On behalf of the TRICS® Consortium, I would like to welcome you to TRICS® on-line

We have entered an exciting new phase in the development of TRICS®, with the commencement of a new Management Services contract. In the coming months we shall be looking at what the TRICS® Community have been saying, as we analyse responses to our annual User Survey and plan a new programme of system development, as well as another comprehensive annual data collection programme across all regions of the UK and Ireland. This year we shall be undertaking over 200 surveys across a wide variety of land use categories, ensuring that our database remains up to date and of a continued high level of quality. Our commitment to continuous development and database enhancement, encompassing an interactive approach that includes all members of the TRICS® Community, is the main reason why TRICS® remains the national standard for trip generation analysis.

The 2011 TRICS® User Meeting was another successful event, as we continued our tour of the regions, with this year’s event being held in Bristol. This is followed by the 2011 TRICS® Transport and Development Conference, being held in London in November, with delegate prices being frozen from 2010 following what was a highly-regarded conference last year. As usual, we shall be addressing the topics of the day with a number of excellent speakers, and will be giving plenty of opportunity for the TRICS® Community to network on the day and exchange their thoughts and ideas in a comfortable and welcoming setting. You can find out more information about this event on this website, where you can also download a booking form.

Users of TRICS®, and recipients of its data, should note that the 2011 issue of the TRICS® Good Practice Guide is freely available, and can be accessed right here at this website. The Consortium strongly recommends that all members of the TRICS® Community become familiar with this guidance, which is often quoted up to Public Inquiry level. You may also be interested in our multi-modal methodology document, which is also freely available from the TRICS® team upon request.

Finally, I would like to thank you all for the feedback you have given us over the course of the last year, and the Consortium looks forward to receiving your further input and ideas in 2011/12. The TRICS® project is truly interactive, and has grown as a result of its community’s collective thoughts and ideas for the system’s development. We look forward to working with you all in the months ahead.

Duncan Barratt
West Sussex County Council