Integrated land use and transport planning considers the two-way relationship between urban form and travel behaviour.
Elements of urban form such as density, street layout, and jobs-housing balance can influence travel behaviour in terms of trip generation, mode share, distance travelled, and emissions. In turn, transport infrastructure investments can transform urban growth patterns. Sustainable travel can be supported by appropriate land use planning and development interventions, yet there remain significant barriers to implementation in practice. Our work is carried out at a range of scales, from the strategic to local.
Halcrow led research on ‘Planning for Sustainable Travel’ for the Commission for Integrated Transport (CfIT), and has also worked on several integrated land use and transport projects in Greater London, including the Thames Gateway Integrated Land Use and Transport Study (GILTS) and Canning Town and Royal Docks Strategic Options, smaller scale transport inputs to masterplanning and streetscape design, and walking and cycling strategies.