Local Transport Summit 2022

Future Inn, Cardiff Bay, Wales 

• Organised by: Landor LINKS
• Presented and Produced by: Local Transport Today
• Hosted by: Transport for Wales and Welsh Government
• Sponsored by: Urban Transport Group and Systra
• Supported by: Atkins

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We are delighted to announce that the 6^th Local Transport Summit will be held this autumn for the first time in Wales, in partnership with the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales taking place at Future Inn, Cardiff Bay on the 8-9^th December 2022.

The Summit, established by the sector's leading publication Local Transport Today, brings together in a unique way senior people involved in UK local transport from a range of perspectives including political leaders and decision-makers, those responsible for strategy, system design and delivery within transport authorities, and others with a connection to the future of our local transport system as providers, advisors, researchers and activists. The event has the active and support and engagement of the Department for Transport, Transport for Wales and other significant professional bodies.

In existence since 2015, the Local Transport Summit 'goes on the road' each year, and has in the past visited different parts of England, including Oxfordshire ,Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Hertfordshire and most recently West London . It has established a position as the key annual event for this sector.

 This year, we make a very timely visit to Wales in recognition of recent innovative and pioneering work across a range of policy areas offering a very significant and important new perspective on local transport. A significant time allocation will be made this year for a showcase session by the host area, with keynote speech by the appropriate Welsh transport political leader and discussion on the range of transport innovation taking place in Wales including the national 20mph local roads speed limit initiative, revised transport appraisal guidance, Sloman roads review and North Wales /A55 Transport Commission to name but four.

Professor Peter Jones will be our lead academic commentator and discussion chair, along with other senior speakers from local government, transport consultancy, University research and other sectors impacting on the way transport is being reshaped by technological and behavioural change and the need to address the climate emergency.

The format of the event is a residential 'Chatham House rules' discussion and participatory forum, addressed by experts and including audience participation. It takes place over 24 hours from lunchtime to lunchtime in a relaxed residential environment with an evening networking dinner at the end of the first day at which we continue discussions prompted by addresses by other sector leaders, and a distinguished expert speaker.

 We are also in discussions to arrange study visit in Cardiff Bay / Cardiff city centre to see public realm improvements and new rail station and bus interchange etc which will take place on the morning of the 8^th prior to the event starting early afternoon.

 The event will be located in the impressively regenerated Cardiff Bay, with excellent transport accessibility reasons for both our English and Welsh audience.

Day One | Thursday 8th December

Thursday 8 December

11:00 Morning study visit of the Cardiff Bay development area including a guided tour of the Senedd (Welsh parliament) building. Led by Prof. Mark Barry of Cardiff University. 

Departs from the main entrance of the Future Inn Hotel at 11:00.

12:30 Registration at Future Inn, Cardiff Bay with a networking lunch served at arrival

 13:15 Introduction and Host’s Welcome

• Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS & Editorial Director, Local Transport Today
  Richard Walker, Cities Policy & Delivery, Department for Transport

13:30 Keynote Message:

• Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

13:50 The UK Local transport landscape: where are we now?

• Chair: Peter Jones, Professor of Sustainable Transport, UCL

Devolution and localism: Where are we now and is it fit for the future?

• Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive, Transport for the North

Pandemics, climate change and political instability: Anchoring a transport strategy in a world of upheaval.

• Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at University College London and University of the West of England

Where are we on decarbonisation and the road to NetZero in the light of COP27, and how have things changed since COP26 a year ago.

• Keith Mitchell, Director: Transport & Place, Stantec
• Jonny Riggall, Director, Aether Ltd

Are we all tuned to the right signals - emerging issues and some of the Summit’s key discussion themes

• Arman Farahmand-Razavi, Friends of LTT

Panel Discussion

15:00: Refreshment Break

15:15 Transport in Wales showcase session

• Chair: Peter Jones Professor of Sustainable Transport, UCL

Presentations on the strategic context and policy framework for transport in Wales:

• James Price, Chief Executive, Transport for Wales
• Geoff Ogden, Director of Transport Planning, Transport for Wales
• Gemma Lelliott, Director for Wales, Community Transport Association
  

This session to cover the role and priorities of Transport for Wales, climate change and sustainable development, 2021 Wales Transport Strategy, Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, South East Wales and North Wales Transport Commissions, WelTAG revisions, delivering interchange and active travel initiatives, Community Transport and demand-responsive solutions.

• 16:15 Wales: A template for rail and bus delivery in the UK?
  Neil Birch, Public Transport Business Director, SYSTRA

The Welsh Bus Reform

• Joshua Miles, Director CPT Cymru, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK

16:35 Panel discussion of different perspectives on transport in Wales and exploring how the experience relates to elsewhere in the UK including all speakers from the Welsh Showcase session plus:

• Jonathan Bray, Director, Urban Transport Group (Setting public service objectives)
• Tom Van Vuren, Regional Director, VLC Europe Ltd
  Helen Matthews, Nexus (invited)
• Robert Kent Smith, Deputy Director Transport, Strategy & Policy, Welsh Government

17:15 Break

17:30 Thinking differently for a changing world

• Chair: Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS & Editorial Director, Local Transport Today

New ways of funding in a time of restricted public resources

• David Leeder, Director and Managing Partner, TIL 

Fixing horizons that guide decision-making

• Peter Jones, Professor of Sustainable Transport, UCL

Beware the gap between transport plans and social equity

• Kris Beuret, Director, Social Research Associates

Modelling policy measures to reduce travel demand

• Helena Bennett, Head of Climate Policy, Green Alliance
• Crispin Cooper, Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University

What actually is MaaS?

• Jorgen Pedersen, Transport Technologies Director, SYSTRA

Panel Discussion

18:40 Break

19:00 Networking reception

19:45 Dinner with guest speaker:

• Lord Terry Burns, Chair, South East and North Wales Transport Commissions

22:15 Post dinner drinks

Day Two | Friday 9th December

Programme

Friday 9th December

08.45 Registration

09.15 Reflections on day 1

• Peter Jones, Professor of Sustainable Transport, UCL

09.35 Paying properly for our roadspace – getting to grips with a new paradigm

• Chair: Arman Farahmand-Razavi, Friends of LTT

New thinking on the value of streetspace

• John Dales Director, Urban Movement

A Pathway to Pay as you Go

• Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy, Research and Projects, Campaign for Better Transport

10.15 Putting traffic in its place

• Chair: Lynda Addison, Director Malcolm Baker Associates

Creative thinking on neighbourhood design and management

• David Lucas, Principal Consultant, Transportation, Atkins

Delivering streets where people want to be

• Emily Walsh, Head of Urban Design, SYSTRA

10:55 Coffee Break

11:15 Appraisal and Evaluation – time for a real rethink?

Comparing and contrasting the position on scheme decision making in England, Wales and Scotland and TAG, WelTAG and ScotTAG

• Chair: Peter Jones, Professor of Sustainable Transport, UCL

• Derek Halden Director, DHC Loop Connections

• Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at University College London and University of the West of England

12.05 Professional practice next steps

How we can incorporate new thinking into our activities at national, regional and local level with new forms of policy development, appraisal and evaluation

• Chair: Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS & Editorial Director, Local Transport Today

• Jonathan Bray, Director, Urban Transport Group

• Jessica Matthew, Co-Director, Local Transport, Department for Transport

• Mark Frost, Chair, Transport Planning Society

• Elaine Seagriff, Strategy Director, GBRTT

• Keith Mitchell, Director: Transport & Place, Stantec

12:55 Summing up and the future of the discussion

• Peter Stonham Chairman, Landor LINKS & Editorial Director, Local Transport Today

• Richard Walker Cities Policy & Delivery, Department for Transport

13.10- 14.30 Lunch and depart

Confirmed Speakers

Confirmed Speakers

• Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS & Editorial Director, Local Transport Today

• Richard Walker, Cities Policy & Delivery, Department for Transport

• Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

• Peter Jones, Professor of Sustainable Transport, UCL

• Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive, Transport for the North

• Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at University College London and University of the West of England

• James Price, Chief Executive, Transport for Wales

• Geoff Ogdan, Director of Transport Planning, Transport for Wales

• Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner, Transport for Wales (tbc)

• Joshua Miles, Director CPT Cymru, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK

• Neil Birch, Public Transport Business Director, SYSTRA

• Jonathan Bray, Director, Urban Transport Group

• Tom Van Vuren, Regional Director, VLC Europe Ltd

• David Leeder, Director and Managing Partner, TIL

• Kris Beuret, Director, Social Research Associates

• Crispin Cooper, Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Informatics and Helena Bennett, Head of Climate Policy, Green Alliance

• Lord Terry Burns, Chair, North Wales Transport Commissions

• Arman Farahmand-Razavi, Friends of LTT

• John Dales Director, Urban Movement

• Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy, Research and Projects, Campaign for Better Transport

• Emily Walsh, Head of Urban Design, SYSTRA

• Derek Halden Director, DHC Loop Connections

• Jessica Matthew, Co-Director, Local Transport, Department for Transport

• Mark Frost, Chair, Transport Planning Society

• Elaine Seagriff, Strategy Director, GBR

• Keith Mitchell, Director: Transport & Place, Stantec