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.
Next meeting 22 January 2025 at 18:00 to 19:30 BST ONLINE
Mathew Howells of AtkinsRéalis will talk about the bus business case generator tool.
Mathew Howells is a Principal Transport Planner in AtkinsRéalis who has worked in both Public Sector and Private Consultancy. He has a background in Modelling and Economic Business Case development and has been involved in numerous modelling and business case projects as either modelling or economic lead.
This talk will outline the spreadsheet tool developed to support England’s Economic Heartland’s (the EEH’s) ambitions of supporting bus interventions within the region. The talk will outline how a simple tool can be used to compare economic benefits of improving journey times by route and support any early strategy development. Topics covered in the talk will include the purpose of the tool, how available evidence can be combined to support high-level comparisons of routes, and how a tool of this nature can be further developed and taken forward.
Please register to attend by clicking on the link below to send us an email before 18:00 BST on Tuesday 21 January 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 January TEG meeting at 18:00 BST ONLINE
(Alternatively, email with Subject “I wish to attend the January TEG meeting at 18:00 BST ONLINE” to Attendance@transecongroup.org)
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