ADEPT celebrates 140 years of place based leadership
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) has marked its 140th anniversary with the publication of an exclusive collection of essays, reflecting on the evolution of place leadership and exploring the challenges and innovations shaping the future of the sector. The essays, titled Leading Places: essays from past, present and future […]
Live Labs 2 launches knowledge bank
North Lanarkshire Council and their partners, Amey, announce the launch of their Knowledge Bank, a new open-source digital platform designed to support local authorities in their efforts to decarbonise the local roads network. The platform offers access to peer reviews of public sector materials and enables users to share case studies. By fostering collaboration and transparency, […]
Recycled plastic technology used on UK road for first time
A road in Motherwell has become the first in the UK to trial a new technology which uses recycled plastic to reduce the bitumen content in asphalt. As part of the Live Labs 2 programme, a three-year long, UK-wide, £30 million project, funded by the Department for Transport and launched by ADEPT, aimed at decarbonising the […]
ADEPT issues statement on the National Audit Office’s Home to School Transport report
Ann Carruthers, the Immediate Past President of ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport), has issued a statement in response to the National Audit Office’s Home to School Transport report. “Home to school transport is an invaluable service without which many children simply could not access education,” she says. “ADEPT welcomes the […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2: Wessex Net Zero Corridor progress
The ADEPT Live Labs 2 monthly blogs continue to showcase progress across each of the seven projects, with the latest update from the Wessex project. Now eight months from completion, the blog shares progress on their net zero corridors initiative, with updates across Somerset, Hampshire and Cornwall. Project highlights include the forthcoming Highways Doughnut Toolkit […]
Lights out! Clearview SolarLite road studs prove to be a safe carbon-cutting replacement to streetlighting
A new report into decarbonisation of street lighting has detailed how millions of pounds a year and hundreds of thousands of tons of CO2 could be saved by replacing them with solar road studs or reflective markings, without any negative effect on road safety. The East Riding of Yorkshire’s “Right Lighting, Right Place, Right Time” […]
The Changing Role of Traffic Managers: One month to go before ADEPT conference
It’s the last chance to book your free place at this year’s ADEPT National Traffic Managers’ Conference. The theme this year is ‘The Changing Role of Traffic Managers’ and will focus on how we navigate the changes, challenges and opportunities facing traffic managers today. The free event will take place in 2025 in Birmingham, on […]
Liverpool: Roads decarbonisation leads to huge reduction in emissions
Liverpool City Council is making impressive strides toward its net zero ambitions through an innovative programme that could save up to 71% of carbon emissions from the city’s roads. ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme funded by the Department for Transport that aims to […]
ADEPT Live Lab 2 blog: Welcome to the Dragons’ Den
The latest ADEPT Live Labs 2 blog is from Giles Perkins, Live Labs 2 Programme Director. Giles discusses the Live Labs 2 Expo “Dragons’ Den” style pitch sessions where SMEs showcased products to help decarbonise the highways sector. Two joint winners emerged: Circular 11, with their infrastructure products made from hard to recycle plastics and […]
Devolution and Local Government Reform: ADEPT announces autumn conference details
Booking is now open for the ADEPT Autumn Conference 2025, which will be held on Thursday 20-Friday 21 November at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester. This year’s theme is: ‘Devolution and Local Government Reform – the biggest shake up the sector has seen for 50 years?’ With the government agenda to widen and deepen devolution, […]