Long-time series, small-area statistics for sustainable transport

Transport policy often suffers from a paucity of data on which to build a robust evidence base. Long-time series, small-area transport statistics over a large geographical area can provide insights into the effects of a broad range of transport policies. Unfortunately there are important gaps in the UK’s small-area statistics that limit their usability and effectiveness for answering key policy questions. This paper reviews the state of data in the UK and reports early progress on filling data gaps.