Momentum Transport Consultancy
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transport consultancy The way the world By design. moves. Momentum is an integrated, people first transport consultancy Manifesto populated by progressive, knowledgeable thinkers in planning, analytics and engineering. Everything we do is carefully and diligently designed to create transport strategies and solutions that inform, integrate with and are integral to, every aspect of the built environment today and for the future. At Momentum we are focussed on the emerging, universal and critical issues facing Integrated cities Collaborative working Participatory communities development now and in the Places & future. We work with our clients Outcomes to address the multi-faceted challenges of the industry, creating solutions which are Sustainable infrastructure Environmental sustainability Economic advantage forward looking and future- proofed. Addressing the needs of the future city. Effective logistics Efficient operations Issues resolution Spaces for people Connected spaces End-to-end mobility Cities As Cities become increasingly Cities integrated and connected, the spaces within them must respond to the needs of the people and communities who live and work in them. Momentum provide robust answers to complex city transport challenges today and for the future, contributing to the development of thriving and sustainable Spaces, Hubs, Arteries and Places. Nova, Victoria 21 Moorfields Nova is Landsec’s exciting new development Located almost entirely above the platforms between Victoria station, Buckingham Palace of Moorgate Underground station, Landsec’s and the Royal Parks in the heart of Westminster. redevelopment of 21 Moorfields has demanded This substantial scheme comprises a mix of the most creative and collaborative design-team world class office space, high quality residential approach to solve its construction challenges. apartments, retail units and 17 new restaurants, Momentum has assisted world renowned architects together with a significantly improved public realm. Wilkinson Eyre with the creation of proposals for a Nova is the crowning culmination of Landsec’s high quality 16-storey commercial office scheme. involvement in the transformation of Victoria: With the Barbican as one of the sites’ immediate it promises to create an unparalleled seven-day neighbours, the proposals will provide a new destination, enticing the 115 million people who use section of Highwalk, linking directly to Moorgate Victoria Station each year to dwell and enjoy this Underground station and the new western Liverpool rejuvenated and energised part of Central London. Street Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) station entrance. 1 Leadenhall Wembley 1 Leadenhall is the iconic tower scheme developed Home to the largest football venue in England, by Brookfield and designed by Make Architects the iconic Wembley stadium was designed to complete the southwest corner of the Eastern by a partnership of world-famous architects, Cluster in the City of London. The proposed site Populous and Foster & Partners, and opened is close to some of London’s major landmarks in May 2007 for the prestigious FA Cup Final. including the Leadenhall Market, 20 Fenchurch The team at Momentum has supported Street, the Leadenhall Building and Bank junction. the stadium design optimisation and the The retail oriented podium and public terrace with integrated operational transport plans from views to Leadenhall Market, as well as the office 1999 through to today and has helped to tower above will provide a destination for workers in make it the UK’s most sustainably accessed the area. Momentum provided transport consultancy sport and leisure venue by public transport, advice for the planning application, successfully with unparalleled success across Europe in granted in January 2017. We continue to support hosting major events. the development of the construction logistics strategy and public realm design for the scheme. Hubs Transport Hubs are some of the most complex and challenging areas of the integrated city, playing vital roles in connecting people to the communities and new Hubs environments which surround them. Much more than the spaces that people and goods move through, stations, airports and other transport hubs of the future need to be more integrated, more accessible and more diverse than ever before. Momentum works with clients to successfully balance highly efficient travel services with the needs of the communities they are embedded within, and the people who use them. King Khalid International Airport West Ham Station Momentum assisted with developing demand forecasts Following the move of West Ham FC from their for the use of airside facilities associated with a new historic Boleyn Ground home to the London terminal building at King Khalid International Airport, Stadium, Momentum supported the delivery of in Saudi Arabia. Our services also included wayfinding, much needed operational planning measures highway and car parking design. necessary to provide a seamless interchange route to accommodate the West Ham fans making We worked with annual air passenger numbers and the London Stadium their new home. Aiming to applied industry standards and other data assumptions improve pedestrian comfort and travel experience to forecast what demand would be witnessed on the throughout the journey, Momentum developed busiest hours of the busiest days. Based on this, pedestrian models to assess the implications we determined the level of infrastructure that would be of interchange movements and deliver crowd needed to serve each mode, including multi-storey car management strategies that would successfully parks, bus and taxi boarding and alighting facilities. improve capacity and functionality of West Ham station. Greater Anglia Stations Leeds Bradford International Amongst the heart of London’s commuter belt, Testament to our understanding of the ambitious plans have been made by Abellio in their operational needs which occur within various recent programme to renovate a flurry of stations airport lounges and security terminals, across their portfolio. Renowned for our expertise in our expertise in modelling and crowd flow station and pedestrian modelling, our team of analysts management was called upon to help improve are proud to support some of the country’s most the time spent by passengers in the retail units exciting rail projects; refurbishing or redeveloping and seating areas in the international departure more than 100 stations. Our aim is to assess the lounge of Leeds Bradford Airport. Keen to existing performance of the stations, whilst producing achieve a noticeable return on investment, bespoke station models designed to address and our team modelled the airport’s end to end predict future demands and flows of people within passenger security operation which contributed them to improve movement and design efficiency, to changes that resulted in a significantly increase non-rail revenue and offer a seamless travel reduced average dwell time for passengers experience to Greater Anglia passengers. at the security terminals and an increase in passengers utilising the retail and lounge areas. Arteries The Arteries which feed into, around and out of our ever expanding and complex cities are the lifeblood of our communities. They are essential to the successful development of the integrated and connected Spaces that reside in our cities; alongside the places we work and live in and the hubs that connect us. They are the ways in which Arteries people, goods, and services move effortlessly around and between complex environments. Hatton Garden Nova Highways Located in London’s historic jewellery quarter, Being located immediately adjacent to the public a district renowned globally for its diamond retailers, transport interchange at Victoria, and having a perfectly interwoven within a vibrant mix of historic substantial ‘Transport Benefits’ package within the streets, iconic buildings and delicious eateries, Momentum section 106 agreement, Nova fully integrates public were pleased to be involved in the Hatton Garden Public transport infrastructure into its design. The ‘Transport Realm study. The analytically driven project involved a Benefits’ package included a transformative re-design thorough collation and examination of various datasets of the surrounding roads, to provide additional bus including pedestrian and vehicle movement studies, car stops, widened pavements and improved carriageway parking, engagement surveys with shop owners, market design, all without compromising the operation of traders and business owners, and pedestrian and cycle the critical Inner Ring Road which bounds the site. infrastructure audits. With a focus on highlighting the Momentum’s team was instrumental in negotiating the opportunities available to help transform the Hatton Transport Benefits package, and our talented highway Garden area into a space for businesses, locals and designers provided integrated design solutions to visitors, understanding the needs of pedestrians, the alleviate pedestrian pressure on the crowded pavements surrounding community and the environment played an adjacent to the Underground station, from concept integral part in delivering our strategies for a proposed to detailed design, through to on-site construction regeneration of the area. oversight. Phoenix Road Olympic Park Located between the bustling King’s Cross Since the 2012 Games came to a close, the Queen St. Pancras station and Euston station, Elizabeth Olympic Park, has been transformed Momentum’s