Just before Christmas the Department for Transport published its National Road Traffic Projections 2022(1). Here Phil Goodwin explores what they comprise, and how they were arrived at, and whether they provide a sound basis for planning and investing in our future transport system. He finds some positive enhancements over previous versions, but some concerning weaknesses in how the range of future scenarios was defined, and two major omissions in considering the likely real trajectory for road transport in the years ahead.

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