HS1 CEO to speak at Future Cities Forum
Future Cities Forum is delighted that the Chief Executive of HS1, Dyan Crowther, will make the opening presentation at its February forum - 'Infrastructure 2020' - which be held at the City of London offices of Herbert Smith Freehills. Dyan will be making a speech on 'High Speed rail's role in driving economies and connecting communities'. Prior to joining HS1, Dyan was the Chief Operating Officer at Govia Thameslink Railway. Dyan has worked in a number of Senior Director rol
Transport strategies for congested science cities
Cambridge station and bike stand - which sits at the heart of the CB1 development Modern infrastructure and integrated transport are at the centre of expanding science cities, so our discussions in Cambridge had an important focus on how the city is coping with bringing staff to work. The problems of housing a diverse workforce was also debated and considering the 'whole journey chain' that may include dropping off children at childcare centres. Dr Mike Snowden, Head of Disco
Deloitte - city governance and transport
Our forum on 'Connected cities - planning and place-making' this week at Deloitte's offices in London, begins with TfL talking about the mobility bus trial it is involved with in Sutton and the plans to provide three more tube stations linking Elephant and Castle to Lewisham. Improving integrated transport systems and mobility will be a major theme of our June City Hall London forum with Stephen Dance, Director of Delivery from the Infrastructure Projects Authority. Deloitte
EY hosts our next research transport round table
We will be holding our next transport research round table at EY's More London Place offices where discussions will centre on expanding the topics of infrastructure around electric vehicle adoption and the use of new technologies in transport fuels, which were discussed initially at our City Hall, London event, 'The Making of the Modern City' last month. The Guardian newspaper reported in April this year that a '£400 million government plan to build electric car charging poin
Transport and housing - round table June 14
The round table will expand on the themes of 8 May “The Making of the Modern City” which debated infrastructure-led regeneration across UK cities. The 14 June event will cover transport issues in relation to housing provision and employment, including how we rebalance the UK economy through using infrastructure investment. Phil Graham, Chief Executive of the NIC at our May forum stressed the importance of policies joining up housing and infrastructure. The growing importance
Arup on future infrastructure and re-balancing the UK
The head of Arup’s Infrastructure Design Group, Tim Chapman, has been speaking about the power of sustainable infrastructure to change societies for the better, at our recent ‘The Making of the Modern City’ forum at City Hall, London in May. The forum was opened with a key speech by National Infrastructure Commission's Chief Executive Phil Graham talking about the need for joined up infrastructure and housing. Tim gave a presentation which ranged from unlocking the regenerati
Siemens and the future of railway innovation
Future Cities Forum is looking at the key topic of transport infrastructure and new technology in its 'Healthy Cities' event at Siemens' Crystal Building, Royal Victoria Docks, London on 9th October 2017. Siemens has announced that it is now working with UK universities and industry in a £92 million project on railway innovation and research. The UK Railway Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) - has been awarded £28.1 million of funding by the UK Research Partnership Inv