Transportation Professional

The offers English Local Authorities a fast, flexible way to meet the DfT requirement for incentivised funding; providing a route to demonstrate continued professional learning, including in relation to preventative maintenance before the 30 November 2026 deadline. It also enables contractors, consultants and other UK local authorities to upskill and build capacity.

By John Sharp “The possibilities are almost endless, having this this fantastic motorway that sits in the middle of the river that we can utilise day and night.” Keith Doe, logistics director at Thames Clippers, is excited about the potential for expanding river freight operations in London’s historic central waterway.

By Andrew Mylius Published by the government’s housing and regeneration agency, Homes England, ‘Building for a Healthy Life’ (BHL) provides an essential toolkit for street design for planners and developers. Published in August, BHL is an updated version of the 2020 version and delivers England’s most widely known and used design tool for creating places that are better for people and nature.

When a transport project is designed, most of the effort and budget goes into what passengers can see and touch: stops, signage, platforms and routes. The information that helps someone use that infrastructure is often treated as a separate concern, procured later and, in many cases, funded and specified mode by mode. That split creates cost and duplication for transit authorities, and a patchier experience for passengers.

Suzanne Meade – Road Safety Specialist, TII Dr Suzanne Meade is a road safety specialist working with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). She is a member of the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC).

With the demolition now entering its final stages, this is likely to be one of the last opportunities to see the remaining structure before the flyover disappears from the Gateshead skyline altogether.

Who is this event for? Highways and transportation professionals across the public and private sectors involved in delivering planning and engineering projects. Anyone interested in sustainable travel and ways to support more people switching from single occupancy vehicle.

Antony Parry, Senior Wayfinding Designer, AtkinsRéalis Antony is a designer and project manager with over 10 years of experience, specialising in the design and strategy of wayfinding systems across urban environments and active travel schemes. Antony’s diverse skillset including graphic design, wayfinding strategy and stakeholder and user engagement enables him to lead the full end-to-end design process and ensure that all outputs meet the needs of all users.

Take action: Record your CPD CPD is defined as any activity that provides new knowledge or skills that help you to achieve your professional development goals or has otherwise helped you to develop as a highways and transportation professional. Plan, record and manage your CPD for free at CIHT Learn. Need help with getting the most out of your CPD access CIHT’s CPD Guidance here.

Autonomous vehicles were one of the featured topics at the CIHT Emerging Professionals Conference 2026, where delegates heard from industry experts about the opportunities and challenges associated with deploying self-driving technology on UK roads. The discussion took place at a time of growing public interest in automated mobility, with robotaxi services attracting national media attention and new trials beginning in London.