2 July 2025 Conference Programme
Please note that the conference programme is currently under development and subject to change. Please contact Juliana O'Rourke if you'd like to be part of the agenda.
09:00
The York Barbican Foyer
Registration opens
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area in the Sports Hall.
10:00
Main Auditorium
Welcome plenary
Setting the scene: upping the active travel ambition
Speakers include:
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Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England & the UK government's Chief Medical Adviser (invited)
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Kim McGuinness, Mayor of the North East (invited)
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Simon Lightwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (invited)
11:00
Sports Hall
Networking break
Refreshments served in the exhibition area
11:30
Main Auditorium
Designing inclusive and accessible neighbourhoods
Wheels of Change: building inclusive communities through active travel
Mariam Draaijer, CEO, JoyRiders Britain
Addressing social injustice in active travel
Tom Cohen, Reader in Transport Policy, Active Travel Academy, University or Westminster
Modeshift Active Travel Inspectors
Emily Sykes, Modeshift STARS Programme Manager (Education), Modeshift and Gavin Wood, Inspector, Active Travel England
Guidance on the ground: Improving public space accessibility for walking/wheeling and cycling using the new Wheels for Wellbeing Guide
Kate Ball, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
Room Y01 (starts 11.40)
ATE planning team session
Housebuilding and development
Lendal 1 & 2
Supporting women and girls to be active
Gender sensitive design using the Safety Inclusion Assessment Tool
Anna Richardson, Transport Planner, and Jaimee Boutcher-Hann, Associate, WSP
Women's freedom to ride in London
Clare Hinchcliffe, Senior Campaigns Officer, London Cycling Campaign
How do we make our neighbourhoods more accessible and inclusive for mothers cycling with children?
Dawn Rahman, Principal Consultant, Integrated Transport Planning
Clifford Bar (11.40 - 12.30)
Spotlight on bus stop bypasses
Presented by:
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Brian Deegan, Active Travel England
1st Floor Bar
Speed Learning - Choose from 6 of 12 sessions
Speed learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge-sharing and networking. The case studies will be presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbers, in 15 minute sessions (14 minutes for presentation and interactive discussion, and 1 minute for changing tables).
The case studies will consist of short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time for delegates to change to another table.
1
Creating an Active Travel culture in an adult social care setting
Yvonne Stead, Regional Manager, Wheels for All
4
Camden's safe & healthy Streets programme: accessibility & inclusion
Sam Margolis, Head of Transport Strategy & Projects, London Borough of Camden
7
Accessible transport - what are the barriers?
Natasha Healey, Associate Director, WSP and Indigo Ayling, Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC)
2
Raising the bar: boosting the accessibility of shared micromobility services
Patrick Utz, Research manager, CoMoUK
5
Access vs crime: the challenges of barrier removal
Paul Adams, Network Development Manager – North East, Sustrans
8
Lessons learned through undertaking site inspections
Stacy Dowding,
Technical Director, WSP
3
The importance of inclusive engagement to aid accessible active travel infrastructure design
Lauren James, Head of Engagement & Behaviour Change, MP Smarter Travel, Mark Philpots, Director, City Infinity &Tash Tartke, Kerbside Strategy. Programme Manager, Lambeth Council
6
Access control barrier policy, improving access for walkers, wheelers and cyclists
Greg Morgan, Transport Planner Active Travel, City of York Council and Ken Spence, Managing Consultant, Transport Initatives
9
A user experience-centred accessibility and inclusivity appraisal: Coventry city centre
Krunal Shah,
Technical Director, AtkinsRéalis
Meet at reception
Walking tour: Details to follow
Details to follow
Meet at reception
Cycling tour:
Details to follow
Bicycles will be provided.
Up to 15 delegates may participate.
13:00
Sports Hall
Lunch break
Refreshments served in the exhibition area
14:00
Main Auditorium
Effective engagement and consultations
Meeting people where they are, not where we wish they were
John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
How to make friends and influence councillors
James Gleave, Founder, Mobility Lab
Communications that united a community to work for change
Anna Williams, Head of Campaigns and Engagement, Camcycle
Speakers joined by panellists Alice Pelliccia-Bourke, Senior External Affairs Manager and Olivia Firth, Digital Communications Manager, Active Travel England
Room Y01
Piazza Aperte: creating public spaces in Milan
Presented by:
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Demetrio Scopeletti, AMAT Agenzia Mobilta, Ambiente e Territorio
Lendal 1 & 2
Economic and business cases
Speakers include:
How walking can transform communities and support the UK economy
Tanya Braun, Policy & Communications Director, Living Streets
How to get the best out of your clients – and your consultants
Ella King, Project Manager, Strategic Infrastructure, Calderdale Council and Paul Murray, Active Travel Lead, Ridge and Partners
Scheme assessment in York
Paul Osborne, Associate, Systra and City of York Council speaker (tbc)
Speakers joined by panellists Adrian Fletcher, Head of Analysis, Chris Stewart, Director of Data and Analysis, and Chris Smith, Economist, Active Travel England
Clifford Bar (14.15 - 15.15)
ATE design and planning surgeries
Presented by Active Travel England
By appointment: You will be asked if you would like to reserve a space during booking
1st Floor Bar
Speed Learning - Choose from 6 of 12
Speed Learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge-sharing and helps teams to network. The case studies will be presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbers, in 15 minute sessions (14 minutes for presentation and interactive discussion, and 1 minute for changing tables).
The case studies will consist of short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time to change to another table.
1
Enabling communities to measure how healthy their streets are
Lucy Saunders, Director, Healthy Streets
4
The economic appraisal of safety: women and girls
Graham Hardy, Technical Director, Mobility, WSP
7
Harnessing data and community insights to build the case for investment
Iona Chandler
Partnerships Manager, UrbanTide
2
Consulting towards consensus on a proposed law change
Ben Foley, Campaigns and Policy Lead, Wheels for Wellbeing
5
Collaborative design using visualisation and 360 degree imagery
Jon Little, Co-founder, BetaStreets and Holy Weir, Active Travel Project manager, Suffolk County Council
3
What to do when community engagement goes wrong – and how to get it right
Rosie Wright, Engagement Manager, Living Streets
6
Increasing diversity in engagement on walking, cycling and wheeling in Sheffield
Peter Edwards, Associate, SYSTRA
Meet at reception
Walking tour: Details to follow
Details will follow
Meet at reception
Cycling tour:
Details to follow
Bicycles will be provided.
Up to 15 delegates may participate.
15:30
Sports Hall
Networking break
Refreshments served in the exhibition area
16:00
Main Auditorium
A conversation with...
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David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire
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Chris Boardman, National Active Travel Commissioner
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Dame Sarah Storey, Active Travel Commissioner, Transport for Greater Manchester
16:30
Main Auditorium
Day 1 closing plenary:
Public perceptions in the media
Chaired by: Kirsty McCaskill-Baxter, Head of Communications, Active Travel England
Speakers include:
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Peter Walker, acting deputy political editor, The Guardian (invited)
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Laura Laker, journalist and writer specialising in cycling and urban transport (invited)
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Dame Sarah Storey, Active Travel Commissioner, Transport for Greater Manchester
17:45
York Barbican Foyer
Networking drinks
Refreshments served at the bar by the main entrance
18:00
York Barbican Foyer
Big Bike parade
18:30
Day 1 close
3 July 2025 Conference Programme
Please note that the conference programme is currently under development and subject to change. Please contact Juliana O'Rourke if you'd like to be part of the agenda.
09:00
The York Barbican Foyer
Registration opens
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area
10:00
Main Auditorium
Unconference
Session led by: Kit Allwinter, Senior Inspector, Active Travel England
Clifford Bar
(09.00 - 11.00)
ATE design and planning surgeries
Presented by Active Travel England
11:00
Main Auditorium
Day 2 Opening plenary:
Integrated transport in York
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Cllr Kate Ravilious, Executive Member for Transport, City of York Council
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Peter Rockerick, Director of Public Health, York City Council
Clifford Bar
(09.00 - 11.00)
ATE design and planning surgeries
By appointment: You will be asked if you would like to reserve a space during booking
12:00
Sports Hall
Morning break
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area
12:30
Room Y01
Inclusive crossings
Speakers include:
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Andre Neves, Principal Inspector, Active Travel England
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Rob Snowball, Senior Inspector, Active Travel England
Lendal 1 & 2
Walkable places and wayfinding
Speakers include:
If pedestrians come first, why don't we design for walking?
Christopher Martin, Managing Director, Urban Movement and Vice-Chair, Living Streets
Pedestrian wait-time reduction: a vast improvement to the pedestrian experience on a shoestring budget
Josef Whitfield, Sustainable Transport Policy Officer, Manchester City Council
Pedestrianising Bradford: removing a city centre dual carriageway
Dan Warburton, Operations Manager, Sweco and Darren Badrock, Project Managing Officer (TCF), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Active travel wayfinding in the Liverpool City Region
Claire Hering, Programme Development Officer, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Clifford Bar
Active travel to school guidance
Speakers include:
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Jo Clayton, Head of Planning and Placemaking Strategy, Active Travel England
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Will Elliot, Senior Planner, Active Travel England
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Ellen Douglass, Planning Policy Manager, Active Travel England
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Shereen Ansari, Active Travel England
1st Floor Bar
Speed Learning - Choose from 6 of 12
Speed Learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge-sharing and helps teams to network. The case studies will be presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbers, in 15 minute sessions (14 minutes for presentation and interactive discussion, and 1 minute for changing tables).
The case studies will consist of short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time to change to another table.
1
Guardrail removal: addressing a significant barrier to walking, wheeling and cycling
Amy Priestley, Urban Design Lead, Urban Movement and Ken Spence, naging Consultant, Transport Initatives
4
Assessing Bologna's historic centre with Arup's Staterra modelling toolkit
Adrien Friesen, Senior Consultant and Product Manager, Arup
7
The ‘Greater Manchester Wayfinding Guide’
Kirsty Newman, Consultant, Steer and Lucia Southworth,
Transport Strategy Officer, Transport for Greater Manchester
10
How walkable places can transform communities
Jane Thompson,
Joint Lead Transport and Sustainability,
Colchester City Council
2
From fly-tipped fridges to bee-friendly walking route: a community-led transformation to connect green spaces and communities
Phillippa Banister, Founder & Director, Street Space
5
Making York a people place
Andrew Graham, Director, TheUrbanGlow Design and Heritage
8
A national way-finding system
Tim Fendley, Creative Director and Founder, Applied Information Group
11
Boosting walking and cycling access to schools in Jersey
Sam Fleming,
Senior Transport Planner – Active Travel, Government of Jersey
3
Walking the Talk: building resilient communities through walkability and active travel
Tara Nursalim-Paul, Hilman Prakoso, Tika Pratiwi Sufyan, Kultum-Kultur Bertumbuh
6
The GM Ringway: a public transport-integrated walking trail
Dr Andrew Read, Walking Projects Plus
9
Walking the Talk: building resilient communities through walkability and active travel
Tara Nursalim-Paul, Hilman Prakoso and Tika Pratiwi Sufyan, Kultum
Meet at reception
Walking tour: Details to follow
Details will follow
Meet at reception
Cycling tour:
Details to follow
Bicycles will be provided.
Up to 15 delegates may participate.
13:30
Sports Hall
Networking lunch
Delegate networking with lunch served in the exhibition area
14:00
Main Auditorium
Linking urban and rural areas
The challenges of delivering a Mini-Holland project in a rural area: the case of Woodbridge and Melton
Holly Weir, Active Travel Project Manager, Suffolk County Council
Connecting communities: development of a rural active travel network
Amber Kenyon, Principal Transport Manager, AtkinsRéalis and Sean Poole, Staffordshire County Council
Collaboration of landowners and local authorities in delivering rural active travel infrastructure
Felicity Heathcote-Marcz, Founder & Director, Bare Analysis and Jonny Fuller, Principal Transport Strategy Officer, Buckinghamshire Council
Rural isolation: active travel and transport poverty
Steve Essex, Managing Consultant, Transport Initatives
Room Y01
Spotlight on ATE's rural design guidance
Hosted by:
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Kit Allwinter, Senior Inspector, Active Travel England
Lendal 1 & 2
Building active networks
Chair: Cllr Kate Ravilious, Executive Member for Transport, City of York Council
Speakers include:
Using a transport hierarchy to deliver active travel improvements every day
Tom Horner, Head of Active and Sustainable Transport, and Steve Wragg, Head of Highways Asset Management, City of York Council
Connecting communities across Calderdale
Andy Binder, Principal Transport Planner, Sweco and Tom Jones, Transport Planner, Calderdale Council
Integrating walking and cycling with public transport
Claire Stocks, Senior Strategy Officer, GMCA and Pete Zanzottera, Acting Active Travel Network Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester
Travel Planning in the NHS
Dan Braidley, Travel and Partnerships Manager, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clifford Bar
Active Travel England session
Check back for further information
1st Floor Bar
Speed Learning - Choose from 6 of 12
Speed Learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge-sharing and helps teams to network. The case studies will be presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbers, in 15 minute sessions (14 minutes for presentation and interactive discussion, and 1 minute for changing tables).
The case studies will consist of short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time to change to another table.
1
'Pop-up' secure cycle parking:
proof of concept
Andy Farndale, Bike Parking coordinator, York Cycle Campaign
4
Will it fit? Test the new street space layer in the Network Planning Tool for Scotland
Robin Lovelace, Professor of Transport Data Science, University of Leeds
7
Ensuring that active travel investment is embedded in new development
Oli Davey, Co-Founder and Projects Director, Urban Movement
2
Increasing the opportunities to cycle: Dynamic accessibility modelling in Loughborough
Hans-Heinrich Schumann, Research Associate, Loughborough University
5
Broughty Ferry to Monifieth: connecting communities, from feasibility to delivery
Aurelia Ciclaire, Associate, SYSTRA
8
Preventing accidents with AI: safer roads, more active travel
Flora McFarlane,
Head of Growth & Partnerships, VivaCity
3
Developing Phase 1 of West Yorkshire’s Mobility Hubs
Joel Hawthorn, Associate, Steer and James Prudy, Infrastructure Project Manager, WYCA
6
Urban & rural connections
Tim Bellamy, Assistant Director, Transport, Emma White, Acting Transport Strategy and Policy Manager, and Yo Higton, Active Travel Lead, Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority
Meet at reception
Walking tour: Details to follow
Details will follow
Meet at reception
Cycling tour:
Details to follow
Bicycles will be provided.
Up to 15 delegates may participate.
15:20
Sports Hall
Comfort break
15:30
Main Auditorium
Closing plenary
Speakers include:
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Graham Grant, Deputy CEO and Director of Planning, Development & Strategy, Active Travel England
16:10
Event close
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