Uncertainty ahead: Which way forward for transport?

Lyons, Glenn

Abstract

This is the final report from the CIHT FUTURES initiative. CIHT FUTURES involved a series of 11 workshops across the UK in 2015/16 in which over 200 CIHT members participated. The workshops explored members' reactions to uncertainty over the future and the plausibility of four divergent scenarios of how transport and society may play out in around 30 years' time. They went on to examine the transport professionals' views concerning how we currently approach, and how we should approach, the task of transport planning, policymaking and investment in an uncertain world. The report paints a rather sobering picture of a transport profession that acknowledges the level of uncertainty we face and is collectively rather unhappy with the current approach we have to policymaking and investment decisions. It also captures the views and ideas of workshop participants regarding how we might go forward. Recommendations are made for the attention of the CIHT, transport professionals and strategic bodies.

Citation

Lyons, G. (2016). Uncertainty ahead: Which way forward for transport?

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Sep 19, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• ISBN: 9780902933606
• Keywords: uncertainty, scenario planning, futures, transport policy, transport planning
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/920996
• Publisher URL: http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/knowledge/futures/
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation