Research
We carry out research into transport problems and their potential solutions, which informs our campaigns.
Featured publications
Here are a few of our most recent publications. Scroll down to browse our older research.
- Better buses: reforming bus funding (November 2024)
- Making a difference one train journey at a time (February 2024)
- Campaign for Better Transport Travel Policy (December 2022)
- Pay-as-you-drive: The British public’s views on vehicle taxation reform (September 2022)
- Funding local bus services in England (June 2022)
- Zero Emission Bus Summit: How can we speed up the transition to zero emission buses? (October 2022)
- Supporting local authorities to improve local bus use and expand zero emission bus provision (September 2021)
- Connecting communities: improving transport to get ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods back on track (March 2021)
- Local Transport Accelerator Interim Report (February 2021)
- The future of rail (July 2020)
- Covid-19 Recovery: Renewing the transport system (July 2020)
- Transport deserts: The absence of transport choice in England’s small towns (February 2020)
- The future of the bus: future funding arrangements (October 2019)
- The future of the bus: Policy and fiscal interventions as part of a National Bus Strategy (September 2019)
- Transformation of the West Coast Mainline (March 2019)
- The case for expanding the rail network (February 2019)
- The Future of Rural Bus Services in the UK (December 2018)
- Integrated transport: A new generation of interchanges (November 2018)
- Three stages to better bus services using the Bus Services Act (July 2018)
- Roads and the environment: Putting an innovative approach at the heart of RIS2 (March 2018)
- Rising to the Challenge: a shared green vision for RIS2 (August 2017)
- Expanding the Railways (July 2017)
- School Transport Matters: a report by STC (May 2016)
- Future Rail Funding: Passenger Opportunities (November 2015)
- Passenger’s Guide to Franchising (July 2015)
- Getting there: How sustainable transport can support new development (June 2015)
- Stepping Stones to a rebalanced Britain (January 2015)
- Better not bigger – why strategic roads need a green retrofit programme (Sept 2014)
- Improving local transport helps the economy – experience from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (July 2014)
- Fixing the Link: Making good the walking route from station to town centre (November 2013)
- Door to Turnstile: Improving travel choices for football fans (May 2013)
- Going Local – report on rail franchising (February 2013)
- Reopening Railways: the case for growing the rail network and how it can be achieved, July 2012
