Why attend?

Key themes

The Mobility Hubs 2024 conference will address themes such as:

Planning mobility hubs
Developing service hubs
Policy and Planning
Mobility hub design
Hubs as part of residential developments
Workplace mobility hubs
Transforming car parks
Rethinking park & ride
Creating kerbside hubs
Connecting with public transport
Providing EV charging
Hosting shared transport services
Linking into active travel schemes
Hub operation
Hosting click & collect services
Last-mile delivery schemes
Scheme accreditation

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The programme

Programme

Please note that the programme is currently being programmed.

If you are interested in speaking or taking part in a panel contact Mark Moran at: mark.moran@landor.co.uk

09.00

Registration

Tea & coffee served in the exhibition

10:00

Session 1: Delivering mobility hubs

Cycles, scooters, walking and shared vehicles. The opening session will explore the range of mobility services that can be provided at mobility hubs and look at ways of increasing awareness and usage of these facilities.

Chair and keynote:

Trevor Brennan, Project Lead, England’s Economic Heartland

Where are mobility hubs heading?

Robin Tyne, Project Manager, CoMoUK

Increasing walking, wheeling and cycling

Henry Norman, Delivery Manager, Sustrans

PANEL: Putting policy into action

A discussion in which the morning speakers and guests talk about how to implement effective mobility hub networks. The panel will address issues such as:

Is there a need to agree a definition of are 'mobility hubs'?
How to fund mobility hubs
Deciding who should operate and coordinate hubs
The importance of consistent and high quality design
How to communicate the location and range of services offered.

The panel comprises:

Trevor Brennan, Project Lead, England’s Economic Heartland
Kate Gifford, Head of Future Mobility, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Henry Norman, Delivery Manager, Sustrans
Robin Tyne, Project Manager, CoMoUK

Q&A

11.00

Morning break

Tea & coffee served in the exhibition

11.30

Session 2: How to build a mobility hub

Mobility hubs have moved from being concept sketches into the real world. The task of creating mobility hubs draws on the skills of planners, engineers and architects as well as public transport and mobility service providers. The speakers will look at issues such as forging partnerships with transport providers, site selection, designing site layouts, providing energy connections and wayfinding.

Chair: Mark Moran, Editor, Parking Review (Event programmer)

Developing a mobility hub network

Amanda Edmondson, Mobility Hubs Project Manager, Future Transport Zones (FTZ), West of England Combined Authority & Lidia Derossi, Principal Engineer, AECOM

Delivering sustainable mobility hubs

Elizabeth Orchard, Strategic Land Technical Director, Endelevu working for Ptarmigan Land

Mobility hubs in the urban realm

Dan Gullock, Architect/Director, FATKIN

Fitting out mobility hubs:

Cycle parking, wayfinding, Wi-Fi, shelters and EV charging

Robert Davis, Sustainable Travel Manager, Trueform

Q&A

13.00

Lunch break

Refreshments served in the exhibition

14.15

Session 3: Providing connected services

Mobility hubs act as focal points for services that support local communities and businesses by accommodating services such as bike and scooter hire, shared car clubs, electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, last mile deliveries and ‘click & collect’. This session will look at how property owners, parking operators, mobility services providers and logistics companies are embracing the mobility hub concept.

Chair: Anjna Patel MBE, Chair of the Board of Directors, British Parking Association

Mobility Hubs - The Q-Park Way

John Denton, Head of Commercial - UK&I, Q-Park

Managing the kerbside for sustainable use with freight

Laura Jacklin, Commercial Development Manager, Grid Smarter Cities

PANEL: The future of mobility hubs

Speakers from the day and special guests will explore how mobility hubs will evolve, with an emphasis on making them commercially and environmentally sustainable services. The panel will scope out ideas and themes to be explored at Mobility Hubs 2025.

The panel will include: