When it comes to informing transport policy, are we capable of assessing the evidence?

Adrian Davis, University of the West of England

29 May 2015

Adrian Davis is an independent specialist on transport and health, and a visiting professor at the University of the West of England. Email: adrian.davis@uwe.ac.uk

One of the central offers from public health professionals as they re-joined local government in April 2013 was our proficiency in evidence-based practice and policy and the opportunity to apply this lens to various aspects of local government activity. Two years into a new relationship with local government colleagues, many public health teams will have been assessing how ‘evidence’ as public health practitioners understand this word, can be used to guide activities determined by...