In England, Scotland and Wales, local government is responsible for all roads that fall outside the jurisdiction of the Strategic Road Network (explained in the introductory post on Motorways and Trunk Roads). Local Road Classification Principal ‘A’ Roads – (green coloured signposts, green or red colouring in road maps and atlases) B Roads – (white …
Motorways and Trunk roads in Great Britain, often referred to together as the Strategic Road Network, are the key routes across the country that play such a vital role in keeping the country moving. Because of their strategic importance, they are managed centrally by each country through single bodies / organisations: England: Highways Agency Scotland: …
Valuable baseline data such as road length should be easier to access and understand, so that local highways authorities, Councillors, private sector service providers and the public can use it to drive greater collaboration and value for money in local government highways services. This is the first in a series of articles exploring the national …
Want to keep up to date with the latest thinking? Need to find a document quickly? Know roughly when it was published, or its Title? Here’s is an searchable compilation of the key publications relevant to the local government highways sector, complete with hyperlink to each document. Starting with Sir Michael Latham’s ‘Constructing The Team’ …
Conferences are ideal opportunities to learn and network with others, yet with budgets being cut and the need for all of us to demonstrate value for money, determining the most valuable events to attend can be tricky. To help you plan which events you need to attend, here’s a timeline of the major industry conferences …
With 153 local authorities, 9 regions, and a mixture of Single Tier and Two Tier structures, local government in England is pretty complicated to understand. To help, I’ve built this little map. If you click on the regions, you’ll see all the relevant local authorities listed below. Learn About Tableau
I think #grittertwitter is a great name for a Twitter hashtag, but I wonder how many councils use it? Do people find it helpful? As a first step, I thought I’d create a simple twitter search to see how it’s being used. Tweets about “#grittertwitter”
Being covered live for the first time, the Annual Conference for the Association of Directors for Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) takes place in Manchester on 6th and 7th November 2013. Keen to explore how social media can help spread the voice of the Association and improve the value for the delegates, the event will …
The first livestreamed Scrutiny Committee meeting took place today at Birmingham City Council, so I went along to practice liveblogging the event. On the subject of how residents can influence and shape place, and how should the Council ensure ‘Engagement for Action’, this Scrutiny committee is one of several taking place to gather evidence that …
This Blog is my artists’ canvas, an opportunity to explore and experiment as I learn how Online Journalism can help people work with each other more effectively to make change happen. After 13 years working for a large multidisciplinary consultancy I’m returning to university to study for an MA in Online Journalism, so I can …