Industry urged to consider skills needed for future highways and transport roles
“There’s a lot of good stuff going on in transport, but we’re not very good at telling people, and that’s affecting how we recruit the next generation of practitioners.” That’s the message from Darren Capes, Vice President of the Institute of Highway Engineers and Manager of the Transport Technology Forum, advising the industry on how […]
DfT issues guidance on local authorities’ data sharing
The Department for Transport has issued guidance for local authorities in England on opening up and sharing transport data, explaining why and how this should be done so that data can be used by others. The advice includes a simple introduction to the basics of sharing data, data sharing case studies, advice on a range […]
TTF conference agenda takes shape
Local authorities and national governments will discuss how technology can help them solve their road transport challenges during the two-day Transport Technology Forum Conference in Leeds next month. The event will hear details of government priorities and policies, and about the funding landscape ahead, as well as details of digital solutions, cybersecurity and collaboration. The […]
ERTICO delivers pre-Congress webinar on future traffic management
The organisers of the ITS European Congress, ERTICO – ITS Europe, have announced a third webinar in a series ahead of the 15th ITS European Congress. It will be on the subject of Future Traffic Management, and take place on 5 April, from 1.00 – 2.15pm UK time, offering a preview of what attendees can expect on the […]
Local Authorities take centre stage at TTF Conference
The Transport Technology Forum’s annual conference in Leeds will feature attendees from a record number of local authorities across England, more than 50 authorities already taking advantage of fully-funded places at the event. The conference takes place at the City Centre Hilton Hotel on 26th and 27th April with a networking event on the evening […]
Clearview Intelligence named as main TTF Conference sponsor as agenda takes shape
The Transport Technology Forum has announced that highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has signed up as the main sponsor for this year’s TTF Conference, which takes place in Leeds from 25-27 April. This popular event supported by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK brings together national government, local authorities, suppliers and academia […]
TTF Working Group commits to producing further EV guidance for councils
The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Working Group is committing to producing further guidance designed to help council officers’ rollout the required infrastructure to keep pace with the adoption of Electric Vehicles. The group of public and private sector experts who make up the Working Group attended a meeting in Newbury where they […]
TTF consults on signal identification standard
The Transport Technology Forum is continuing to develop a project aimed at getting more value from the UK’s network of traffic signal controllers and is readying the first stage of external consultation. This would, for the first time, set an open and standard way of describing each controller’s specific configuration, ensuring that every signal-controlled site […]
ITS UK and TTF agree new partnership
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) and the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) have entered into a new partnership that will see the two organisations working together to better support the transport technology sector and the adoption of new technologies for the benefit of transport users. Under the new partnership arrangement ITS UK and TTF will: · Work more closely together, working with the Local […]
SMEs invited to join UK stand at ITS European Congress
Small and medium-sized enterprises who are delivering cutting-edge transport technology solutions are being invited to join a UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Lisbon in May. The organisation of the stand is being undertaken by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), on behalf of the Transport Technology Forum, which is looking for expressions […]
