In 2020, the Gear Change vision announced that, “England will be a great walking and cycling nation,” and “Cycling and walking will be the natural first choice for many journeys with half of all journeys in towns and cities being cycled or walked by 2030.”
With interventions like Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, CYCLOPS junctions, and Sparrow crossings becoming ever more commonplace, how are planners helping to fulfil this ambition?
Programme and Speakers:
Introduced by Ian Pennington, Senior Infrastructure Planner at WSP and Vice Chair of the RTPI North West Young Planners Task Group
Working Together to enable Active Travel for all - Eve Holt, Strategic Director at Greater Sport (supporting GM Moving) and Councillor on Manchester City Council
An Introduction to the Bee Network - Dr Richard Nickson, Programme Director -Cycling and Walking at Transport for Greater Manchester
Planning for Inclusive Active Travel: From Design to Experience - Dr Harriet Larrington-Spencer, Research Fellow at Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster
Gender Equality Toolkit in Transport - Laura Brooks, Transport Planner at WSP
Dutch Courage: The Challenges and Opportunities of Mini Holland Schemes - Kate Balderson, Principal Transport Planner (Active Travel) at WSP
15 Minute Neighbourhoods - James Tate and John Townsend, Transport Planners at Arup
An Introduction to Active Travel England and Its Role in the Planning System - Catriona Swanson, Associate Director (Walking and Cycling), and Harriet Haldenby, Placemaking and Active Travel Consultant at Phil Jones Associates
