How confident are we as transport professionals that strategic direction is being translated all the way down to operations at street level? How can network operations be used to enable urban transformation and provide for our communities? 

This presentation explores the complexity of our urban transport systems  and the challenges with delivering local transport transformation projects and ensuring that operations align with overarching strategy. The presentation draws on current investigations being undertaken by the presenter and GHD team into why transport programs are failing to deliver on strategic visions  and why some projects aren’t progressing at all. 

The presentation will explore the strategies available to us that work together to enable a successful outcome. Given the complexity of the issue, it’s not a surprise that the solution equally needs an intricate, personalised and collaborative process. As practitioners, we need to embrace the diverse needs and interrelated systems underpinning our communities and require a fully stocked toolkit aimed at providing decision-making clarity, resolving misalignment between stakeholders and ultimately creating a pathway for implementation.