Thu 27/01/22, 10am–12pm
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Exploring best practice in development of EqIAs, as well as an opportunity to share reflections on when equalities considerations have formed the basis of legal challenges against authorities.
Speakers include:
Karen Venn & Simone West (TfL)
Kattie Pennick (Transport for All)
Samantha Tharme (City of London)
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only.
Agenda
10.00 Welcome & Introduction
- Principles and practices for transport scheme EqIAs, David Sutanto (Steer)
- Equality Impact Assessment Process, Karen Venn, Steph Bortoili & Simone West (TFL)
- Undertaking useful and meaningful EqIAs; what we have done at the City of London and reflections one effectiveness – Local Authority perspective, Samantha Tharme (City of London)
12.00 Close
Thu 02/12/21, 10am–12pm
Zoom
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All boroughs have slightly different governance arrangements for developing and determining traffic management interventions - this session will explore the pro’s and con’s of different approaches.
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only
Agenda
10.00 Welcome & Introduction
Effective Local Governance & Decision Making – Insight from Academic Literature, Louise Reardon
Feedback on LoTAG survey on Local Transport Funding & Decision Making, Mark Frost
Local Government Decision Making – Elected Member perspective, Martin Sachs
Local Government Decision Making - City of London perspective, Bruce McVean
Reviewing Local Transport Decision Making post Covid – LB Camden Perspective, Sam Margolis
Introduction to TRUUD project (Tackling the Root causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development), Prof. Cecilia Wong
Panel debate
12.00 Close
Tue 02/11/21, 10am–12pm
Zoom
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Exploring the current state of the art on community engagement around changes to the highway and examples of where this has been employed successfully in London.
Speakers include:
- Gary Nolan (TfL)
- Fraser MacDonald (TfL)
- Lucy Bush (Britain Thinks)
- Neil Goldberg (LB Haringey)
- Simon Hollowood (LB Haringey)
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only.
Wed 22/09/21, 10am–12pm
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This session will explore the practical levers that boroughs can pull to reduce transport related pollution, alongside a discussion about the impact of transport initiatives more generally on air quality.
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only.
Agenda
10.00
- Welcome and introduction
10.05
- Developing effective local Air Quality measures and quantifying their impact (Nick Ayland, Integrated Transport planning)
10:25
- London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Hayley Fails, TfL)
10:45
- Securing air quality improvements through partnership working (Kate Fenton, Cross River Partnership)
11:05
- School Air Quality Audits in London (Mark Cottray, WSP)
11:25
- Beech Street – delivering targeted air quality improvements in the urban environment (Kristian Turner, City of London)
11:45
- Q&A
12.00
- Close
Thu 15/07/21, 10am–12pm
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How do we best plan for the future of our streets and transport networks in a world of such uncertainty? This session will include a range of perspectives on the issue, relevant for those working on local transport planning.
Agenda includes:
- The engineers' response to uncertainty - Brian Deegan, Urban Movement
- DfT Uncertainty Toolkit and the Common Analytical Scenarios - Richard Harrap, DfT
- Perspective and judgement in planning for the future - Glenn Lyons, UWE Bristol
- A London perspective - Stefan Trinder & Claire Cheriyan, TfL
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only.
Wed 09/06/21, 10am–12pm
Online
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A frank conversation about the difficulties faced by officers, and some of the techniques that might be useful for dealing with those challenges. We’ll also cover the support available from the various professional organisations and institutions, and update practitioners on routes to the various formal accreditations (e.g. chartership) that can be explored.
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only.
Wed 21/04/21, 10am–12pm
Online
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We will hear from practitioners about the different ways they have progressed schemes through the formal approvals process, alongside a discussion on where traffic orders have formed the key focus for challenges by objectors, highlighting some of the pitfalls to avoid.
Agenda
- The Judicial review process, and Lessons from recent case law on challenges to LA Highway Schemes (Feroze Abbas, Partner K&L Gates)
- Lessons from managing legal challenges from Waltham Forests Mini-holland project (Chris Harrison, Technical Director, Project Centre)
- Lessons from City of London: Bank Junction Remodelling & Beech Street Zero Emissions Scheme (Kristian Turner & Gillian Howard, Principal Project Managers, City of London Corporation)
Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only.