Transport planning

Our clients

We have recent and significant experience in providing technical advice for major policymakers throughout the world, leading to policy formulation and implementation of major transport improvements, including:

Working with TfL and London Transport to develop:

	the Congestion Charge Scheme (www.cclondon.com)
	Crossrail (www.crossrail.org.uk)
	Thames Gateway Bridge proposals (www.tfl.gov.uk)
	the cross-river and West London tram systems (www.tfl.gov.uk/trams/)

Working with Edinburgh (www.edinburgh.gov.uk) and Dublin in developing their own proposals for congestion charging and demand management.

Assisting local authorities:

	in preparing LTP2 submissions
	developing an Integrated Transport Strategy for North Staffordshire conurbation. (www.staffordshire.gov.uk)
	transport models for Brighton and Hove (www.brighton-hove.gov.uk)
	Leicester and Luton
	Gloucestershire
	Oxfordshire
	Swindon
	York City

Research for Government into the links between transport accessibility and social exclusion.
(www.socialexclusionunit.gov.uk)

Investigating highway design and rural road management for Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty partnership ‘Reclaiming our Rural Highways’.
(www.dorsetaonb.org)

Developing Two of the Government’s largest multi-modal studies - the South Coast and the London and the South West Multi-modal Studies.
( www.socomms.org.uk), (www.swarmms.org.uk)

The Highways Agency’s National Traffic Control Centre initiative - providing driver information on accidents and delays via VMS and other media outlets.
(www.highways.gov.uk)

The South East and the Midlands Airport Policy Studies – these formed the basis for the Government’s Airports Policy White Paper.
(www.dft.gov.uk)

Working with BAA to develop surface access proposals to support a planning application to increase passenger throughput to 35 million passengers per annum.
(www.stanstedairport.com)

We have a proven record in delivering successful transportation schemes:

	Congestion Charging, London
	World Squares for All
	London Bus Priority Network
	Heathrow, terminal 5, passenger movement and processing.

International clients include the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations, and other international aid and loan agencies, as well as national and state governments.

Halcrow has undertaken traffic, revenue and toll or fare analysis for transportation concession projects involving the private sector for over 20 years, advising Governments and other institutions, developers and financiers. We have worked on concession projects throughout the world including UK, rest of Europe, the USA, Canada, and Central America, as well as Asia. Recent projects include:

	Chicago Skyway Toll Road
	Zagreb – Macelj Expressway, Croatia
	Nottingham Express Transit, UK
	Birmingham Northern Radial Route, UK
	Richmond-Airport-Vancouver metro project
	Sea-to-Sky Highway, British Columbia
	Okanagan Lake Bridge in British Columbia
	re-financing Corredor Sur toll road in Panama
	San José – San Ramon Toll Highway in Costa Rica
	A65, Langon to Pau, France.