Kerbside Futures: designing fair, healthy streets

Nicola Kane

Nicola Kane is responsible for global consultancy Steer’s client relationships in the north of England, advising mayoral combined authorities and local authorities on a wide range of strategic projects. She has expertise in strategic planning, including the development of transport strategies and plans, major scheme business cases and the integration of land use and transport planning. She has recently been appointed as chair of the Transport Planning Society.

Kane joined Steer in 2022 from Transport for Greater Manchester, where she was head of strategic planning, insight and innovation. She led the development of its fourth local transport plan – the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy for 2040 – and a supporting five-year Transport Delivery Plan.

Kane was a member of the Department for Transport’s Capital Review Panel, advising the Secretary of State for Transport on capital investment priorities. She is a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Transport Studies (University of Leeds) and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation’s Future Transport Visions Steering Group. She is also a chartered town planner (MRTPI) and transport planning professional (CTPP) and was awarded TPS transport planner of the year in 2017.

David Wilson

As the chief architect for the Lambeth Kerbside Strategy, David has worked on a ground-breaking project that has radically transformed the use of the public realm in an iconic London Borough. The energy David brought to the development, adoption and latterly implementation of this strategy is hugely inspiring, and a real testament to his ability to lead the progressive conversation in favour of a more balanced approach to the use of our streets and public realm.