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28th Jan 2026

Institution gives evidence at Transport Committee inquiry into ‘Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration'.

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Today (28 January 2026) CIHT gave oral evidence to the Transport Committee inquiry looking at 'Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration'.

The committee heard evidence from Kate Carpenter FCIHT (CIHT Vice President) Director of Operational Road Safety – Buildings & Infrastructure Europe, Jacobs, Robert Johnson - Analyst at Centre for Cities, Professor Greg Marsden FCIHT - Professor of Transport Governance at Institute for Transport Studies, Damien Jones - Chair at Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers.

In her evidence, Kate raised several points including:

Integrated transport is a key enabler of wider national goals, not an end in itself
Integration must be genuinely user-centred and felt in real journeys
Fragmented governance, funding and data are the main barriers to achieving true integrated transport – this must be fixed systemically

The Transport Committee, chaired today by Rebecca Smith MP, asked the panel several questions, including:

How important is integration for delivering an effective, reliable and affordable transport system in the UK?
What are the stepping stones to delivering an effective integrated transport network that is truly multimodal?
How well understood is integration between modes other than bus and rail, particularly in rural areas?
What does well‑integrated transport look like across urban, suburban, and rural areas?
What does it look like in practice to put transport users at the centre of designing and delivering integrated transport?

The full committee session is available to watch here.

CIHT looks forward to continuing to work with the Transport Committee on their inquiry into joined up journeys and integrated transport and assisting them with a variety of inquiries. 

CIHT eagerly awaits the publication of the Department for Transport's Integrated National Transport Strategy later this year.  

CIHT’s submission to the Department for Transport’s Integrated National Transport Strategy is available to read here.

CIHT’s written evidence to the Transport Committee is available to read here.

Note for editors –

Kate Carpenter is CIHT Vice President, CIHT Technical Champion, member of the Board of Trustees, and is chair of the CIHT Learning Society and Technical Board.  

Kate Carpenter is discipline lead for operational safety and traffic engineering, supporting many strategic and local authority clients, delivering an evidence-based approach to intervention design and network management.  

Kate has led safety governance work on smart motorway projects, Queensferry Crossing, and other major projects for Transport Scotland, Welsh Government and TfL, as well as local authority clients.  She also undertakes pro bono work on behalf of CIHT, PACTS and Transport Safety Commission.