Is BRT the answer to the ‘more for less’ dilemma?

Budgets are likely to under the microscope following the election, but David Eve argues for cost-effective transport alternatives

David Eve was recently appointed secretary of BRTuk. He is project manager with Parsons Brinckerhoff and has worked on a number of BRT schemes.

David Eve was recently appointed secretary of BRTuk. He is project manager with Parsons Brinckerhoff and has worked on a number of BRT schemes.

David Eve as part of the recent budget, the government published a long term strategy for the development and funding of national infrastructure. “The majority of empirical research indicates that there is a positive relationship between infrastructure investment and economic growth,” the document states.

It continues: “However, there is likely to be increasing competition for resources, skills and capital as countries across the world face the need to invest in...