Local Authorities’ data use cases called for in Transport Data Strategy research

The Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Forum (TTF) is looking for local authorities and their suppliers or consultants to share examples of use cases which have used data to improve transport. Through its support agreement with the TTF, the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) is working on gathering these into a live repository, to […]

ITS World Congress 2027 focuses on Connecting Ideas and Transforming Transport

The organisers of the 33rd ITS World Congress at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in October 2027 have announced the theme for the event: Connect Ideas. Transform Transport. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), the Department for Transport, Department of Business and Trade, ITS UK and Visit Britain, are collaborating with the organiser, ERTICO – ITS Europe […]

Planning kerbside EV charging networks and implementing bookable solutions discussed at TTF Working Group meeting

The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Working Group is hosting a day of expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and real-world case study presentations at an in-person meeting in Stafford on 18 March. The event is designed specifically for local authorities to explore innovative approaches and share best practices in the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) […]

Applications open to join the UK Pavilion at ITS European Congress

Small and medium enterprises are being offered the chance to attend Europe’s leading Intelligent Transport Systems event in May 2025, as leading supporters of UK transport technology are partnering again to deliver opportunities for organisations to exhibit as part of the UK Pavilion. After 12 SMEs participated on the UK Pavilion at the ITS World […]

Clearview Intelligence re-signs as main TTF Conference sponsor for May’s event

The Transport Technology Forum has announced that highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has re-signed as the main sponsor for 2025’s TTF Conference, which returns to the Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire from 6-8 May. This popular event supported by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK brings together national government, local authorities, suppliers […]

TTF Autumn Update presentations online

Recordings of sessions from this year’s Transport Technology Forum Autumn Update, which took place on Tuesday 12th November at the IET Austin Court in Birmingham are now online. The event heard from Department for Transport Traffic Technology Deputy Director Anthony Ferguson about priorities of the new government policy and funding, and from ITS Policy Lead […]

TTF leads update on code of practice for electronic traffic equipment management

The Transport Technology Forum is supporting an update of an important document which assists Local Authorities in their management of the maintenance of electronic traffic control systems. The Management of Electronic Traffic Equipment Code of Practice was written and published by the Roads Liaison Group in 2011.  Since then, the amount, and type of electronic […]

TTF returns to Leicestershire for next year’s Conference – Bookings now open

The Transport Technology Forum will return to the Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island in Leicestershire for next year’s Annual Conference from 6-8 May 2025. The event has grown significantly in popularity over the past few years and the overwhelming feedback was that the larger, out-of-town location worked well for both the knowledge sharing and networking aspects […]

TOPAS Acquires UTMC Technical Standards

Since its inception in the late 1990s, UK Government and highways authorities have invested substantial amounts of resource and money into Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) systems.  To maximise the value from these systems they need to be both capable of continued use and of updating to accommodate new capabilities. This requires not only […]

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