Transport appraisal and strategic modelling (TASM) research reports
Analysis, appraisal, evaluation, modelling and research that has been carried out to inform transport decisions and policies.
To ensure that transport systems are effective, transport decisions and policies made by government and the transport sector, are based on:
- economic and statistical analysis
- appraisal
- evaluation
- modelling
- research
To provide the best evidence base for planning policies and schemes, mathematical models, guidelines and software are used by DfT to analyse complex transport patterns.
These reports provide details of research that has been carried out to inform transport decision making.
Core appraisal approaches and user benefits
Economic growth
Environment and health
Forecasting the future demand for travel
Understanding and valuing the impacts of transport investment
Valuing journey improvements
Updates to this page
Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates
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23 pages related to transport appraisal and modelling added.
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Scheme interaction assessment technique; Congested values of time in transport modelling and Cycling diversion factors reports added.
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'Car travel econometrics' report published.
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Capturing housing impacts in the appraisal of transport schemes.
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'The treatment of non-recoverable VAT in appraisal' and 'Values of travel time savings: scoping study' published.
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Agglomerations elasticities literature review added.
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Research reports on emission curves, the national car ownership model, trip rates, matrix building and mobile phone data published alongside the JAPD annual report.
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Research into valuing health impacts in transport appraisal.
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Published values of travel time savings and reliability: final reports and peer review & audit and also published values of travel time: qualitative research on business travel.
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First published.