Volterra reviews TfL’s Economic Appraisal Guidance
The Volterra team recently undertook a review of the transport appraisal guidance used by Transport for London (TfL). The review focused on improving the current Business Case Development Manual, which is used by TfL to determine if a new transport scheme should be given funding. We were able to give insights across a range of […]
Volterra investigates a potential new location for Everton FC
Volterra recently produced a report investigating the potential relocation of Everton FC to a new site at Walton Hall Park in North Liverpool. The study found that up to 1,250 permanent jobs, 1,000 new homes and 30,000 square metres of leisure, retail and restaurant space could be created by the proposed plan. Everton’s 50,000-seater stadium […]
Planning permission granted for Battersea Park East
Permission was granted at the end of 2014 for a mixed use development at Battersea Park East. The development will transform the area between Queenstown Road Station and Battersea Park Station. The development includes retail, leisure and residential facilities as well as the expansion of St Mary’s Roman Catholic School. Volterra was brought on board […]
HS2 Stoke Route in the news
Volterra’s work on the economic benefits of a HS2 Stoke route (first published in October) continues to make the headlines in anticipation of the Government’s final decision later this year on whether HS2 will change from a route via Crewe to one via Stoke. Our report concluded that an HS2 station in Stoke-on-Trent would result […]
Volterra Promotions and Opportunities
We’re delighted to announce some promotions within the Volterra team. Kieran Arter, who joined us last year following ten years’ experience working as a transport economist is now an Associate, whilst Lucy Dean who has worked with us since graduating from Oxford in 2013 has accepted a position as Senior Consultant. We’re also currently recruiting […]
Report prepared by Volterra Partners for TfL and TFGM calls for transport funding reform
Transport for London and Transport for Greater Manchester recently commissioned Volterra to produce a report looking at long term investment in transport in cities. The report investigates how the current approach to evaluating and funding transport projects is likely to lead to ‘damaging underinvestment’ and calls for more devolved decision making capabilities for cities giving […]
Northern Line Extension gets the green light
Volterra, led by Bridget Rosewell, advised on the case for Transport for London’s Northern Line Extension (NLE) to Nine Elms and Battersea. The project was given the go-ahead by the Secretary of State for Transport earlier this month. Bridget was responsible for providing the Economic and Business Case. Her analysis showed that the NLE has […]
Planning permission granted to new hotel development in Finsbury Square following Volterra Report
Permission was granted earlier this month for The Montcalm Hotel Group to convert the Royal London House in Finsbury Square to a 256 room hotel. Islington Council initially refused planning consent as they did not want to lose office space and stated that a hotel would compromise the economic function of the area. Volterra were […]
Bridget puts QE ‘In the balance’
Volterra’s Bridget Rosewell was featured on BBC World Service’s In the Balance programme earlier this month in a programme where economics correspondent Andrew Walker led a discussion on whether or not Quantitative Easing has worked in the USA. Bridget talked of how she feels QE was essential in the first instance and greatly helped in […]
HS2 Stoke Route – Better, cheaper, faster and greener
Volterra has central role in developing the stunning business case for HS2 the Stoke Route – which was launched in Westminster on the 15th October. The Stoke Route has been developed by a partnership of top consultants commissioned by Council to make the case for an HS2 station between Birmingham and Manchester at in the […]
