What’s new in TAG for May 2026
The latest updates to DfT’s Transport Appraisal Guidance have been announced – with changes large, small or (in one case) puzzling. Graham has the details.
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The right place for place-based business cases
A new note from the Transport Plannning Society sets out what PBBCs ought to do. Graham adds some background and his own perspectives
TAG’s cousin: the MHCLG Appraisal Guide
Graham takes a look at a different aspect of investment appraisal
What’s new in TAG for December 2025
Graham rounds-up the latest TAG updates. What’s changing, and what does it mean in practice? With bonus Strictly content.
Different purposes, different trends: what the latest National Travel Survey data tell us about post-Covid recovery in trip-making
Why has travel still not returned to pre-Covid levels? Twenty-first century trends in trip levels by journey purpose might offer a clue.
What’s new in TAG for May 2025
Graham rounds-up the latest TAG updates. What’s changing, and what does it mean in practice?
DfT’s new Value for Money Framework: What you need to know
Is it giving more weight to economic growth? Graham digs into the new Indicative BCR and other changes.
What’s new in TAG for Autumn 2024? The latest changes to DfT’s Transport Analysis Guidance
Graham explains the key points in the latest round of TAG updates. Another bumper edition, extending into 2025
Current issues in carbon appraisal: part 1: bringing-in embodied carbon
Graham starts a short series on the state of the art in appraising climate-change impacts of transport schemes. First up: getting to grips with embodied carbon
A worthwhile read on road freight in transport planning
Prof Phil Goodwin has made a thought-provoking case for revisiting how we treat road freight in traffic modelling (and more besides)