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A series of conversations with some of the key leaders and influencers from across the UK infrastructure sector, produced and hosted by journalist and commentator Antony Oliver.
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The Infrastructure Podcast: Episode 64
Guest: Colette Carroll, Managing Director for Transportation at consultant AtkinsRéalis
Transforming public transport
In today's podcast we talk about public transport – why it works, what stops it from working and what policy levers government should be pulling to ease the path to greater investment and better outcomes.
And in particular, we discuss the role of the nation’s rail network in transforming the entire public transport system; why rail reform is important and perhaps what that might look like in theory and in practice.
Of course, rail is just one piece of a huge and complex jigsaw that makes up the public transport puzzle; one that involves a range of different and evolving modes from buses to trams to bikes to taxis and mini-buses - and increasingly now to micro mobility such as e-bikes and e-scooters.
It’s a puzzle that has challenged the UK government – and many around the world - for decades and delivered regular policy papers and initiatives each designed to transform our lives. The question of course, is whether any of these are ever worth the paper they are printed on; is an efficient, effective and affordable public transport system ever a realistic proposition for the UK?
To discuss this knotty issue, it is my pleasure to welcome
Colette Carroll, Managing Director for Transportation at consultant AtkinsRéalis to the podcast today. Colette’s brief oversees the firm’s work in railways, highways, and local transport markets and having spent much of her earlier career working in government driving transport and rail policy, Colette should know more than most about the public transport challenge.
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Antony works with a range of clients across the infrastructure sector, helping to boost their communication and marketing strategies and delivery so as to stimulate discussion and action in the industry.
This work includes:
- editorial support and creation
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He has spent the last 30 years working as a journalist and editor across the infrastructure sector. Having joined New Civil Engineer magazine in 1994, he edited the title for 14 years until 2013, expanding NCE from a traditional paper magazine to deliver live events and conferences and then embrace the expanding world of multi-media digital delivery.
In 2014 he left NCE to create and launch Infrastructure Intelligence, a new digital-first publication for the sector, and for two years led and developed this ground-breaking media brand for the Association for Engineering and Consultancy.
He is a chartered civil engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, having started his career with Owen Williams and Partners and Balfour Beatty. He is committed to driving change across the UK infrastructure sector and is a Trustee of the Built Environment Trust and a Director of the Building Centre in Store Street, London.
antony@antonyoliver.com
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