Past Events

Sub-National Engagement Teams - 4th May 2011

To view the presentation from this Joint Transport Planning Society and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport event please click here.

Peak Oil - What is it, and what it may mean for transport planning

On Tuesday 7th July David Strahan repeated his presentation on Peak Oil to the Yorkshire and Humber branch. This event was supported by the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. The event was thought provoking and generated a good level of discussion. The presentation can be found in the Online Library (please look under the Society tab on the main menu).

Transport for Leeds

On Wednesday 3rd June an event was held in conjunction with the RTPI which looked at the issues surrounding transport in Leeds and how these could be addressed through a transport strategy part funded by TIF).

Paul Roberts, TIF Technical Manager for Metro, gave a presentation on the Transport for Leeds study that is being carried out by Metro and Leeds City Council, to look at congestion in Leeds and how it can be tackled through investment in better transport systems.

The Transport for Leeds study could result in a funding bid with the Department for Transport (DfT), from its Transport Innovation Fund to support any transport improvements identified by the study. If Leeds’ bid is successful, the city could benefit from significant investment in new and improved transport.

Paul outlined the background to the project and provided an update on its first two stages, including the emerging strategy.

Chris Glen, Chair of the Federation of Small Business’s National Policy Committee on Transport responded to this presentation and considered how the proposals may affect small businesses within Leeds.

The meeting was then opened up for questions/comments from the audience.

A copy of Paul's presentation can be downloaded here.

Delivering a Sustainable Transport System – in Yorkshire and Humber

This was a joint event with CILT and was supported by Yorkshire Forward

Speakers:

Jonathan Brown, Senior Transport Manager, Yorkshire Forward – the regional approach

Euan Mackay, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave – the process

Ben Still, Director of Strategy, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive – a city region perspective

Delivering a Sustainable Transport System outlines the five goals for transport, focusing on the challenge of delivering strong economic growth while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Please click on the following links to access copies of the presentations given on the evening.

Delivering a Sustainable Transport System in Yorkshire and Humber. Jonathan Brown, Yorkshire Forward [539KB PDF]

DaSTS - Yorkshire and Humber Process. Euan Mackay, Steer Davies Gleave [1.2MB PDF]

A City Region Perspective. Ben Still, SYPTE [667KB PDF]

"A brave new world? LTP3 and Regional Transport Governance"

This event was held on April 1st 2009 at Metro and proved to be very popular with 45 attendees. Phil Killingley from DfT presented on LTP3 guidance and Jeff English from Metro on regional transport governance.

Click here for a copy of Phil's presentation.

Yorkshire and Humber TPS/IHT Pub Quiz
25th February 2009

The Y&H branches of the Transport Planning Society and the Institution of Highways and Transportation held the annual joint pub quiz at Tiger Tiger in Leeds on 25th February. The event was hosted once again by Graham Riley and Pete Zanzottera, a partnership which, as usual, enlivened the proceedings with a series of jokes, magic tricks and spot prizes.

The event was well attended, with 13 teams making it on the night. Eventual winners were ‘Forward Three’, with 48 points; in second place were ‘Up Jacobs Creek without a paddle’ (46), with ‘The 3 MURSketers’ picking up third place with 44 points.