PJA chairman Phil Jones is embarking on a speaking tour of Hong Kong and Australia this summer, which will include a keynote address at Australia’s National Traffic and Transport Conference in Adelaide.

Phil will deliver talks on street design, including the Manual for Streets 1 and 2 publications, showing how their placemaking principles, support for sustainable travel and low speed design standards have enabled the delivery of some exemplar projects. He will also present on Active Travel, outlining the development of new UK legislation, standards and processes that are enabling and encouraging local authorities to plan and design more effectively for walking and cycling.

Phil said: “All over the world, planners and engineers are having to find new ways of designing streets to become valued areas of public realm while still playing their part within cities’ transport networks. Cities are grappling with high levels of congestion and associated problems such as poor air quality, and I hope to exchange ideas on workable solutions, including a shift towards more sustainable forms of transport.”

Phil’s tour dates are:

Thursday 25th July: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Organised by: CIHT Hong Kong and Oval Partnership
Subject: Street Design

Monday 29th July: Perth, Australia
Organised by: Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM)
Subject: Street Design

Tuesday 30th July: Perth, Australia
Organised by: Cycling and Walking Australia & New Zealand
Subject: Active Travel

Wednesday 31st July: Adelaide, Australia
Organised by: AITPM
Subject: Street Design

Wednesday 7th August: Melbourne, Australia
Organised by: AITPM
Subject: Street Design

Thursday 8th August: Sydney, Australia
Organised by: AITPM
Subject: Street Design

Monday 12th August: Brisbane, Australia
Organised by: AITPM
Subject: Street Design

For more details please email: [email protected]