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London: a walkable city?

Hosted by LSE London and LSE Department of Geography and Environment

Auditorium, Centre Building

Speakers

Mailys Garden

Mailys Garden

Principal Consultant, Momentum Transport Planning

Steve Chambers

Steve Chambers

Urban planning and transport consultant

Chair

Tony Travers

Tony Travers

Director, LSE London

In a session chaired by Tony Travers (LSE London), Mailys Garden (Momentum Transport Planning) and Steven Chambers (urban planning and transport consultant) will be discussing walkability in London. 

Cities and regions across the world are experiencing pressures on the housing, governance and sustainability fronts. Challenges such as creating sustainable transport links, enhancing local democracy or tackling housing shortage push urbanists to think creatively. Founded in 1966, LSE's MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies (RUPS) programme has established its reputation as a key player in urban innovation with alumni working in public policy, architecture, think tanks and government across the world. Our new series Progressing Planning is designed to showcase LSE's impact on urban issues by bringing together academics and RUPS alumni. In so doing, we aim to show how research at LSE links to practice across the world.

This interactive session will bring together professionals, academics and the public around presentations and a general discussion.

Speakers

Mailys Garden (@MailysPineau) is a transport planner responsible for providing access strategies for complex mixed-use urban development projects. She thrives to devise approaches that help to creating better walking and cycling environments and eventually contribute to urban quality of life. As a Principal Consultant at Momentum, Mailys’ role is to lead project teams and coordinate transport planning, modelling, cartography and highway design deliverables to private and public sector clients. Her experience covers segregated cycle routes, pedestrianisation of streets, strategies to reduce carparking and introducing traffic calming measures. In addition to her day to day role, Mailys is a board member of the Women in Transport network, promoting the advancement of women across the transport industry and she is also the transport representative for the City Property Association (CPA) Next Gen Committee.

Steve Chambers (@respros) has worked for charities of all sizes involved in the built environment and sustainable transport sectors. Much of what he has been doing has been advocacy to persuade politicians to make better decisions in these areas. His work has frequently involved community and supporter enablement and engagement. The sorts of advocacy things he has been doing are highlighting the poor provision of public transport for new homes in England, getting bus services improved outside London, fighting to slow the increase in rail fares, trying to get Oxford Street pedestrianised, and standing up for pedestrians as new technology (dockless bikes, electric charging) seek to take up pavement space. Steve was in policy and campaigns roles at Living Streets (the charity for everyday walking) and Campaign for Better Transport (the UK leading authority on sustainable transport). He now works independently for mostly non-profit organisations.

Chair

Tony Travers is a Visiting Professor in LSE's Department of Government and Director of LSE London. His key research interests include local and regional government, elections and public service reform. Professor Travers' knowledge is frequently sought by policy makers and he has advised a range of select committees and think tanks. He also provides expert analysis for broadcast and print media, regularly appearing on major television and radio networks.

Organisers

RUPS (Regional and Urban Planning Studies) is a strongly focused and internationally based planning programme with a long tradition in training both people seeking careers in urban and regional planning policy and mid-career professionals.

LSE London is a research centre at the LSE that focuses on the economic and social issues of the London region, as well as the problems and possibilities of other urban and metropolitan regions. The centre has a strong international reputation particularly in the fields of labour markets, social and demographic change, housing, finance, and governance, and it is the leading academic centre for analyses of city-wide developments in London.

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