Transport planning

Connecting people and places.

The complexities of transport networks mean that for any major investment you need to fully understand the benefits and impacts and the extent to which it will meet people’s long-term needs.

Whether your focus is on an airport or railway line, an event or an entire city, transport planning expertise at an early stage will help you shape a well evidenced plan that is robust and that will get the travelling public and other stakeholders on board.

What can we do for you?

We can help you make well informed transport planning decisions, which will deliver the outcomes you want for your customers and communities.

We offer:

Structured decision making

We can help you clarify your core problem and desired outcomes, identify challenges and opportunities, explore the impacts of various options and make decisions about what solutions to deliver.

Thorough analysis

We use the best digital tools and models, drawing on the best available data and experience, and look at every angle of a problem to give you all the information and evidence you need for your plans.

A whole-system perspective

We understand your economic drivers, and we consider social and environmental outcomes in everything we do. As well as analysing specific metrics such as carbon emissions and social equity, we’re able to see hidden systemic connections and help you understand the full impact of your plans on communities and the planet.

Stadium transport planning: we’ve carried out transport planning for stadiums including the Adelaide Oval, Australia.

Services we provide

Smart transport planning for the future of mobility

Whether you need help with strategic transport planning, in-depth modelling and analysis or the development of specific infrastructure, we provide end-to-end solutions to help you get the best out of your current and future transport network.

We can help you:

Formulate a vision of the preferred future of your travel network, building consensus on desired outcomes with stakeholders.
Conduct scenario planning to explore the uncertainties that might affect your long term plans.
Assess options for policies, projects and actions that will help achieve your vision, by stress testing them in different scenarios.
Monitor, adapt and embed your chosen solutions as they are implemented.

We can:

Carry out travel demand modelling to calculate the likely demand for transport services in the future and inform your planning.
Apply equity and demographic analysis to work out how your transport system benefits or impacts different population groups.
Use pedestrian microsimulation modelling to model how people move around spaces, informing plans and designs.
Use vehicle microsimulation modelling to visualise driver behaviour and inform traffic management and parking strategies.
Conduct safety analysis to assess the safety of existing or designed transport systems and plan improvements.

We can:

Form a business case with full consideration of economic and social benefits and impacts, to win investment in projects and initiatives.
Assist with public transport planning to improve bus, rail and light rail services over the long term in line with strategic goals.
Use multimodal planning to assess and influence how people use different transport modes, including encouraging active travel and micromobility.
Conduct airport surface access planning to help passengers reach airports efficiently, improving overall customer experience.
Carry out roadmapping exercises for significant system changes such as the shift to electric vehicles or alternative fuels.
Help with sports and major events planning, making provision for a large number of visitors to enjoy a special event.

Our people

Meet the team

Our experience

Active travel A23 route, Brighton and Hove, UK

We provided traffic modelling and carried out concept and preliminary designs for a new cycle route between the A27 and Brighton city centre, aiming to provide fully segregated cycle infrastructure while improving pedestrian facilities and public transport.
HS2, UK

In support of the business case for this nationally significant rail infrastructure project, we helped the client develop an integrated multimodal transport model that was used to assess the impact of HS2 on long distance and local rail networks, and on demand for long distance car and air travel. The integrated model was used to assess route and service options, inform public consultations and to develop multiple business cases on different phases of the scheme.
Metrolink Antelope Valley Line improvements, California, USA

We conducted a feasibility study on how to improve rail service on the busiest section of line between Los Angeles, Burbank and Glendale, studying the impact of adding new stations and expanding services, and supported LA Metro in securing US$107M in funding to proceed with three capital projects as well as a pilot programme to explore zero emissions vehicles in the heavily populated corridor.
Sporting event/bid transport planning, internationally

Our transport planning work has supported major events and bids including: Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 (London, UK), Olympic and Paralympic Games 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Commonwealth Games 2014 (Glasgow, UK), Commonwealth Games 2018 (Gold Coast, Australia), Commonwealth Games 2022 (Birmingham, UK), Rugby World Cup bid 2023 (South Africa), FIFA World Cup 2022 (Qatar), UEFA Champions League Final 2017 (Cardiff, UK)
Stadium transport planning, internationally

We’ve carried out transport planning for stadiums including: Anfield Stadium (Liverpool, UK), Etihad Stadium (Manchester, UK), Villa Park Stadium (Birmingham, UK), Edgbaston Cricket Ground (Birmingham, UK), Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi, UAE), Adelaide Oval Stadium (Adelaide, Australia), Yankee Stadium (New York City, USA) and Wembley Stadium (London, UK).
Sydney Metro, Australia

As part of our wider role as an engineering design and assurance partner for the expansion of Sydney’s suburban metro system, we have provided pedestrian modelling and design coordination for many metro stations around Sydney.