As part of the £5 billion National Infrastructure Plan, and subsequent announcements by the UK’s Department for Transport this month, funding has been approved for a package of transport schemes. Steer Davies Gleave is pleased to have provided support to promoters of nine of these:

We take a look at Bilbao’s EuskoTran (Basque Tram) and highlight features that may provide a new perspective for North American city planners.

The pace of economic recovery in the US is uppermost in the minds of government and decision-makers at the moment and, pre-Election Year, the views regarding appropriate solutions are polarizing. But economic stimulus issues frequently highlight the need for investment in transportation infrastructure.

To support our growing business, Steer Davies Gleave is delighted to announce the recruitment of a high calibre expert with global credentials; Mike Goggin,  Director – International Advisory rejoins after two years with the UK’s Network Rail.

Two Steer Davies Gleave projects – Dundee Travel Info website and the Marconi Express Branding and Wayfinding project – has been shortlisted for an International Institute for Information Design (IIID) Award.

The European Parliament TRAN Committee has recently published two briefing notes authored by Steer Davies Gleave relating to rail.

The two briefing notes are the: Impact of Separation between Infrastructure Management and Transport Operations on the EU Railway Sector and Typology and Structure of Regulatory Bodies in the EU Railway Sector.