Lessons on Undertaking a Strategic Transport Project Review (STPR) at a National Level

The Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) is the first nationwide multi-modal, evidence led, objective based analysis of Scotland’s land-based transport beyond 2012. Initially looking forward to 2022. The interventions recommended are based on clear statements of the issues and constraints facing Scotland at the nationally strategic level. The STPR is mandated through Scotland’s National Transport Strategy and draws from both policy and technical sources to ensure outcomes that meet the Scottish Government’s central purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth. Addressing the three key strategic outcomes of Improving quality, reliability and safety, reducing journey times and reducing emissions, the recommendations will inform future Spending Reviews. Scottish Ministers have recently published a second National Planning Framework which sets out National Developments crucial to the future of Scotland. Ministers have also published a Climate Change Bill seeking an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This paper sets out the policy background to the Review, presents the appraisal and analysis which underpins its recommendations and comments upon the investment hierarchy adopted in presenting the recommendations to Ministers. The findings of the STPR were announced to the Scottish Parliament on December 10, 2008. The paper will set out a number of findings and identify areas of further analytical and policy development which would assist undertaking such a review in the future. Comments on the appropriateness of the tools available, together with suggestions for further research will be presented. The importance of issues such as consultation, objective setting, environmental and economic analysis will be discussed, as will the metrics used in reporting the STPR.

• Record URL:
  • https://aetransport.org/past-etc-papers/conference-papers-pre-2009/conference-papers-2009
• Corporate Authors:

  Association for European Transport (AET)

  1 Vernon Mews, Vernon Street, West Kensington
  London W14 0RL,    
• Authors:
  • Anderson, David
  • Turnbull, Stuart
• Conference:
  • European Transport Conference, 2009
  • Location: Leiden Leeuwenhorst Conference Centre , Netherlands
  • Date: 2009-10-5 to 2009-10-7
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: European Transport Conference, 2009 Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change; Economic growth; Environmental impacts; Exhaust gases; Multimodal transportation; Pollutants; Public transit; Quality of service; Strategic planning; Sustainable development; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emissions reduction
• Geographic Terms: Scotland
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01344940
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2011 7:24AM