The four authorities which comprise the West of England area (including Bristol City, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset Councils) have formally agreed to work together on a Joint Strategic Planning Strategy (JSPS).  The Pre-Commencement document is the...

On Wednesday 22nd October 2014 the Government quietly withdrew the Department for Transport’s Guidance on Transport Assessment. The Guidance on Transport Assessment was the first comprehensive national guidance on producing Transport Assessments, and its publication in March 2007 was...

With the nights starting to draw in and forecasts of cold, wet autumnal weather on the horizon I have been reminiscing about warm summer days al fresco, and more specifically my holiday abroad. This summer our chosen destination was Italy, famous for Ferraris, pizza, the Leaning Tower of Pisa...

Transport Minister Baroness Kramer officially opened the new £13 million multi-storey car park at Bristol Parkway station on 5th September 2014. The car park improvements provide an extra 710 parking spaces, in addition to the 1,100 already there, and proved to be a real challenge to...

As the youngest member of the KTC team, and the first graduate to start their transport planning career with the company, I have been asked to provide an insight on my first year (and a bit) as a Transport Planner.

Before joining KTC I had never used AUTOCAD and, from my first day, I...

Key Transport Consultants are gearing up to take part in Cycle to Work Day 2014, organised by Cyclescheme, with the aim of encouraging everyone in the office to cycle to work on Thursday September 4th 2014.

Last year’s event saw tens of thousands of cyclists from...

In June 2014 Travelwest, a brand used by the West of England Partnership for all things travel related, joined up with Sustrans to launch a six week challenge aimed at encouraging commuters in the West of England sub-region to leave their cars behind and make alternative, and perhaps more...

Llanbadarn Fynydd Wind Farm, Mid Wales

Following the successful outcome of the public inquiry into Batsworthy Cross Wind Farm in North Devon, at which

As many will already know, Copenhagen is often held up as an example of a city which has generally got things right in terms of transport policy and the way in which people travel. It is also regularly referred to by Bristol’s Mayor George Ferguson as an example the City of Bristol should...

An appeal relating to 75 dwellings and employment use in Templecombe was allowed with an award of costs against Somerset County Council for its position on highway access.

KTC, acting for Mead Realisations and working with Ian Jewson Planning, successfully argued that the appropriate...