Her report for British Cycling, ‘Benefits of Investing in Cycling’ was sent to all MPs and encouraged Highways England – not traditionally known for cycling investment – to commit funding to cycling on its network. 

 

Creating an evidence base for cycle planning, both in terms of locating demand and evidencing benefits, is at the heart of her work. She is currently advising the Department for Transport on its new cycling and walking strategy, through her involvement in the high profile, award winning DfT funded project ‘National Propensity to Cycle Tool’. 

 

This is being used across England to predict potential levels of commuter cycling in specific areas and on the route network. It will also be able to predict health benefits from increasing commuter cycling on specific routes and/or areas.

 

With 175 years’ of pioneering applied research the University of Westminster’s research is at the forefront of exploring critical contemporary issues. It offers postgraduate transport and logistics courses where students will be learning from some of the leading researchers in their field.

 

The University’s Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment is based in central London and offers courses in Transport Planning and Management MSc (which forms part of the pathway to the Transport Planning Professional qualification). The university also offers a logistics and supply chain management MSc and an Air Transport Planning and Management MSc.