A major shift is on the table for Local Transport Plan delivery. In the second round of Local Transport Plans, the government will be expecting local authorities to help meet its shared priorities of improving access to jobs and services, reducing confestion and pollution and improving safety.

Accessibility planning techniques, strategic environmental assessments, funding, land use planning, government guidance and new methods of monitoring outcomes will all be covered in this conference.

Speakers include: Duncan Price, Head of Branch, Local Transport Planning Division, DfT; Andy Southern, Managing Director, Atkins Transport Planning; Ray Heywood, DfT/Local Govt Association, Policy Monitoring Manager, Leeds City Council; Martin Revill, Head of Transport Planning, City of York Council; Jon Parker, Director, Integrated Transport Planning Ltd; Alan Beswick, Director and Jessica Anderson, Associate, JMP; Reg Harman, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England; Martin Tugwell, Head of Regional Transport Planning, South East England Regional Assembly; Andy Donnelly, Senior Policy and Strategy Officer, West Midlands Chief Engineers and Planning Officers Group (CEPOG) Support Team