John Siraut's Blog
The latest of John Siraut's blogs for LTT is now live!
Click to read the latest blog: Unnecessary laws and regulations in the transport sector
Previous blog
Transport - A cost cutting agenda
The failure of London Underground PPP
Your attention please - pointless or useful - public transport announcements
General election - transport policies lost up a cul de sac
How to balance the railway budget?
Is it time for French-style Mayors?
Can we deliver decarbonised road transport?
High speed rail – a growing concern in the soon to become backwaters?
John was recently quoted in the BBC news magazine article 'How much would you pay to park here?'
John is an economist specialising in the wider economic and social impacts of transport policies and investment, as well as advising on economic development and regeneration issues generally. These have ranged from the regeneration impacts of Crossrail, researching travel horizons of socially excluded groups, making the case for reducing or abolishing tolls on the Humber Bridge, and reviewing the impact of parking controls on retail turnover, to assessing the regeneration impacts of street markets. Author of over 50 published articles, spoken at conferences in the UK and overseas and been interviewed for a wide range of TV and Radio programmes.
Recent appearances
- RTIC 2010 - Better transport through technology
- BBC Radio 5 Live, Morning Reports
- BBC Radio Humberside
- Articles in Parking Review, Planning, Regeneration & Renewal, Local Transport Today
- Regeneration impacts of Crossrail, IHT Crossrail Conference
Key Topics
- Regeneration impacts of transport policies and infrastructure
- Travel Horizons and mental geographies
- Social and community impacts of transport policies and infrastructure
- Street markets
- Regional and economic development
