In January 2019, ADEPT - the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport - which represents place directors from county, unitary and metropolitan local authorities, secured £22.9m funding from the Department of Transport for the SMART place Live Labs programme. Eight Live Labs projects led by local authorities with university and private sector partners are piloting innovation across SMART communications, transport, highways maintenance, energy, materials and mobility.

This episode features an interview with Deborah Fox who is the Head of Demand Management at Transport for West Midlands. Deborah is leading a project using innovative video analytics to find better ways to manage congestion. This is funded by a £2.65m grant from the Department for Transport.