transport and planning to maximise the benefits of investment in new housing

Published on: 18th February 2019 by Claire Haigh.

The opportunity to maximise the economic and social benefits of public and private investment in new housing are being missed due to a disconnect between sustainable transport and the location of new developments, according to a new report for the Transport Knowledge Hub, published today. Download PDF The independent report, written by KPMG, identifies an…

Transport and Housing – a view from Leeds City Region

Published on: 7th February 2019 by Liz Hunter.

As the pressures increase on Government and private sector to build more houses, it is welcome to see a growing momentum to better link houses with a sustainable transport network. It is hard to have this conversation without thinking about the future of mobility and what people want from where they live and how they…

The Transport Knowledge Hub highlights from the past year

Published on: 5th February 2019 by Claire Haigh.

Politically, 2018 has been one of the most tumultuous years in living memory, dominated by the UK’s fast approaching withdrawal from the European Union. For the Transport Knowledge Hub (TKH), 2018 was an exciting year, which has seen the TKH community grow and continue to facilitate an environment to encourage best practice and to reflect…

Transport Knowledge Hub event in Bristol

Published on: 17th December 2018

The Transport Knowledge (TKH) hosted the fourth of a series of events across the UK on the importance of sustainable transport in the development of new housing. This week, we were in Bristol to hear about the opportunities and barriers for a more integrated approach between housing and transport. It was kindly hosted by KPMG…

Why long term devolved funding, can ensure delivery on a local and national scale

Published on: 4th December 2018 by Laura Shoaf.

If you work in public transport and you live outside of London, chances are you have been asked at some point, ‘Why can’t we have a system like London?’ When devolution was first tabled, the aspiration was for ‘Transport for London-style bodies operating at city-region or city-county level, integrated highways and rail functions and long-term…

Transport for new homes – are we building sustainable development or mini-America?

Published on: 4th December 2018 by Jenny Raggett.

In the 1970s whilst still at school, I became interested in what made for a successful suburb. We lived in North West London in the heart of Metroland and I travelled to school by London Transport. Having tasted the freedom that public transport gave, a group of friends discovered a new activity at weekends. This…

Housing and Transport: The importance of achieving an integrated approach

Published on: 4th December 2018

The Transport Knowledge Hub (TKH) is currently holding a series of events across the UK on the topic of how sustainable transport can unlock the benefits of new housing which has been attended by experts across the housing and transport sector, in addition to representatives from local and national government. Given the scale and challenge…

Liverpool Event: How sustainable transport can unlock the potential of new development

Published on: 3rd December 2018

This week saw KPMG hosting the third Transport Knowledge (TKH) event of the series, this time on the dockside of the great port of Liverpool. The focus was again on how sustainable transport can unlock the potential of new development and we welcomed an eight-strong panel of experts from local authorities, bus companies and housing.…

Transport Knowledge Hub Midlands event on sustainable transport and housing

Published on: 26th November 2018

The Transport Knowledge (TKH) hosted the second of a series of events across the UK on the importance of sustainable transport in the development of new housing. This week, we were in the Midlands to hear about the opportunities and barriers for a more integrated approach between housing and transport. It was kindly hosted by…

The role that sound sustainable transport investment can play in unlocking the benefits of new housing

Published on: 19th November 2018

This week the Transport Knowledge Hub (TKH) launched a series of speaker meetings across the UK on the importance of sustainable transport in the development of new housing. The event, kindly hosted by KPMG in their Glasgow offices, highlighted the role that sound sustainable transport investment can play in unlocking the benefits of new housing.…

Devolving our railways: Learning the lessons from a summer of Northern chaos

Published on: 5th November 2018 by Henri Murison.

This summer saw an unacceptable and deeply damaging series of delays and cancellations to rail services right across the Northern Powerhouse. Companies were faced with a decimated workforce, employees missed meetings, career opportunities and some even lost their jobs, and parents were left stranded, unable to get home to put their children to bed. This…