29 October 2024 Programme
Please note that the programme is under development
08:45
Registration: Tea & Coffee served in the Pioneer Room exhibition area
09.30
The Pendulum Suite
Morning Plenary
Who are we innovating for? What will the active travellers of the future
look like? Setting a vision for active travel networks
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Chair: Maïlys Garden, Associate Director, Project Centre
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Richard Nickson, Network Director - Active Travel, Transport for Greater Manchester
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Eve Holt, Head of Policy & Implementation, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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Nick Chamberlin, Regional Engagement Manager, Active Travel England
Adam Bunce, Managing Director & Graeme Brown, Regional Director, Ethos
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Kay Inckle, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Wheels for Wellbeing
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10.30
Morning break: Tea & Coffee served in the Pioneer Room exhibition area
11.00
Breakout sessions - delegates to choose 1 of 4
The Pendulum Suite
Active Travel England session: skills & capabilities
Skills and capability building, led by Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections, Active Travel England
Cotton Theatre
Network management technical session (urban)
Led by Mark Philpotts, founder, City Infinity
​How can network management
re-balance space and capacity towards active modes and deliver better design detail?
With an expert panel including:
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Keith Firth,
Director - Traffic & Transportation, Norman Rourke Pryme
Gillian Howard, Head of Transport and Public Realm Projects, City of London Corporation
Kay Inckle, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Phil Noble, Strategy Manager – Design, Streetspace Allocation and Active Travel, City of Edinburgh Council
Graphene 1
Bus stop treatments technical workshop
Led by John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
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Cycling and walking at bus stops: how can we reach agreement on layouts that satisfactorily resolve the competing priorities to make bus stops accessible for all and to protect people cycling on busy streets with buses?
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With an expert panel including:
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Tom Bailey, Director, Streets Systems
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Lucy Marstrand-Taussig, Design Policy Lead for Streets, Transport for London
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Niccolò Conti, Associate (Highways), and Maïlys Garden, Associate Director, Project Centre
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Clive Wood, ​
Lead Regional Policy & Campaigns Manager, Guide Dogs
Graphene 2
Side road crossings technical session
Led by Lianne Baker-Brook, Principal Consultant, PJA
Priority junctions can be the most frequent barrier to overcome for those walking and cycling – but how can we design for them correctly?
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With an expert panel including:
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Robert Weetman, Technical Coordinator, Living Streets
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Jonathan Flower, Centre for Transport + Society, UWE
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Richard Nickson, Network Director - Active Travel, TfGM
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Chris Proctor, Highways & Traffic Management, LB Waltham Forest
12.10
Breakout sessions - delegates to choose 1 of 4
The Pendulum Suite
Active Travel England session
Skills and capability building, led by Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections, Active Travel England
Cotton Theatre
Network management technical session (urban)
Led by Mark Philpotts, founder City Infinity
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With an expert panel including:
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Gillian Howard,
Head of Transport and Public Realm Projects, City of London
Kay Inckle, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Martin Wedderburn, Founding Director, Wedderburn Transport Planning
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Phil Noble, Strategy Manager – Design, Streetspace Allocation and Active Travel, City of Edinburgh Council
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Graphene 1
Bus stop treatments technical session
Led by John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
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With an expert panel including:
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Robert Weetman, Technical Coordinator, Living Streets
Tom Bailey, Director, Streets Systems
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Lucy Marstrand-Taussig, Design Policy Lead for Streets, Transport for London
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing​
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Chris Theobald, Senior Policy, Public Affairs & Campaigns Manager, Guide Dogs
Graphene 2
Side road crossings technical session
Led by Lianne Baker-Brook, Principal Consultant, PJA
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With an expert panel including:​​​
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Harriet Haldenby, Senior Urban Designer, Urban Movement​
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Jonathan Flower, Centre for Transport + Society, UWE
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Chris Proctor, Highways & Traffic Management, London Borough of Waltham Forest
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Keith Firth,
Director - Traffic & Transportation, Norman Rourke Pryme
Andrew Saffrey, Active Travel Innovation Manager, Coventry City Council
13:10
Lunch: Tea & Coffee served in the Pioneer Room exhibition area
14.10
Breakout sessions - delegates to choose 1 of 4
The Pendulum Suite
Bus stop treatments technical session
Led by John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
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With an expert panel including:​​
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Network Manager, Active Travel, Transport for Greater Manchester
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Niccolò Conti, Associate (Highways), Project Centre
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Chris Theobald, Senior Policy, Public Affairs & Campaigns Manager, Guide Dogs
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Lucy Marstrand-Taussig, Design Policy Lead for Streets, Transport for London
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Cotton Theatre
Innovations in data
Chair: Vicki Franks Policy Officer,
Active Travel, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
RuralStreets 360: case study with Suffolk County Council and Cyclomedia
Jon Little,
Co-founder,
Beta Streets
Prioritising pedestrian-first traffic management with live data and AI
Dorian Isaacson, CEO Streetwise Technology
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How data can help shape your urban space
Daniel Hanshaw, Commerical Director, Smart Transport Hub
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Using computer vision data to test, understand and quantify active travel improvements
Cleo Weeden, Strategic Partner Lead, VivaCity
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Unlocking and integrating data
Iona Chandler, Partnerships Manager, Urban Tide
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Graphene 1
Network management technical session (rural)
Led by Mark Philpotts, founder, City Infinity
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With an expert panel including:
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Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections, Active Travel England
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Kay Inckle, Campaigns and Policy Manager, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Nick Chamberlin, Regional Engagement Manager, Active Travel England
Ben Coleman​​​​
Associate Director, PJA
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Speakers from North Somerset Council & Bath & North East Somerset Council (tbc)
Graphene 2
Side road crossings technical session
Led by Lianne Baker-Brook, Principal Consultant, PJA
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With an expert panel including:​
Jonathan Flower, Centre for Transport + Society, UWE
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Harriet Haldenby, Senior Urban Designer, Urban Movement
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Robert Weetman, Technical Coordinator, Living Streets
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Chris Proctor, Highways & Traffic Management, LB Waltham Forest
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Andrew Saffrey, Active Travel Innovation Manager, Coventry City Council
15.30
Afternoon break: Tea & Coffee served in the Pioneer Room exhibition area
16.00
The Pendulum Suite
Closing Plenary: From innovation to standardisation?
​How can new and innovative ideas be tried, tested and then evolve into safe, practical and standardised guidance?
Certain types of active travel infrastructure designs are being applied across the country with a high level of interpretation and variation. Does this give cause for concern – and if so, what is the solution? Do we need further national guidance?
Chair: Catriona Swanson, Strategic Lead for Sustainable Transport, Manchester City Council
Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections, Active Travel England
John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
Lianne Baker-Brook, Principal Consultant, PJA
Mark Philpotts, founder, City Infinty
17.00
Event close
