PROGRAMME

08.30

Registration opens

Networking in the exhibition area

09.30-11.30

Main stage

Opening address by Dr Adrian Davis, Professor of Transport & Health, Edinburgh Napier University

Opening plenary: aligning health and transport benefits

Chair: Dr Adrian Davis, Professor of Transport & Health, Edinburgh Napier University

Carl Petrokofsky, Public Health Specialist Advisor, Healthy Places, Public Health England

Cllr Suzanne Bartington, former Cycling Champion, Oxfordshire County Council and public health consultant

Sally Hogg, Public Health Consultant, Healthy People, Healthy Places, Bristol City Council

Simon O'Brien, Liverpool City Region Cycling and Walking Commissioner

11.30 - 12.00

11.30 - 12.00

Breakout room 2

Making behaviour change work: why branding is more than a logo

Chair:
Ashley Dalton, South Essex Active Travel Programme Manager

Panellists:
Jennifer Evans, Senior Consultant, Luther Pendragon

Kelsey Hibberd, Behaviour Change and Communications Manager, ForwardMotion

11.45-13:15

Main stage

Tools, technology and boosting active travel

Chair: Nick Ayland, Director, ITP

Place-based decarbonisation strategies: modelling the carbon impact of land uses, activities and transport modes
Laurence Oakes-Ash, CEO, City Science 

Understanding how active travellers move: improving traffic insights with Artificial Intelligence
Zachary Judge, Business Development Manager, Vivacity Labs

Smart streets and connected infrastructure
Daniel Lizarbe-Marco, City Innovation Team, Bristol City Council & Liz Davidson, CMO, Esoterix Systems.

Maximising the impact of Emergency Active Travel Fund investment
Steph Norris, Associate, ITP

Cycling for health: behaviour change for good
Sam Robinson, Director, Love to Ride

Followed by panel / audience Q+A

13.15-14.15

Liveable, active and low traffic neighbourhoods discussion: getting community buy-in to deliver long-term visions...

Facilitator: Adam Reynolds, Chair, Walk Ride Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s ambitious community engagement proposals

Sam Neal, Consultant Project Manager, Highways, Haringey Council
Developing a community-supported programme

Ben Coleman and John McQueen, Associates, PJA
A prioritisation tool for developing Active Travel Zones

Panel and audience Q and A

14.15 - 16.00

Main stage

Creating healthy places

Chair: Andy Salkeld, Planning, Transportation and Economic Development, Leicester City Council

Parking and public health: how parking strategies impact on active travel, air quality and accessibility
Dr Suzanne Audrey, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health and Co-director of SHINE (Supporting Healthy Inclusive Neighbourhood Environments), Bristol Medical School

The role the street network in civic life: understanding place and movement 
Andy Martin, Transformational Schemes Sponsor, Transport for London

Disconnected developments: are highways authorities part of the problem?
Graham Paul Smith, Urban Design, and Katja Stille, Director, Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design

Demonstrating Value for Money for active travel schemes: valuing health and place 
Neil Anderson, Technical Director, Amey Transport Planning

How to reopen the high streets safely using parklets and planters
Habib Khan, Director, Meristem Design

Traffic speeds and air quality monitoring
Geoff Collins, Sales & Marketing Director, Jenoptik

14.15 - 15.15

Welcome to the Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT) for England and Wales

Presenters: Dr Robin Lovelace and Dr Joey Talbot (University of Leeds)

The PCT provides an evidence base to inform cycling investment. This session covers:

• a deep dive into the Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT)

• overview of beginner and intermediate PCT use

• introduction to a Propensity to Cycle Tool Advanced Training Workshop on November 12 at 14.30

16.00-17.00

Main stage

Closing plenary panel: successful low traffic strategies

Chair: Chris Martin, Co-Founder + Director of Urban Strategy, Urban Movement

Rob Pymm, Commercial Director, First West of England 

Pam Turton, Assistant Director, Transport, Regeneration Directorate, Portsmouth City Council

Sam Neal, Consultant Project Manager, Highways, Haringey Council

Nick Ayland, Director, ITP

Stephen Edwards, Director of Policy and Communications, Living Streets

17.00

Networking and social time