Almost three years after its launch, and interrupted by a global pandemic, the ADEPT SMART Places Live Labs Programme has reached its closing stages with the publication of the final, independent Programme Review. With £22.9m funding from the Department for Transport, the programme has seen trials and innovation across data…
Having more than doubled the original fundraising target of £5,000 the project provided partial funding for a specialist pre-hospital trauma medic to head to the region to provide medical training. Funds are now in place to allow the project to implement a second phase, in which Fluid Mind will travel…
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has called for urgent changes in how we manage road speed, especially in rural areas. In its new policy position on speed management, ADEPT is calling for the adoption of the 2019 Department for Transport Safe System approach to…
A new white paper has been published today, highlighting how a new approach is urgently needed in order to fast track innovation across local highways and contribute to net zero targets. Skills for Innovation Programmes is the sixth white paper from the ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Places…
The publication of the government’s response to its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging consultation has provided clarity but there are still ongoing concerns, according to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). Although it has broadly welcomed the governments approach to EPR, published on the…