The grow and level up the economy strategic priority is at the heart of the government’s agenda to spread opportunity across the UK. Transport has a crucial role to play, whether it be through improving connectivity across the United Kingdom and growing the economy by enhancing the transport network, on time and on budget. DfT has a number of specific interests in this space, notably our infrastructure projects, Places for Growth and our apprenticeships and skills work.
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The Climate Change Act (2008) places a legally binding requirement on the UK Government to set targets and report on progress on climate change emission reductions. The transport sector contributes one-third of total UK ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project examines the influence of governance structures on policy effectiveness and accountability, which is relevant to understanding how Local Transport Authorities influence the delivery of transport policy.
The research is seeking to understand the implications of transport investments for the spatial economy by identifying effects on workers and firms (e.g. productivity, employment, wages). The research will provide the fi...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project seeks to understand the implications of transport investments on the spatial economy, which is partially relevant to understanding the influence of Local Transport Authorities on transport policy delivery.
Cities compete with each other. For more than fifty years, Public Choice Theory has explored the notion that cities compete to attract and retain residents and businesses. Likewise, the Public Finance & Tax Competiti...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project focuses on the competition between cities in fiscal demand management policies, which is not directly relevant to understanding the influence of Local Transport Authorities on transport policy delivery.