About Me
I am a Transport Planner and a Town Planner with over 30 years experience. I have prepared, and advised on, Travel Plans for local authorities, schools/colleges/universities, healthcare and primary care trusts and private companies; and also developed a wide range of transport strategies and policies including reviews of bus networks, bus revenue support criteria and taxi rank provision.
I am an independent transport consultant, based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. I am a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. I belong to the Association for Commuter Transport and the Transport Planning Society.
My career of over thirty years has spanned local government, the public transport industry and a transport research consultancy. I have written and spoken extensively on sustainable transport issues, including Travel Plans.
Part of my work is advising businesses on how they can do Travel Plans. Since 2001 I have been on a panel of consultants in the Department for Transport's 'Transport Energy Programme' offering advice for workplaces and tourism/leisure sites. This scheme has offered organisations up to five days of free advice from the consultants. It ended in March 2006 but many free publications are available from www.est.org.uk/fleet/publications
Complete Travel Plans have been prepared, or advice given, for
- 13 local authorities
- 7 education sector
- 17 healthcare sector
- 3 'other public sector'
- 11 private sector companies
- 1 place of worship and community centre
- 1 voluntary sector
I have had over 30 articles published, covering air pollution, planning London's railways, transport and economic activity, out-of-town retailing, transport policy changes in London, bus park and ride schemes, sustainable transport, road safety, safe routes to school, travel plans and encouraging cycling.
Over 20 talks/papers have been presented for conferences, seminars, groups of students and professionals from abroad. Topics have included congestion charging, bus priority measures, transport as a catalyst to development opportunities, travel plans for schools and businesses, bus park and ride, London's transport issues, and erosion of local rail services. Also given many radio and television interviews.
I have written the following publications:
- Encouraging Walking, Advisory Note 6, National Business Travel Network, 2009 - www.nbtn.org.uk/publications.aspx and click on Advisory Note 6.
- Travel Plan Benefits for Employers: Making the Human Resources Links, National Business Travel Network, www.nbtn.org.uk
- (contributed to) Making Way for Better Transport in Outer London, Campaign for Better Transport (formerly Transport 2000) - see www.bettertransport.org.uk/.../outer_london then click on the link to it or read the PDF report direct.
- Encouraging Sustainable Commuting: The Local Authority's Role in Delivering Effective Travel Plans, a good practice guide for London's Local Authorities, Campaign for Better Transport, 2007 - see PDF report.
- Travel information leaflets for healthcare facilities, Department for Transport, 2005 - see www.est.org.uk/fleet/publications for TE221 pdf.
- School Travel Plan Guidance, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, 2000
- The Complete Green Transport Plan for Local Authorities, Centre for Independent Transport Research in London (CILT), 1998
- Green Transport Plan Guidance for Travelwise Businesses, R&BBC, 1998
- Accessible Transport in East London (co-authored), CILT, 1998
- Green Commuter Plans: London Boroughs' Progress (co-authored), CILT, 1997
- Motorcycling - Time to Apply the Brakes?, CILT, 1997
- The ALG's Sustainable Transport Strategy - draft for consultation, Association of London Government (ALG), 1996
- Red Routes: Do They Work? ALG, 1996
- Paying the Wrong Fare: Affordable Public Transport, ALG, 1996
- The LBA's Transport Strategy, London Boroughs' Association, 1995
- Gearing up to Cycling: An LBA review of local authority action, (LBA) 1994
- All Aboard! Attractive Public Transport for London, LBA, 1993
- Bus Deregulation: Hold on Please! LBA, 1993
- Scope for Bus Park and Ride Schemes in London, LBA, 1992
- Global Warming: How London Boroughs & the Government can respond, LBA, 1991
- Scope for Bus Priorities in London, LBA, 1991
- Road Pricing for London, LBA, 1990
- London's Airports, LBA, 1990
- Light Rail: Some Implications for the South East, London & South East Regional Planning Conference (SERPLAN), 1988
- Planning for Buses in Greater London (co-authored), Greater London Council, 1981
Receiving an award from Tom Harris, Under Secretary of State for Transport at the Association of Train Operating Companies National Cycle-Rail Awards, October 2006. Submitted winning entry for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council in 'Best Local Government Contribution' category.
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