Mobility Hubs 2025 Conference

Why attend?

Key themes

The Mobility Hubs 2025 conference will address themes such as:

Policy, Planning & Delivery

Planning and funding mobility hub networks
Integrating mobility hubs into local transport strategies
Designing consistent, flexible, and scalable hub models
Working with communities and artists to create a sense of place

Types of hubs

Urban, rural, and regional mobility hubs
Mobility hubs in new and existing residential developments
Workplace and campus mobility hubs
Repurposing car parks and rethinking park & ride
Modular and small-scale rural hubs

Integrated services

Connecting hubs with public and active transport
Delivering shared mobility (e-bikes, scooters, car clubs)
Providing EV charging infrastructure
Supporting last-mile logistics and parcel services
Managing the kerbside and public realm effectively

Operations & commercial models

Partnering with developers, operators and the private sector
Governance and ownership models for sustainable hubs
Creating commercially viable and user-friendly services
Futureproofing hubs through data, tech and innovation

Who you will meet

Who will be attending

Local authorities
Property companies
Car club operators
Micromobility specialists
Logistics companies
EV charging providers
Consultants
Architects
Facility managers
Public transport operators
Retailers
Construction companies
App developers
Technology providers

1 October - Pre-event Tours:

Discover Bristol's Mobility Hubs & Networking drinks

Meet: 1pm

Networking drinks: 4pm

Location: Selected Mobility Hub sites across Bristol

Join us the day before the conference for an exclusive guided tour of a series of Bristol’s pioneering Mobility Hubs, delivered as part of the city’s ambitious Future Transport Zone programme.

This is your chance to see how multiple sites across the city are combining shared mobility, active travel, EV infrastructure, and placemaking to support more sustainable, people-centred transport.

Spaces are limited and exclusively available to registered conference delegates.

The tour concludes with informal networking drinks from 4pm

Tour Partner:

The programme

Programme

Please note that the programme is currently under development.

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

09:45

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Session 1: Creating connections

By bringing together different types of transport, mobility hub schemes provide a focal point for communities to access useful facilities, shared mobility and local information.

Welcome: A mobility vision for a connected city

Bristol City Council has a vision of creating a well-connected city that enables people to move around efficiently with increased transport options that are accessible and inclusive, while also helping achieve net zero by 2030.

Cllr Ed Plowden, Portfolio Holder for Transport, Bristol City Council

Chair: Mark Moran, Editor, Landor LINKS (event programmer)

Keynote: Building a mobility hub network

West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA) is delivering one of the biggest mobility hub networks in the UK. Installed across the West of England as part of the Future Transport Zone (FTZ) initiative, the £28m programme is funded by the Department for Transport (DfT). It aims to modernise and integrate sustainable transport across South Gloucestershire and North Bristol. The day starts with a project presentation that covers issues such as:

Delivering a consistent mobility hub design
Working in a multi-partner environment
Developing regional wayfinding for mobility hubs
Working with local artists and residents/user communities to give a local look and feel to mobility hubs.

The joint presentation will be delivered by:

Amanda Edmondson, Mobility Hubs Project Manager, Future Transport Zones (FTZ), West of England Mayoral Combined Authority
Lidia Derossi, Principal Engineer, AECOM
Jodi Savickas, Associate Director, AtkinsRéalis

Mobility hubs: Connecting and empowering communities

Meristem Design will discuss how they designed, built and installed mobility hubs for South Gloucestershire Council, Bristol City Council, the University of the West of England. Each hub offers facilities such as parklets and planters, bike storage, solar lighting, Wi-Fi, seating, and defibrillators to promote community engagement and enhance accessible and active travel in key areas such as the University of the West of England Bristol.

Habib Khan, Managing Director, Meristem Design

Panel

The morning speakers will be joined by:

Jodie Ancrum, Project Manager, Bristol City Council

Q&A

11.00

Morning break

Tea & coffee served in the exhibition

11.30

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Session 2: Delivering mobility hubs

Mobility hubs have moved from being a policy ambition into becoming facilities providing space for a modal transfer in the real world.

Chair: Robert Davis, Sustainable Travel Lead, Trueform

The state of UK mobility hubs – Progress, potential and what must come next
As mobility hubs gain in popularity across the UK, a clearer picture is emerging of where provision is flourishing, where gaps remain, and what’s needed to scale up with consistency and ambition. With growing public and political interest, now is the time to take stock and set direction.

Will Airey, Consultancy and Research Officer, CoMoUK

Local Travel Points: Mobility hubs in the West Midlands

A look at the design, implementation and operation of a mobility hub network created by Transport for West Midlands. The Local Travel Points are being rolled out at key locations including high streets, rail and bus stations, housing developments and community centres.

Robert Davis, Sustainable Travel Lead, Trueform

Mobility hubs – The design process

Good design is essential to creating mobility hubs that support sustainability and social empowerment.

Ed Griffiths, Creative Director, JedCo Product Design

Making the case for investment in hubs

England’s Economic Heartland facilitated a 'triage investment' workshop with KPMG to bring together both EEH authority partners, commercial mobility hub developers and private capital to discuss mobility hubs.

Trevor Brennan, Project Lead, England’s Economic Heartland

Planning mobility hubs for the future
Local authorities, developers and mobility operators are looking to provide mobility hubs as part of transport, housing and urban renewal schemes, with then potential for them to act as community concierges and local centres. This presentation will look at themes such as:

Mobility hubs in the context of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
Obtaining Section 106 funding for mobility hubs
Operating and financing models for mobility hubs
Determining optimal mobility and supporting components in hubs
Grid connection and capacity considerations

Paul Curtis, Director, Transport & Mobility Planning, SLR Consulting

Visualising mobility hubs

BetaStreets is a purpose-built software design platform, made to change the way people design streets and places.

BetaStreets combines photos of the present with assets from a library of things to create a vision of the future in minutes.

Jon Little, Co-founder, BetaStreets

13.00

Lunch break

Refreshments served in the exhibition

14.00

PUERTO MORAZÁN

Session 3a:

Operating mobility hubs

A look at the role of commercial property owners, developers, passenger transport operators, parking providers, share mobility specialists, logistics companies and electric vehicle chargepoint providers in delivering mobility hubs.

Chair: Robin Tyne, Sustainable Transport Consultant

Multi-modal integration: Best practice and case studies

Integration covers a wide range of scenarios depending on the journeys and the destinations under consideration, and can range from a single cycle hire to a large transport interchange. The Rail Delivery Group believes that from a customer's standpoint, integration should be logical so as to make trips as short and seamless as possible.

Monica Bassan, Policy Manager, Rail Delivery Group

Rail stations and mobility hubs

Rail stations are key elements in the transport system. Research by the Rail Industry Association and Steer into 'Unlocking Station Potential' includes an exploration of these how these important local interchanges can better connect with other mobility services.

Robert Cook, Policy Director, Rail Industry Association

Driving Change: Q-Park’s Integrated Mobility Vision

How Q-Park aims to develop its parking facilities into vital instruments to help realise urban accessibility, sustainability and liveability.

Sacha Oerlemans, Corporate Sustainability, Communications and Brand Manager, Q-Park Group

Ancoats: An urban mobility hub

A Manchester City Council project managed by APCOA that provides parking for residents and visitors, alongside sustainable transport options in a community setting. The hub also space for 150 bicycles, car share vehicles, EV charging, parcel delivery hub, café, store and new public realm.

Adam Richards, Head of Commercial Asset Management, APCOA

BORDEAUX

Session 3b:
Rural mobility hubs

A session exploring the role mobility hubs could play in improving connectivity in rural areas.

Transforming rural bus shelters into modular mobility hubs

A look at a DfT/Innovate-UK Transport Decarbonisation Demonstrators Programme project in Scotland that aims to enhance placemaking and improve active travel connections whilst addressing the specific needs of various groups. By adopting the right strategies, rural infrastructure can support net zero targets and enhance travel experiences for commuters.

Dominic Scholfield, Mobility Team Leader, Cenex, Clive Hartley, Founder, Quarterre Studio, and Morag Haddow, Transport Policy Officer, East Lothian Council

Game on: Designing and operating rural mobility hubs

An interactive role-playing workshop

Led by Dominic Scholfield, Team Leader at Cenex, working with Simon Barnett, Suffolk County Council's Integrated Transport and Enhanced Partnership Manager

In this gamified, hands-on workshop, participants take on the roles of key stakeholders working to design an integrated rural mobility network for a fictional region.

Each round table becomes a local taskforce, tasked with solving access challenges, coordinating multiple transport modes, and deciding where and how to deploy mobility hubs as interchange points.

Armed with maps and role cards, players will need to negotiate priorities, balance trade-offs, and find creative solutions to support rural connectivity, accessibility, and decarbonisation goals.

Key outcomes for participants:

A deeper appreciation of the complexity of rural mobility challenges
Insight into the potential of mobility hubs as enablers of integrated rural transport
An engaging opportunity to collaborate, debate, and learn through play,

The outcomes of the game will be reported to the main conference after lunch.

The game has been devised by Cenex working in partnership with Suffolk County Council.

15.15

Afternoon break

Tea & coffee served in the exhibition

15.30

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Session 4: Future directions for mobility hubs

As mobility hubs become embedded in the transport landscape, attention turns to how they operate day to day, how they serve diverse users, and how they can adapt to evolving community needs.

Chair: Dominic Scholfield, Mobility Team Leader, Cenex

Creating accessible mobility hubs

Sustrans Transforming Mobility research shows that 81% of disabled people support the provision of a better experience when they are changing between different types of transport. Sustrans is now developing a new strategy which includes a focus on joining walking, wheeling and cycling with buses, trams and trains. The Transforming Mobility project was delivered in partnership with Transport for All and funded by the Motability Foundation.

Tim Burns, Head of Research, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans)

What do people want from mobility hubs?

Kirklees Council has been working alongside the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the University of Huddersfield to understand the how mobility hubs can meet residents' travel needs and on the views of transport operators and delivery stakeholders.

Rory Davis, Transport Strategy & Policy Team Manager (Interim), Kirklees Council

DISCUSSION: Where next for mobility hubs?

A discussion about how to plan, fund and implement effective mobility hub networks. Speakers and delegates will explore how mobility hubs will evolve, with an emphasis on making them commercially and environmentally sustainable services.

Ideas and themes discussed in this session will be the basis for the programme of Mobility Hubs 2026.

The discussion will be facilitated by Mark Moran and comprise speakers including:

Tim Burns, Head of Research, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Rory Davis, Transport Strategy & Policy Team Manager (Interim), Kirklees Council
Amanda Edmondson, Mobility Hubs Project Manager, West of England Mayoral Combined Authority
Sacha Oerlemans, Corporate Sustainability, Communications and Brand Manager, Q-Park Group
Dominic Scholfield, Mobility Team Leader, Cenex
Robin Tyne, Sustainable Transport Consultant