The importance of aligning transport and spatial planning - DfT approaches and priorities

Join us for an insightful session with Robert Singleton and colleagues from the Department for Transport as they describe the work they have been undertaking to better align the spatial and transport planning systems to realise transformative and sustainable growth, better place making and better outcomes for communities, the environment and the economy.

Learn more about:

• What vision-led transport planning is
• Breaking the cycle of induced demand-transport planning
• The importance of linking transport and housing. Understanding the role of DfT's Housing and Transport Team and the emergence of Platform4
• The importance of good place-making, the role of design and the Manual for Streets. See the direction of travel for an updated Manual for Streets and how it should be applied
• Insight into the Better Connected - A Strategy for Integrated Transport: A whistlestop tour of the Government's vision to make domestic travel work well for people

About the speaker

Robert Singleton is Head of Planning at the Department for Transport, where he leads work on integrating transport, land-use planning and sustainable connectivity. He plays a key role in developing national planning policy and national tools and evidence that help planners understand how well places connect people to jobs, services and everyday destinations.

Robert is the Head of the Spatial and Transport Planning Professions at DfT and its Arm’s Length Bodies creating the first Spatial, Transport and Environmental Planning Professionals (STEPP) network in Whitehall.

Booking information

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• This event will be held on Microsoft Teams and joining instructions will be included in your confirmation email.

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