Transport Economists’ Group
Formed in 1973, the Group provides a forum for people involved in transport economics to meet regularly and discuss matters of mutual interest. Membership is open to both economists working in transport and all others whose work is connected with transport economics. The aim of the Group is to improve the quality of transport management, planning and decision making by promoting lectures, discussions and publications related to the economics of transport and of the environment within which the industry functions.
Meeting Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 18:00 to 19:30 BST
Edward Dallas (Chief Economist) and Paola Bueno (Principal Economist) of Simetrica-Jacobs will speak on Using wellbeing to assess the impacts of transport projects and policies.
The HM Treasury Green Book supplementary guidance on wellbeing provides a framework for assessing how projects and policies affect people’s quality of life, beyond traditional economic indicators. Applying this approach to transport has potential to broaden our understanding of impacts, including health, social connections, access to opportunities, and the environment, many of which are not fully captured in current Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG).
The talk will examine how wellbeing evidence can be integrated into transport appraisal, demonstrating their potential to complement and expand the scope of existing TAG frameworks. It will also discuss recent work, including the Department for Transport’s review of TAG impacts through a wellbeing lens, and the implications for embedding wellbeing more systematically in future decision-making.
Please register to attend by clicking on the link below to send us an email before 18:00 BST on Tuesday 23 September 2025. It will help if you can also include your name and position and whether you are a TEG member.
I wish to attend the September TEG meeting at 18:00 BST
(Alternatively, email with Subject “I wish to attend the September TEG meeting at 18:00 BST” to Attendance@transecongroup.org)
For meetings available online, we will send you a meeting link approximately 24 hours in advance. Please contact us again if on the morning of the meeting you have still not received a link. The online meeting room will normally be open after 17:45 for 18:00.
We aim to begin the speaker’s presentation promptly at 18:00.
All with an interest in the subject are welcome to attend our regular TEG meetings, whether a member or not.