The Transport Programme was designed to provide local authorities with the tools and resources to take forward projects around the remit covered by Local Transport Plans. Funding was available during 2009/10 from the Department for Transport.

South West Smart Applications

South West Smart Applications Ltd, known as SWSAL, was launched in October 2010, to oversee the roll out of ITSO Smart Ticketing in the South West of England. For more information see the article and website.

Procurement of Passenger Transport Services

Closure report

Consultancy Framework for the Transport Major Schemes Programme

Closure report and Case study

Highway Implications of Land Use Options In Dorset

PENELOPE (Program Evaluating Northern England Land-use Options and Population Effects) is a tool which enables the impacts of significant development on the road network to be simply determined and compared, quickly and efficiently. This project was piloted across Dorset, Poole and Bournemouth.

Closure report and Case study

Development of a Climate Change Assessment Framework

Closure report and Case study.

Following the completion of the Climate Change Assessment Framwork an event was held to disseminate information to officers from across the region.

Event summary 

Inter-Authority and Interdisciplinary Working Practices

Piloted in Newton Abbot, Totnes and Torbay, the project aimed to ensure that the tools were in place to maximise and lock in the benefits of Major Transport Schemes, whilst proportionately reducing the impact of transport carbon emissions.

Closure report