Monitoring measures

First published: 20 May 2022

In March 2021 Welsh Government published Llwybr Newydd: The Wales Transport Strategy 2021 which sets out Wales’ transport-related ambitions for the next 20 years and priorities for the next 5 years. The monitoring framework has been designed to track progress against achieving the priorities and ambitions.

The framework is made up of six Key Measures and 27 Subsidiary Measures. The Key Measures are those considered most important in supporting Welsh Government’s overarching aims of mode shift and carbon reduction. We have highlighted which measures will demonstrate progress towards each priority and ambition. The data for each measure gives a picture of the current situation. This will be updated when new data is available.

The Technical Report for the WTS Monitoring Framework can be found in the Wales Transport Strategy Monitoring Framework technical report. The data sources and calculation methods for a small number of measures have now changed and these will be reflected in an updated Technical Report which will be published in Spring 2025. (An accessible version of the current Technical Report can be made available on request).

Any queries about data sources or calculation methodologies in advance of publication of the revised Technical Report can be sent to WTSMonitoring@tfw.wales.

The below table provides details of when each dashboard was last published, the next scheduled update and planned frequency of updates.

ReferenceMeasureCurrent versionNext scheduled updateFrequency
M1Percentage of journeys by walking, cycling and public transportSeptember 2026 Winter 2026/27Annual
M2Percentage of vehicles that are ultra-low or zero emissionJuly 2025Summer 2026Annual
M3Total vehicle kilometres travelledSeptember 2026Summer 2026Annual
M4Average distance travelled per personSeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
M5Percentage of workforce working remotely on a regular basisSeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
M6Greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sectorSeptember 2026Summer 2026Annual
S1Average travel time to education, health and leisure servicesMay 2024Summer 2026Every two years
S2Percentage of people satisfied with their ability to access services in their local areaDecember 2025Spring 2026Annual
S3Percentage of people within walking distance of sustainable modes of transportSeptember 2026Summer 2025Every two years
S4Percentage of people who walk or cycle at least once a week as a means of transportSeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
S5*Percentage of journeys to a rail station by walking, cycling or busAugust 2023Winter 2026/27Annual
S6Percentage of trips to visitor attractions by sustainable modes of transportJuly 2025Summer 2026Annual
S7Percentage of rail network that is electrifiedDecember 2025November 2026Annual
S8Percentage of land-based freight moved by railAugust 2025Summer 2026Annual
S9Percentage of bus and rail services on timeDecember 2025November 2026Annual
S10Number of publicly available electric vehicle charging pointsDecember 2025February 2026Quarterly
S11Percentage of people satisfied with their journeySeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
S12Percentage of people satisfied with their ability to access public transport independentlySeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
S13Percentage of railway stations that are step-freeJuly 2025To be announcedUpdated infrequently
S14Percentage of buses and trains with audio-visual informationDecember 2025November 2026Annual
S15*Percentage of Welsh speakers using Welsh language services in the transport sectorDecember 2025Winter 2026/27Annual
S16Average delay per kilometre travelledJuly 2025Summer 2026Annual
S17*Average cost per kilometre travelled by public transportAugust 2023Winter 2026/27Annual
S18Percentage of people who feel they can’t afford to travel by public transportDecember 2025Winter 2026/27Annual
S19Number of people killed or injured on the transport networkNovember 2024Summer 2025Annual
S20Percentage of people who feel safe and welcome when travellingSeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
S21Percentage of transport infrastructure in good conditionApril 2025To be announcedUpdated infrequently
S22Percentage of transport infrastructure at risk of floodingOctober 2023Winter 2025Every two years
S23Level of air pollutants from the transport sectorMarch 2025To be announcedUpdated infrequently
S24Percentage of people regularly bothered by noise from outside the home caused by transportSeptember 2026Winter 2026/27Annual
S25Hectares of habitat on the transport estate maintained or improved for biodiversity benefitApril 2025Spring 2026Annual
S26Percentage of waste produced by the transport sector that is reused or recycledOctober 2023To be announcedUpdated infrequently
S27Percentage of designated historical assets on the transport estate that are in a stable or improving conditionJuly 2025Summer 2026Annual

Data included in measures with an asterisk (*) will be replaced with data from the Wales National Travel Survey (WNTS) annual publication.

Previous versions of the dashboards are located in the measures archive.