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Our coverage of the transport dimensions of the Chancellor\s much anticipated speech on measures to promote economic growth dominates the news pages this time, reflecting major emerging policy issues with significant transport impacts, which we report and analyse in detail. There are implications in this across a whole range of transport matters, including airports and roads policies, the planning system, and the preparation of a Government ten year infrastructure investment plan. We also look at two significant new policy papers from the Treasury and two from DEFRA affecting transport nationally and locally.. Once again most of this activity is happening under the direct supervision of the Chancellor, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister - and some now emerging from the Environment Secretary, all with little apparent involvement from the Secretary of State for Transport and her Department.

individual local transport projects and strategies are also in our news coverage, including the plans for bus franchising in further areas, and concerns about how the cost of the bus system in London is rising with reduced competition for contracts, a matter of growing concern to Transport for London. We also report interesting developments in micromobility, ticketing systems and road safety, and on a further revealing session of the Commons Transport Committee. looking at progress with Great British Railways

In a special feature Professor Peter White looks at the challenges of adapting service provision and transport planning to the post-Covid market for public transport in which rail and bus use has changed significantly and other socially - and economically - driven new behavioural patterns emerged. Have those responsible for the planning and operation of services responded appropriately, he asks. There are also details of a forthcoming roundtable discussion on the issues he raises, at which places are available to LTT readers

We continue with the new Local Transport Today 'Deep Thinking ' initiative for 2025, seeking new ways of considering transport in a world of fast-changing technology, social and economic activity and concerns about sustainability. Our contributors this issue are Kris Beuret and Terrence Bendixson who express frustration at the neglect of walking as transport mode, both in analysis, policies and professional practice. We would welcome feedback, discussion, and suggestions from readers interested to contribute their own thinking. Later in the year, we will hold a major event to explore and exchange ideas and perspectives.

Our regular contributing columnist in this issue is John Siraut, who looks at the latest major statistical compendiums from both the Department for Transport and Transport for London

In his Editorial Opinion, Peter Stonham takes a question view of the merit of placing economic growth over all other policy considerations, as the Prime Minister and Chancellor have stated is the Government's position. He looks at the rationale and potential consequences of taking such a singular view of what should determine the nation's priorities, and guiding objectives for human development,


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