Stephen is a chartered Transport Planner and Director of Arup’s transport consulting team based in London with strong experience in developing multi-modal transport strategies and delivering major transport projects and programmes.

Stephen has worked in global cities including Hong Kong, Dubai and London and has applied knowledge and experience in smaller regional towns and cities within the UK. Regardless of the location, he has always found that efficient and connected transport systems are critical to supporting communities with sustainable growth and creating better places for all.

He also leads on transport decarbonisation of transport systems to help the sector reach net zero targets. As part of this, he led the production of the publication titled You’ve declared a climate emergency… Next steps: Transport, which provides practical advice for local authorities in their response to climate change.

Stephen was previously Chair of the Transport Planning Society from 2019-2021. In this role, he founded the Transport Planning day campaign, which celebrates the transport planning profession, and worked on the State of the Nations: Transport Planning for a sustainable future report.