Celebrating Four Decades of Policy Shaping Projects
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European Edition Issue 48 August 2016 The Review Spotlight Urban Planning Major Developments Celebrating four Significant projects A complete streets How new transport that have helped approach to schemes can help decades of policy shape government address health deliver more homes policy across the issues and help and jobs. shaping projects globe. make cities more liveable. steergroup.com 2 the review August 2016 Welcome New faces Philip Rust We publish this edition of not long after the Director the Review Philip Rust joins our London-based conclusion of the UK’s referendum on membership to the EU. Planning team. With over 33 years While much of the commentary regarding this outcome has of experience in transport and development planning, he has managed many mixed use focused on change and uncertainty, we at Steer Davies Gleave regeneration schemes within the public are not losing sight of the ongoing role of transport and the need and private sectors. He also has a wealth of experience in the development of transport to find effective solutions for communities, investors, operators accessibility strategies and the design of new and governments. Without question the UK, Europe and North highway infrastructure. America face common issues. As a multinational company Anita Mauchan with deep European heritage, our approach is to recognise the Director Anita rejoins us after seven years scale and complexity of these challenges and to utilise the full of working for a range of clients breadth of our global knowledge base to provide the very best in the field of demand forecasting and policy advice. She joins our Leeds office as a Director advice to all of our clients. This way of working, as an integrated in the Planning team. She is a specialist in multinational company, is one of our core values and one that directing traffic and appraisal studies for major infrastructure projects, advising regional and will continue as we grow and expand our European operations. national governments, concessionaires, private sector clients and project lenders including the World Bank. Hugh Jones CEO Russell Yell Associate Director Russell joins our UK Planning team as an Associate Director. He has a wealth of experience advising on transport planning and urban mobility issues and has led the delivery of innovative and smart solutions to public and private sector clients internationally. At SDG he will further develop our Intelligent Mobility and Big Data insights offer. Sharon Daly Managing Director Alberto Preti Associate We are delighted to include the study Sharon led advising the Alberto Preti, who joins our announce the appointment National Infrastructure Commission on the Italian office in Bologna as an of Sharon Daly as case for Crossrail 2, and the TWA work she Associate, is an economist with expertise Managing Director for directed for Bank Station Capacity Upgrade in the management and coordination of our UK business. Sharon which went unopposed at public inquiry. complex national and international transport is an Australian-born At Steer Davies Gleave she has been a projects. He also has a deep understanding and management consultant pivotal senior member of management, experience with EU funding in transport. specialising in transport. An accountant by leading the UK Planning team’s success in training, her career began in government growing revenues and expanding its client Carl Pittam working for the Department for Transport in base. Now in her new role as Managing Associate South Australia, where she focused on forward Director, her remit will be to set out a vision Carl joins us as an Associate based investment strategies. She moved to the UK in for Steer Davies Gleave’s UK business and to in our London Planning team, to 2000, taking a leading role in the development ensure its continuing growth and success. develop our behaviour change, cycling, walking of transport strategy and planning at SDG. Sharon strongly believes that transport and urban realm capabilities. Carl played an Her career has spanned a range of high plays a fundamental role in shaping our influential role in the development of walking profile secondment positions, including roles communities and is passionate about ensuring and cycling infrastructure for the London 2012 at the Strategic Rail Authority, Merseytravel, transport has a positive impact on our living Olympic Games. In recognition of his role, he West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, spaces, environment and life opportunities was awarded the Sustainability Ambassador Cambridgeshire County Council, and London wherever we live. Award by LOCOG. Underground Limited. Recent highlights the review August 2016 3 Company updates Smart and sustainable mobility in Europe Rugby World Cup journey planner Steer Davies Gleave recognised Steer Davies Gleave was present at this wins an Excellence award as Leading Technical Advisor year’s TEN-T Days 2016, an event that brings We were awarded the ‘Excellence in Travel The Infra Deals project finance and advisory together stakeholders who play a key role Information and Marketing’ award in this league tables, for all deals completed in Q1 in delivering the efficient transport network year’s edition of the London Transport 2016, were published earlier this month. that Europe needs: EU Ministers, Members Awards. The prestigious ceremony recognises The league tables show Steer Davies Gleave of the European Parliament, the European companies and individuals who are leading the as number three by deal value in the list Commission, the TEN-T Coordinators, the way in making a real difference to transport of global technical advisors. We provided European Investment Bank, Ministers from across the city of London. SDG was recognised support to three of their ‘notable deals’: Europe’s neighbouring countries and the for the design and development of the Rugby • M7 Airport Link, Brisbane, Australia whole TEN-T stakeholders community. World Cup Journey Planner, commissioned by (Acquirers Traffic Advisor) Jon Peters, Associate at SDG, presented England Rugby 2015 to support the transport • Pacifico 1: Colombia (SPV Traffic Advisor) the emerging findings of a study undertaken operations and communication activities of • SH288: Houston, Texas for the European Commission aimed at the Rugby World Cup 2015. (SPV Traffic Advisor) investigating possible solutions that could The tournament, deemed the most support the development of alternative fuel successful Rugby World Cup to date, used We were also involved in other important infrastructure along EU road corridors. He 13 venues spread across 11 different cities projects within the 13 closed deals, covering discussed – along with experts from the and saw an attendance of over 2.5 million a total investment of more than $2.5bn. European Commission and the European fans. Due to its nature, the normal transport Some of those projects include: Investment Bank – financial instruments that operations had to be changed at each venue. • Canberra Light Rail (SPV Technical Advisor) could help mitigate the existing financial This involved widespread alterations to car • PR-22, San Juan, Puerto Rico barriers (amongst other barriers such as parking, public transport and park and ride (Owners Traffic Advisor) technical or regulatory) that currently limit services. Given this complexity, the event • Mestre By-Pass, Italy (SPV Traffic investment in this area. organiser, England Rugby 2015, recognised and Technical Advisor) We also addressed the European the benefit in developing a World Cup specific Parliament Transport and Tourism Committee journey planner that would help inform users Well known already as the leading traffic and this spring to present an assessment of of their travel options in the build-up to the revenue advisor for transport projects across state of the art developments and future tournament, and provide travel guidance on the world, we are now building our portfolio perspectives of self-driving vehicles. The match days. – and reputation – in providing technical study’s recommendations contribute to The journey planner was well used support. Our recent work includes light rail the ongoing debate on policy actions and throughout the event. Around 500,000 users in Australia and Canada, roads in Ireland strategies taken at a European level on generated 600,000 journey plans. Surveys (ie. M11 and N25), locks and waterways in connected and automated vehicles. conducted by England Rugby 2015 after Belgium and airports in the United Kingdom each match showed how 90% of the users and elsewhere. SDG ranked in the top 20 companies consistently rated the journey planner as for graduates to work for being useful, very useful or extremely useful. Steer Davies Gleave has been continuously recognised by careers website The Job Crowd, as one of the top 100 companies in the UK for graduates to work for. The 2016/17 results proved no different, with the company being shortlisted for ‘Best Consultancy for Graduates to work for’. We also ranked in the Top 20 of the general list, our highest position yet, placing us alongside high profile names such as Microsoft, Asda and Volkswagen. Looking to move? If you are considering your future and are looking for somewhere to make a real difference, Steer Davies Gleave has much to offer. The firm continues to grow in Europe, Asia and the Americas. To find out about the opportunities we have to suit you, visit our website: www.steerdaviesgleave.com/careers Awarded Rugby World Cup journey planner