Four members have been awarded bursaries following the submission of their papers in December and presentations to the Board under the theme of 'How can transport best support economic growth?'. The Board agreed that £500 bursaries should be awarded to each and that Dave Arquati (Docklands Light Railway) should be given the TPS Bursary Paper of the Year Award for his paper entitled 'No train, No Gain: The local economic impact of Langdon Park DLR Station'. The Award will be presented at an event in May to launch this year's bursary theme, further details of which will be available in April.

The other three bursary papers are:

"Let's Go Forward Together": Is it time for development planning stakeholders to declare war on the recession and plan a route to recovery as allies not enemies? The case of the transport sector - Emma Taylor (Integrated Transport Planning Ltd)

David vs. Goliath: Will HS2 or a number of smaller rail improvements represent better value for money? - Nick Gammer (Hampshire County Council)

Is new High-Speed rail infrastructure the best method for boosting economic growth: Highly Supportive or Highly Suspicious? - Murray Stevenson (Systra)