Infrastructure signposts

Title:Channel tunnel rail link: high speed 1 RTPI Planning Awards 2008 Winner
Publisher: Channel Tunnel Rail Link Planning Forum
Date: 2007
Resource: Case study
Description: Acts as a model for major infrastructure projects, showing they can be delivered on time and on budget. Successful elements include extensive public consultation, a high degree of partnership working, substantial regeneration benefits along the route, designed to limit impacts on settlements and built with environmental sensitivity.

Title:Ebbw Valley railway project RTPI Planning Awards 2008 Commendation
Publisher: Blaenau Gwent Borough Council
Date: Ongoing
Resource: Case study
Description: Innovative project that reinstated the rail service between Ebbw Valley and Cardiff, fulfilling the aims of providing an environmentally sustainable, public transport service and promote social inclusion by providing access to work, education, training, health and leisure.

Title:Chooseanotherway.com
Publisher: Natural Scotland
Date: Ongoing
Resource: Website
Description: An initiative of the Scottish Government and its partners designed to encourage more sustainable transport choices through the creation and implementation of travel plans.

Title:The benefits of providing new public transport in deprived areas
Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Date: July 2008
Resource: Briefing paper
Description: Assesses the social and monetary value of public transport initiatives in four deprived areas of England in order to identify who benefits and how they benefit in relation to wider social inclusion objectives.

Title:Public attitudes towards climate change and the impact of transport
Publisher: Department of Transport
Date: May 2008
Resource: Public opinion poll
Description: Summarises people's attitudes to climate change in relation to transport, taken from the Office for National Statistics' omnibus surveys in 2006-2008. It covers levels of concern and knowledge about the causes and consequences of climate change. Includes views on the potential for behavioural change and levels of support for a range of policy options.

Title:Masterplanning checklist for sustainable transport in new developments
Publisher: Campaign for Better Transport
Date: September 2008
Resource: Checklist
Description: Intended as a practical guide for planning authorities, developers and others this report emphasises the role of local travel as a fundamental part of sustainable communities.

Title:Infrastructure planning and delivery
Publisher: Planning Advisory Service
Date: January 2009
Resource: Resource materials
Description: To produce an effective infrastructure plan, planners and their partners need to engage actively in the process. However, this process is neither well developed nor well understood. Package of support materials, including briefing notes and resource book.