Phil Jones Associates

Phil Jones Associates, formed in 2003, undertakes the analysis, planning and design of transport solutions for new developments and existing places. PJA has a strong urban design ethos, working closely with a range of fellow professionals including architects, urban designers and landscape architects.  Research and policy development, together with teaching and enabling work, are also part of the firm’s service offer.  The firm currently has a total of over 40 staff and operates out of 5 offices across the UK.

PJA has been involved the preparation of national-level design guidance, including Manual for Streets 1 and 2, Designing Streets for the Scottish Government and residential parking research for DCLG.  PJA’s research portfolio also includes working on the Shared Space study for Department for Transport, which led to the publication of Local Transport Note 1/11; and studies for Sustrans on the design of shared use pedestrian/cycle routes. The firm has also prepared technical guidance on street design and parking for several local authorities. Internationally the firm has advised local and national government bodies in Ireland, New Zealand and Abu Dhabi. 

PJA provides training for Urban Design London and a number of professional bodies including the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.  The training offer includes designing for cycling, based on the recent update to the London Cycle Design Standards and international best practice.  Phil Jones is a Built Environment Expert for DC-CABE, and a member of the Design Review panels for several Architecture Centres. 

The firm is involved in a wide range of strategic residential and commercial schemes for expanding towns and cities, throughout the UK. Notable experience includes the Telford and Kings Lynn Millennium Communities; a 4,500 unit urban extension to Cheltenham; the 1,500 dwelling Scottish Sustainable Community scheme in Whitecross, Falkirk; and a 1,000 unit extension to Hereford.

Our projects in existing places include Bexleyheath Town Centre Enhancements in SE London which involved major streetscape improvements including traffic signal removal/shared space at two busy junctions.  In Kidderminster, Worcestershire, PJA helped to produce a new design framework for a town quarter and a Public Realm Framework and streetscape improvements for the town centre.

PJA is the specialist transport advisor to St Modwen on the major regeneration at Longbridge, Birmingham where the strategic planning of improved infrastructure is critical to secure the future of a new city district.  In Leicester PJA is currently preparing streetscape and transport improvements for the critical Golden Mile along Belgrave Road, a vibrant multi-cultural area of vital importance to the city’s economy.

Transport Initiatives

Transport Initiatives is an independent consultancy, formed in 2005. Our team of experienced transport planning and road safety professionals have a strong in-depth knowledge of sustainable transport in general, particularly cycling, walking and travel plans. We have many years’ experience of putting this into practice. 

We specialise in innovative ways of developing and promoting sustainable transport options, covering every step from transport strategies to managing implementation. We have worked on many cycling and transport projects for a wide range of local authorities and government bodies such as National Parks. We have often worked in partnership with larger consultancies.

Although all our members cycle regularly, we don’t just focus on the needs of existing people who cycle. We have a strong understanding of the barriers and concerns which deter more people from cycling. This is reflected in our innovative Cycle Skills Network Audit process which assesses the highway network in terms of Bikeability levels showing the real level of cycle accessibility across an area.

TI was part of the consortium which carried out the International Cycle Infrastructure Best Practice study for TfL, which underpinned the 2014 London Cycle Design Standards. Our work on cycle network analysis for LB Southwark was the first large scale application of the process set out in LCDS and helped the council win the “Cycling Strategy of the Year” award in 2015.