29 October 2024 Programme
Please note that the programme is under development
09:00
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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Speakers include....
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Richard Nickson, Network Director - Active Travel, TfGM
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Eve Holt, Strategic Director, Greater Manchester Moving
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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 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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Speakers from Edinburgh City Council and Birmingham City Council (tbc)
Graphene 6
Bus stop treatments technical workshop
Led by John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
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With an expert panel including:
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Tom Bailey, Director, Streets Systems
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Mark Artis, Principal Engineer, Transport for London
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Niccolò Conti, Associate (Highways), Project Centre
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Speaker from Guide Dogs UK, (tbc)
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Graphene 7
Side road crossings technical session
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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:
Lucy Marstrand-Taussig, Design Policy Lead for Streets, Transport for London
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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
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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Richard Nickson, Network Director - Active Travel, TfGM
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Graphene 6
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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Mark Artis, Principal Engineer, Transport for London
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Lucy Marstrand-Taussig, Design Policy Lead for Streets, Transport for London
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Speaker from Guide Dogs UK, (tbc)
Graphene 7
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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Chris Proctor, Highways & Traffic Management, LB Waltham Forest
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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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Richard Nickson, Network Director - Active Travel, TfGM
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Keith Firth,Director - Traffic & Transportation, Norman Rourke Pryme
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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​Tom Bailey, Director, Streets Systems
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Mark Artis, Principal Engineer, Transport for London
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Niccolò Conti, Associate (Highways), Project Centre
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
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Cotton Theatre
Innovations in data
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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Graphene 6
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
Speakers from North Somerset Council, Oxford City Council and Bath & North East Somerset Council (tbc)
Graphene 7
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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Lucy Marstrand-Taussig, Design Policy Lead for Streets, Transport for London
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
15.15
Afternoon break: Tea & Coffee served in the Pioneer Room exhibition area
15.45
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?
Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections, Active Travel England
John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
Lianne Baker-Brook, Principal Consultant, PJA
Mark Philpotts, founder, City Infinty
16.45
Event close
