Colin Buchanan and Partners Ltd was formed in 1964

The company was founded by the team that produced the seminal “Traffic in Towns” report. Commissioned by the UK Minister of Transport, this document is widely regarded as the starting point of modern transportation planning. It recognised both the benefits of the “go-anywhere self powered machine for transport and personal locomotion”, as well as the threat posed by the car to urban and rural environments. Importantly, it also demonstrated that most transport issues could not be solved by transport analysis alone, but demanded wider analysis employing a variety of disciplines.

Now, some forty years on, these issues are more relevant than ever, and Colin Buchanan’s extensive experience and unique multi-disciplinary approach has consistently placed the firm at the forefront of industry thinking, enabling us to provide practical solutions to clients’ problems, often through the implementation of new and innovative measures. Colin Buchanan employs professional staff including; transport planners, traffic engineers, planning and regeneration specialists, urban designers, traffic modellers, economists and market researchers.

Colin Buchanan was very pleased to accept the NCE Consultants of the Year Award 2008 in the medium sized category. This was in recognition of work undertaken in the past year, including high profile projects such as Crossrail, Edinburgh Tram, CABE’s Manual for Streets and ULTra Heathrow Terminal 5.