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Transport Planning Day
Transport Planning Day is a campaign led by the Transport Planning Society to celebrate the best in transport planning, showcase its benefit to communities and chart a direction for the profession.
“Transport Planning has never been more important”–
Gavin Newlands MP
Transport Planning Day 2020 Virtual Parliamentary Reception
Transport Planning Day takes place in mid-November each year, but the campaign runs from spring onwards.
We engage communities, politicians and professionals across the UK to raise awareness of transport planning, highlight the vital role transport planners play in tackling the big challenges of our time and influence the way transport planning is delivered to make better places for people and improve quality of life.
Each year we strive to provide welcoming events that encourage transport planners to make connections across the profession and with associated industries, communities and politicians.
The campaign provides a platform for transport planners to showcase their achievements and encourage young people into the profession.
“I joined Transport Planning Day 2020] to understand where transport planning is heading as an industry” – 2020 Audience Survey
Providing a clear voice on policy direction
Through the Transport Planning Day campaign, we present the profession’s view to policy-makers – identifying pressing challenges, making recommendations to address them and highlighting the vital role Transport Planners play in improving lives up and down the country.
In 2020, we published an inaugural State of the Nations report focussing on the grand challenge of decarbonising transport and hosted a virtual Transport Select Committee debate, setting out recommendations to put transport on a path to net zero. Read about the report and its findings
Engaging young people in Transport Planning
As a Society we seek to encourage, foster and support the profession’s future talents.
Young Professionals
At Transport Planning Day we provide a platform for our bursary-winning young professional members. Our bursaries provide a great opportunity to expand knowledge of a chosen topic, raise your profile within the profession, promote career development and benefit from mentor’s experience and advice. Find out about the TPS bursaries .
University Students
In partnership with universities, we have run a range of events and debates to engage students with the profession and its benefit to society. Encouraging young people to explore career opportunities in transport planning. Find out about your region and reach-out to your local rep organise an event at your university.
School Children