Bursaries
TPS Bursaries 2010
The Transport Planning Society’s bursary scheme aims to encourage transport planners at an early stage in their career to produce a piece of structured thought on a topic of current relevance to transport planning. The value of the bursary is £500.
The Society has announced the winners for the 2010 round, all centred on the theme of:
'Getting sustainable transport planning right into an age of public sector austerity'
This year 17 transport planners reached the final application stage, double last year, and the six successful bursarians come from Birmingham, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Newcastle. They were
James Howard, JMP Manchester: The vulnerability of current approaches to appraisal in light of low traffic growth and public sector austerity
Mackenzie Nicholson, MVA London: The evolution and role of public private partnerships
Mark Powell, MVA London: Can transport really help the national economy to grow? And if so, how do we choose between projects in the Age of Austerity?
Chris Harris, WSP Edinburgh: What role can the private sector play in achieving sustainable transport objectives in Scotland?
Benjamin Simm, JMP Birmingham: Economic Recession and Uncertainty - a platform for LTP3 to be innovative?
Graham Grant, Newcastle City Council: Should sustainable transport planning be the fodder of transport planners and politicians or is it time for grassroots activism? How creative uses of public space can help to influence travel patterns and travel demand.
This year, the best paper will be awarded a prize for 'Bursary of the Year', to be presented at the TPS AGM on 23 February 2011.
The value of the bursary is £500. The TPS provides a mentor for each successful applicant, to assist with the technical content of the work. The completed work will be disseminated by the Society, who will also assist presentation of the findings more widely, if appropriate. The bursaries provide a great opportunity to develop as a transport planning professional.
The papers from our 2009 Bursary Award winners can be found in our online library. The winners were:
Ben Staite, Swindon Borough Council - An investigation into the role express coaches could play in supporting a sustainable economic recovery
Laura Price – What is the role for buses in Britain’s future low carbon economy?
Niall Baker, MVA - Sustainable Transport: Securing Jobs
Ian Bruce, MVA - Impact of the recession on the case for High-Speed Rail
Stephen Canning, MVA - Sustainable transport, unsustainable politics
