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Benefits management guidance

This guidance is to help transport planners, business case writers and anyone involved in transport investment understand the Land Transport Benefits Framework and how to use benefits management in their work.

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Introduction to benefits management in transport planning and investment

Introduces benefits management and why it is important, and introduces the Land Transport Benefits Framework, which enables consistent measurement of benefits across projects and across time.

The Land Transport Benefits Framework

Details the complete benefits framework and introduces key concepts.

Using the benefits framework in planning and business cases

This section provides guidance on how to select benefits and measures for transport planning documents and business cases.

Benefits in optioneering and prioritisation

Introduces how the Land Transport Benefits Framework and benefits management helps with optioneering and decision-making during business case development and feeds into prioritisation and investment decisions for the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).

Evaluating benefits realisation

Provides information about why and how we evaluate whether the expected benefits for National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) investments have been realised.

Using centralised benefits data

Outlines how centralised benefits data for quantitative measures is being gathered and shared, and how it can be used in planning, decision-making and monitoring.

Frequently asked questions about the Land Transport Benefits Framework

Answers some key questions about the Land Transport Benefits Framework and benefits management in the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).

Benefits tools and resources

Links to useful tools and further information.

Traffic and travel information
Driver licences
Vehicles
Roads and rail
Commercial driving
Safety
Walking, cycling and public transport
Planning and investment