and Design Statements' with their planning applications demonstrating they had taken all highways and transportation considerations into account, and additional 'Transport Statements' if proposed developments exceeded particular thresholds. This spawned new interest in the design of public places to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists, and for users of public transport and car-sharing clubs, to curtail carbon emissions. The organization was granted a royal charter on 7 December 2009 and changed its name to "Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation". Activities Transport Advice Portal The Transport Advice Portal (TAP) website is a joint venture involving the Department for Transport (DfT) and the CIHT. TAP has been devised to direct members of the transportation profession and the general public to core documents in a range of subject areas that focus on the management of user groups on roads in the UK. The portal acts as a repository of web links to documents that are seen as key guides to the planning, design and operation of road networks. CIHT Futures CIHT FUTURES explores the implications of different scenarios for transport policy and practice. Campaign for Safe Road Design In July 2008 the IHT, as it then was, became a partner in the Campaign for Safe Road Design which called on the UK government to make safe road design a national transport priority. Highways Sector Council The Highways Sector Council, which includes the CIHT and several major highways contractors, was formed in late 2019, seeking to provide a single voice for the highways industry. In April 2020, the Institute of Highway Engineers, with six other organisations, formed the Highways Industry Alliance. Post-nominal letters References External links CIHT home page TAP website List of UK Branches List of Overseas Branches 1930 establishments in the United Kingdom ECUK Licensed Members Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom London Borough of Hackney Organizations established in 1930 Road construction Shoreditch Transportation planning