The Society
What is the Transport Planning Society?
The Transport Planning Society (TPS) provides professional development and a meeting place for all those working in the transport sector and leads the response to emerging policy challenges.
We are dedicated to facilitating, developing and promoting knowledge and understanding best practice in transport planning. We provide a focus for all those engaged in transport planning, from a full range of backgrounds and professional affiliations.
What does the Transport Planning Society do?
Improving education and training to create skilled professionals
To meet the needs of transport planners and their employers the Transport Planning Society provides a Professional Development Scheme and, in partnership with the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, a professional qualification – the Transport Planning Professional (TPP).
Many employed, including several of the largest, have adopted the Professional Development Scheme – you can see a full list at www.tps.org.uk/main/professionaldevelopment.
For more information on the TPP visit www.tpprofessional.org.
Identifying and promoting good practice
We use a variety of methods, including informative and networking events, a newsletter, email bulletins and our website to enable the identification and sharing of good practice among members.
Connecting with the regions and nations
We look to include all our members in the society by providing events around the UK. We have a growing number of regional and national branches that are actively promoted through a programme of regular events and discussions. To locate your nearest branch please visit www.tps.org.uk/main/regions-nations. All our regional and national branches welcome ideas and assistance in running events.
Engaging with younger professionals
We encourage younger professionals to become involved in debate, discussion, research and training. We do this through our Bursaries programme, which provides funding to individuals to prepare a research paper that will be both stimulating and relevant to our members and the wider transport planning community.
Promoting working in the sector as an attractive career option
We work to create a positive public perception of the transport planning industry and promote the wide range of careers available to encourage recruitment of young people and other underrepresented groups. We do this by promoting careers information and by advertising job vacancies on our website.
Developing links with other organisations and professions
The TPS is supported by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Royal Town Planning Institute. We work together to provide co-ordinated events, key consultation responses and promotion.
The TPS and RTPI run a joint venture - The RTPI-TPS Transport Planning Network. The group strives to further integrate the fields of spatial and transport planning. Membership is free and benefits include fortnightly email bulletins with the latest transport planning news, events and provision of professional support.
We also look beyond the transport industry to share good practice and foster links with other related sectors. We seek to inform other institutions, companies and policymakers about key transport planning issues.
