Transport & Movement
We design thoughtful transport networks that connect people to the places that matter in their lives, championing active travel and sustainable choices.
We engineer award-winning transport and movement strategies creating vibrant networks that put people first, with innovation and climate sensitivity at their heart.
We recognise that there is little point in creating inspirational buildings and places if people can’t get to them using efficient and effective infrastructure.
We blend art, science, technical excellence and emotional intelligence to shape our designs and we advise on all project sizes, from a single building through to masterplans, entire towns and city districts.
The way we design transport networks has a profound impact on daily lives, neighbourhoods, and the environment. We understand that the way we move around, every day, is of interest and importance to everyone. It has the power to positively impact and make a difference to people’s lives as well as encouraging sustainable choices to help the planet.
Connecting people to the places that matter, in ways and modes that complement their lives and life stages, helps create prosperous communities that are inclusive, inter-linked, accessible, safe, happy and healthy.
We design with active travel principles at the fore, encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling options, alongside public transport, reducing the dominance of cars as the de facto transport decision in our communities, towns and cities.
We plan transport and infrastructure networks with a long lens approach, so that they are fit for purpose now and resilient for the next generation of users, making sure that today’s decisions support long-term sustainability goals. We develop compelling narratives, backed by evidence and data, and supported by future scenario modelling.
We believe streets act as more than movement corridors: they can deliver benefits across multiple criteria. Our designs are rooted in low carbon strategy and layered with biodiversity and sustainable water management. We actively champion safety, accessibility, inclusion and play, alongside future operation and maintenance, as a reflection of our system thinking approach.
The services we provide:
Urban Strategy, Movement Frameworks & Policy
- Town centre and estate masterplans
- Strategic public realm and movement frameworks
- Access, servicing and parking strategies
- Design Codes and Supplementary Planning Guidance
Site Feasibility & Due Diligence
- Site feasibility reviews
- Transport and access due diligence
- Early risk identification to inform acquisition and design
Planning Application Support
- Transport Statements and Assessments
- Travel Plans
- Stakeholder engagement and public consultation
- Walking, wheeling and cycling audits, active travel and Healthy Streets assessments
- Car and cycle parking strategies – layout, management and evidence-based rationales to support reduced car parking provision
- Highway design, swept path analysis
- Transport and parking impact assessment – data collection, analysis and modelling
- Environmental Statement Transport Chapters and data for air quality and noise assessments
- Framework Construction Logistics Plans, Delivery and Servicing Plans, Waste Management Plans
Delivery & Implementation
- Planning conditions – definition, negotiation and discharge
- Street and highway design, departures from standards
- Travel Plan Coordinator services
Statutory Approvals & Legal Agreements
- Section 278 agreements, inclusive of design
- Section 38 agreements (highway adoption)
- Advice and technical support for Stopping Up and Traffic Regulation Orders
Relevant projects
We design vibrant, inclusive transport networks that put people first. Connecting people to the places that matter, in ways and modes that complement their lives and life stages, with innovation and climate sensitivity at the heart of our approach.
Leah Stuart
Director
