In partnership with Go Ahead Group and Stagecoach, the Bus Centre of Excellence hosted this event to launch a new report on bus services and new residential developments. The report is now available here. This event explored how designing the built environment to maximise the quality of bus provision and convenience, aligns with the significant changes in wider policy since 2018, including the National Model Design Code, LTN/01/20 and LTN 01/24, in support of the National Bus Strategy for England.
Ambitious national housebuilding targets are paired with equally challenging objectives to increase the use of sustainable modes and reduce dependence on personal car use. The event also covered how we can work collaboratively to resolve the challenges that exist in street design.
This event was aimed at transport planners, development professionals, bus operators, local authorities, urban designers, consultants
You can access and read more about the report on the Stagecoach and GoAhead websites.
Speakers:
Martin Dean
Managing Director for UK Regional Bus, Go-Ahead Group (Lead Panelist)
Martin is responsible for overseeing the performance Go-Ahead’s UK bus companies outside London, stretching from Devon and Cornwall to the north-east of England. With more than three decades’ experience in transport, he is also chairman of the bus trade body, the Confederation of Passenger Transport.
Nick Small
Head of Built Environment & Infrastructure for Oxford Bus Company & Go South Coast, part of the Go-Ahead Group
Nick is responsible for working in partnership with developers, house builders, urban designers, highway engineers and town and transport planners in shaping bus-friendly street designs and infrastructure. Nick, who previously made his mark working for Stagecoach, brings a career that spans the planning, development, and transport industries.
James O’Neill
Commercial Director for Stagecoach South
James O’Neill has been in the bus industry for nearly 20 years – a large part of his career with Stagecoach. He is currently Commercial Director for Stagecoach South and has been in this role since 2022. James is responsible for overseeing many aspects of the commercial side of the business, including managing passenger and revenue growth, developing customer strategy and also strengthening key stakeholder relationships.The Stagecoach South business operates 21 million miles per year, carrying over 42m passengers on both urban and rural routes across Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex and large conurbations such as Portsmouth and Brighton.
Stuart Choak
Managing Director, Calibro Consultants (MSc, FCIHT, CMILT, CTPP)
Stuart is the Managing Director of Calibro. Based in Bristol and Southampton, the business works pre-dominantly with housebuilder clients on all scales of development around the Country. The business has a particular mission founded on the ethos that “everything needs to be designed but it doesn’t take much more to design it right”, and we get our best solutions by working collaboratively.