ADEPT launches a good practice guide to help local authorities level up locally
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and Amey have published a good practice guide to support councils with levelling up locally. Local Place Leadership: Good Practice for Levelling Up has been developed through ADEPT’s Excellence in Place Leadership (EiPL) programme, run in partnership with Amey. The programme brings together thought leaders and […]
Blueprint Coalition warns “inadequate” government support is jeopardising local climate action
A new progress report which reviews the effectiveness of central government support on local authority action on climate change and nature is reporting no government action has scored a green rating in the two years since a comprehensive set of recommendations in 2020. The Blueprint Progress Tracker is published by the Blueprint Coalition, a group of […]
Digital Local Roads report to be discussed at ADEPT conference
Delegates at the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport autumn conference in Leeds next week will get a chance to hear more about and discuss ideas for better using technology on local roads, as the Digital Local Roads report is discussed. Digital Roads is a broad concept encompassing increased use of information […]
ADEPT’s Live Labs 2 shortlist announced
The ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK three-year, £30m programme funded by the Department for Transport has published the shortlisted projects going through to the next Dragons’ Den stage. The initial 30 bids submitted to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) from local authority-led partnerships across the UK, […]
Authorities apply for Live Labs 2
ADEPT’s £30m Live Labs 2 programme, funded by the Department for Transport, has announced that 30 local authority-led partnerships from across the UK have submitted bids. Applicants to the programme will shortly find out if they are to go through to the next stage, where they will pitch their ideas to a panel of industry […]
ADEPT’s Live Labs 2 moves into Dragon’s Den phase with 30 local authority bids
The £30m programme ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK from the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has received 30 bids from local authority-led partnerships across the UK. Funded by the Department for Transport (DfT), the three year, UK-wide programme which has now closed for applications, will begin a short […]
<strong>Live Labs 2 – extension to deadline announced</strong>
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has announced that the deadline for applications for the new three-year £30m programme ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is to be extended. Funded by the Department for Transport (DfT), ADEPT’s new Live Labs 2 prospectus sets out how the new programme aims to […]
New DfT funded ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme opens today
With the publication of a new prospectus, ADEPT (the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport) has opened its three-year £30m programme ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK. Funded by the Department for Transport (DfT), ADEPT’s new Live Labs 2 prospectus sets out how the new programme aims to […]
Agilysis Launches Safe System Capacity Survey to evaluate situation across Britain
In anticipation of the release of the Road Safety Framework from the Department for Transport, Agilysis is launching a new national survey to understand the existing capacity we have for implementing the Safe System in Britain. The survey is asking; how well equipped are local authorities, emergency services and partners to influence all aspects of […]
ADEPT planning Live Labs 2 seminars
On 7 April, the Department for Transport announced the launch of Live Labs 2, with £30m of funding for a new three-year UK-wide programme. Since then, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport – ADEPT – has been working closely with DfT to finalise the format for the new programme which aims […]