GIS Isn't Working: the use, influence and role of GIS in an applied transport context

As transport planning support systems (TPSS) such as models, frameworks and dashboards become widespread in the new tier of sub-national governance in England, it is essential to understand how these systems are being applied, and the ecosystem around them. How far do TPSS, and the abductions they make about society as it really is, follow through into transport policy? What technical and political barriers are there to getting these GIS tools into practice? We use interviews with practitioners across England’s sub-national transport bodies (STBs) to understand contemporary attitudes surrounding TPSS and their use cases.