13 July 2026: Pre-event activities
Please note that the conference programme is currently under development and subject to change. Please contact Juliana O'Rourke if you'd like to be part of the agenda.
10:30 until 12:30
Bullard Laboratories, Wolfson Building
Monday Morning Mobility Meetup - networking event
Networking event including free pizza!
Being held 5 mins walk from Ray Dolby Centre/West Hub
Short talks, free refreshments and a chance to meet other attendees ahead of the main event
This event is limited to 60 attendees so reserve your spot here
Please note, this pre-event session is being brought to you by the University of Cambridge in partnership with Whippet, the operator of the University of Cambridge’s electric Universal bus service and Active County Cambridgeshire's public transport sponsor
This event is being arranged by the University of Cambridge, and pre-booking is essential using the link above
The West Hub - Meeting Point
Tours & Visits
Walking tour: Eddington
Led by Stewart Bethell, Senior Transport Coordinator, University of Cambridge
Discover Eddington, Cambridge’s visionary district, through an engaging active travel tour showcasing its people-friendly streets, cycling excellence, and green public spaces. Designed to prioritise walking and cycling, Eddington features expansive car-free routes, dedicated cycle lanes, and secure bike facilities that make moving around effortless and enjoyable.
Cycling tour: Cambridge city centre School Streets
Led by Cambridgeshire County Council, this cycling tour will visit the School Streets initiatives being delivered across Cambridge
Walk and talk - walking and wheeling in the city
Led by Cambridge Living Streets, this walk and talk will explore the city's active travel infrastructure, walking via Adams Road in west Cambridge, and consider next steps in making the city centre a safe, welcoming and accessible place for pedestrians
11:00 until 12:30
Ray Dolby Seminar East
Round table on Rural Design
With speakers from PJA and Active Travel England, who have contributed to the Rural Design Guide
13 July 2026: Conference Programme
Please note that the conference programme is currently under development and subject to change. Please contact Juliana O'Rourke if you'd like to be part of the agenda.
12:30
West Hub
Registration opens
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area. Expo and Networking opens in West Hub
13:30
Ray Dolby Auditorium
Welcome plenary
Welcome and introduction from Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Picking up the pace – achieving national modal shift panel
With panellists from the Department for Transport, Transport for Wales and Transport Scotland
Panel discussion and delegate Q+A
15.00
West Hub
Networking break
Refreshments served in the exhibition area
15:30
Ray Dolby Auditorium
Integrated land use and transport planning
The DfT Connectivity Tool – how are we all doing?
Tom Cohen, Reader in Transport Policy, Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster and Rob Singleton, Head of Planning, Housing and Transport, Department for Transport
Vision-led transport planning delivers visionary places by putting active travel at the centre of growth
Wesley Wroe and Elliot Page, KMC Transport Planning, with input from University of Cambridge and Urban & Civic
Embedding active travel in the Grafton Centre Redevelopment, Cambridge
Nathan Turrell, Civil Engineer,
Mott MacDonald
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Lecture Theatre
School Journeys
Do schemes to manage cars outside schools impact on travel and, if so, why?
Jenna Panter, Research Professor, University of Cambridge
School Community co-creation – is this the key to safer, healthier, happier travel?
Beccy Marston, Active Travel Consultant, Birmingham City Council & Active Travel Commissioner, West Midlands Combined Authority
Peterborough School Streets Programme – moving forward
Speaker from Peterborough City Council (tbc)
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
West Hub Room A
Workshop
To be announced...
Ray Dolby Cluster Room
Rural connectivity and integrated networks
Greater Cambridge Greenways Wayfinding
Antony Parry, Senior Wayfinding Designer, AtkinsRéalis
Shifting the narrative on active travel in rural areas: A pragmatic, place-based approach
Holly Weir, Active Travel Project Manager, Suffolk County Council
Trail Mix: Using a blend of delivery mechanisms to build the Tarka Trail
Lauren Allington
Principal Transportation Planning Officer, Devon County Council
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Seminar East
How active travel supports local businesses
Beyond the Bike: Creating Inclusive, active Workplaces for all
Mike Bristow, Engagement Office, Behaviour Change Active Travel, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and
Emma Greenough, Engagement Office, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Active travel as a health and wellbeing intervention: Insights from 20 years of inclusive cycling practice
Jim Blakemore, Co-CEO, Co-Founder & Zoe Portlock, Co-CEO, Co-Founder, Bikeworks
Planning for the ideal cycling city
Anna Williams, CEO, Camcycle
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Seminar West
Boosting leisure and commuting trips
Access to green and blue infrastructure in new towns
Tam Parry, Principal Engineer New Developments, Cambridgeshire County Council
Finding new solutions - why we should all think more carefully about the role of leisure
Zsolt Schuller, Experience Delivery Manager - Cyclists Welcome, National Trust
From vision to reality: How Eddington makes sustainable transport work
Stewart Bethell, Senior Transport Coordinator - Eddington, University of Cambridge
Eco Escapes - how active travel increased sustainable tourism in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape
Mark Sutcliffe, Salar Media and consultant, Lancashire County Council / Forest of Bowland National Landscape
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
West Hub Meeting Point
Walking tour –University of Cambridge active commuting
Led by Mike Davies, Head of Transport, University of Cambridge
Promoting and facilitating active commuting - this short walk will showcase facilities at university buildings which have encouraged high levels of active commuting amongst university staff - 30% of staff cycle to work: Park & Cycle, secure cycle parking, showers, lockers, drying rooms, pool bikes, cycle maintenance stations, EV charging and e-pool cars.
West Hub Meeting Point
Cycling Tour - Adams Road
Led by Jonathan Camp, Senior Project Manager, Greater Cambridge Partnership and Camcycle
Visit the UK’s first cycle street on Adams Road in west Cambridge. Over recent years Adams Road has been a popular cycle route between central Cambridge and the University of Cambridge’s west campus. People cycling far outnumber motor vehicles, making it the perfect test bed for bringing a Dutch bicycle concept – the cycle street, where cars are ‘guests’ – to the Dutch-esque city on the River Cam.
West Hub Meeting Point
Walking tour - Eddington
Led by Rebecca Saunt, Planning Manager and David Smith, Head of Non-Operational Projects, University of Cambridge
Discover Eddington, Cambridge’s visionary district, through an engaging active travel tour showcasing its people-friendly streets, cycling excellence, and green public spaces. Designed to prioritise walking and cycling, Eddington features expansive car-free routes, dedicated cycle lanes, and secure bike facilities that make moving around effortless and enjoyable.
17:00
West Hub
Networking Reception – Closing remarks from Cllr Alex Beckett, Chair for Highways & Transport, Cambridgeshire County Council
Selection of drinks served in the exhibition area
18.00
Big Bike Parade departs - a ride via Milton Road
The Milton Road project aims to improve public transport, cycle and walking infrastructure
14 July 2026: Pre-event activity
07:20 until 08:15
Dulcedo Social in Eddington - Meeting Point
Join the 5KMClub X Active County Cambridgeshire 2026 for a fun, friendly 6.5km run in Cambridge. Starting and finishing at Dulcedo Social in Eddington - the perfect place for a pastry and coffee before a busy day at the conference.
14 July 2026 Conference Programme
Please note that the conference programme is currently under development and subject to change. Please contact Juliana O'Rourke if you'd like to be part of the agenda.
08.30
West Hub
Registration opens
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area.
09:30
Ray Dolby Auditorium
Plenary: From Advocacy to Action
Welcome from Sally Cartwright, Director of Public Health, Cambridgeshire County Council
Message from Lilian Greenwood, Minister for Local Transport, Department for Transport
From Advocacy to Action: Building people-friendly spaces that encourage active lifestyles and benefit health, environment and climate
Raoul Schmidt-Lamontain, Deputy Mayor for Climate Protection, Environment and Mobility, City of Heidelberg, Germany (twin city to Cambridge since 1957)
Followed by panel and audience Q & A with:
Kelly Cary, Associate Director, AtkinsRealis
Christina Moe Gjerde, VP Northern Europe, Voi Technology
10.30
West Hub Exhibition Room
Morning break
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area
11:00
Ray Dolby Auditorium
Planning for women and girls
Women & girls: applying a gender lens to project development in the Liverpool City Region
Lee Davies, Active Travel Team and Claire Hering, Programme Development Officer, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Getting Home Safely: Designing inclusive, healthy streets that encourage active travel
Kelly Cary, Associate Director, AtkinsRealis
Fixing the Cycling Gender Gap
Sarah Whitebread, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Cycling UK
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Lecture Theatre
Communication, engagement and behaviour change
Is anyone listening? The story of young people and active travel
Young people from the The University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University Student Summit, 2026
Reframing cycling – how we talk about the benefits
Duncan Dollimore,
Head of Campaigns,
Cycling UK
Building alliances to win change for sustainable transport
Sarah Hughes, Campaign Officer, Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance
Beyond consultation: the activation approach that gets people moving
Chris Cordwell, Managing Consultant, AtkinsRéalis and Rachel Hiorns, Associate Director, AtkinsRéalis
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
West Hub Room A
Workshop: DfT Connectivity Tool in practice
Led by Tom Cohen, Reader in Transport Policy, Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster and Rob Singleton, Head of Planning, Housing and Transport, Department for Transport
The DfT Connectivity Tool is intended to assist our transition towards a world in which sustainable modes are the natural choice – it does this by showing “how any location in England and Wales is connected to everyday services by walking, driving, cycling and public transport”.
This interactive workshop look at how it is being used by practitioners. It
will be informed by research conducted with transport policymakers and practitioners into the measurement of accessibility, and the ways in which accessibility does and could inform the prioritisation of interventions.
Ray Dolby Cluster Room
Data and analytics
Building the foundations for active travel excellence in Greater Cambridge
Dan Clarke, Head of innovation and technology, Greater Cambridge Partnership + Cleo Weeden, Strategic Partnership Lead, VivaCity
Making the case for rural active travel investment within a data-driven regional LCWIP
Simon Telford, Associate Director, PJA and
Kate Gifford, Head of Future Mobility, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Building lifelong cycling habits: insights from Bikeability data
Rosa Shirm, Research
and Insights Lead, The Bikeability Trust
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Seminar East
Creating connected networks
Better community connectivity through greenways
Karishma Kumar, Principal Transport Planner, AtkinsRéalis, and William Hallam, Senior Project Manager, South Gloucestershire Council
Reclaiming streets: gyratory removal for sustainable mobility and placemaking
Panos Floros
Associate Director – Deputy Lead, London Streets & Networks Team, Jacobs
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Active Travel Legacy Path
Rachel Hogley, Programme Manager, EPIKS (Environmental Projects in Kirklees)
Building connected communities: An Irish case study in neighbourhood-scale active travel
Riyaaz Ebrahim, Transport Engineer, DBFL Consulting Engineers
Peterborough Station Quarter: creating active travel links between the station and the city centre
Speaker from Peterborough City Council (tbc)
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Seminar West
Monitoring, evaluation and building the evidence base
The SEStran People and Place Programme - building the evidence base in active travel
Michael Melton, Programme Manager, South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran)
Building the evidence base: applying a user-friendly M&E framework to evidence the value of active travel
Alice Dalton, Senior Research Associate, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
Strengthening connectivity through cycling in deprived and underserved communities
Julian Sanchez, National Cycle Lead, The Active Wellbeing Society and
Megan Smith, Head of Central Region, The Active Wellbeing Society
From activity to usability: understanding everyday active travel through multi-modal data and lived experience
Livy Wallis, Project Lead, Love to Ride Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
West Hub Meeting Point
Walk and talk - walking and wheeling in the city
Led by Cambridge Living Streets, this walk and talk will explore the city's active travel infrastructure, walking via Adams Road in west Cambridge, and consider next steps in making the city centre a safe, welcoming and accessible place for pedestrians
West Hub Meeting Point
Cycling tour and site visit to Adams Road
Led by Jonathan Camp, Senior Project Manager, Greater Cambridge Partnership and Camcycle
Visit the UK’s first cycle street on Adams Road in west Cambridge. Over recent years Adams Road has been a popular cycle route between central Cambridge and the University of Cambridge’s west campus. People cycling far outnumber motor vehicles, making it the perfect test bed for bringing a Dutch bicycle concept – the cycle street, where cars are ‘guests’ – to the Dutch-esque city on the River Cam.
West Hub Meeting Point
Cycling tour and site visit - Dutch-style roundabout, Milton Road and more
Led by Greater Cambridge Partnership, Cambridgeshire County Council and Camcycle with the Dutch Cycling Embassy
Site visit to the UK's first Dutch-style roundabout at Fendon Road in Cambridge. Opened in July 2020 to prioritise pedestrian and cyclist safety, it featurues a dedicated outer ring for cyclists and zebra crossings on all four arms and forces drivers to slow down and yield.
12.30
West Hub Exhibition Room
Networking lunch
Delegate networking with lunch served in the exhibition area
13:30
Ray Dolby Auditorium
Walkable communities
Northamptonshire's Griffin Trail
Lucy Hawes, Greenway Project Officer, North Northamptonshire Council
Walkable Faversham
Ben Coleman, Head of Active Travel, Urban Movement
Slow Ways: Britain's Citizen-Made National Walking Network
Daniel Raven-Ellison, Founder & CEO, Slow Ways
Side Road Zebra Crossing guidance, Wales
Teresa Guerreiro, Design Lead Transport for Wales
Ray Dolby Lecture Theatre
Innovation in infrastructure
Milton Road: making an urban
corridor work
Paul van de Bulk, Senior Project Manager, Greater Cambridge Partnership
Adams Road: designing and building the UK's first cycle street
Jonathan Camp, Senior Project Manager, Greater Cambridge Partnership
Rethinking CYCLOPS
Jared Harvey, Traffic Engineer, Mott MacDonald
Dutch Style Roundabouts
Steve Essex,
Managing Consultant,
Transport Initiatives LLP
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
West Hub Room A
Workshop: the politics of pavement
Led by Chelsea Randall and Greg Neil, Devon County Council
This workshop uses role-playing exercises that allow participants to understand other points of view as they take part in a mock consultation on the transformation of a high street into an active place. Working together, participants must debate, negotiate and ultimately co-design a scheme that meets varied needs whilst remaining feasible within the limitation of space, and will encourage participants to look beyond their own perspectives and the professional echo chambers that often shape the industry.
Ray Dolby Cluster Room
Designing inclusive and accessible neighbourhoods
Walking, wheeling and cycling – for all
Aimee Withycombe,
Assistant Active Travel Advisor, Transport for Wales
Inclusive cycling: creating opportunities for all
Cathy Chadwick-Rayner, Project Lead, West Yorkshire Inclusive Cycling Provision
Accessible paths and parks: developing a policy in St Helens
Dom Smith, UK Active Travel Lead, Steer and
Ryan Dyson, Principal Transport Officer, St Helens Borough Council
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Seminar East
Integration, shared modes and active travel
Improving accessibility and inclusion through co-created micromobility strategies: Evidence from an integrated approach for urban and rural contexts
Patrizia Franco, Associate Director, Systra
Seamless connectivity through mobility hubs: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s vision for an integrated mobility
hub network
Patrick Utz, Head of Consultancy and Research, CoMoUK
People-centred thinking: How early insight can shape more integrated rural journeys
Alexei Lee, Principal Behavioural Research Consultant, AtkinsRéalis
Case study: Why the large-scale micromobility scheme in Cambridge works
Alexander Langlands,
Senior Market Development Manager, Voi Technology
Followed by panel discussion and delegate Q+A
Ray Dolby Seminar West
Workshop: Recommended design standards in rural areas
Led by Kit Allwinter, Senior Inspector & Sarah Krauze, Inspector, Active Travel England
West Hub Meeting Point
Walking tour - Eddington
Led by Stewart Bethell, Senior Transport Coordinator, University of Cambridge
Discover Eddington, Cambridge’s visionary district, through an engaging active travel tour showcasing its people-friendly streets, cycling excellence, and green public spaces. Designed to prioritise walking and cycling, Eddington features expansive car-free routes, dedicated cycle lanes, and secure bike facilities that make moving around effortless and enjoyable.
West Hub Meeting Point
Cycling tour and site visit to Adams Road
Led by Greater Cambridge Partnership and Camcycle with the Dutch Cycling Embassy
Visit the UK’s first cycle street on Adams Road in west Cambridge. Over recent years Adams Road has been a popular cycle route between central Cambridge and the University of Cambridge’s west campus. People cycling far outnumber motor vehicles, making it the perfect test bed for bringing a Dutch bicycle concept – the cycle street, where cars are ‘guests’ – to the Dutch-esque city on the River Cam.
West Hub Meeting Point
Cycling tour and site visit - Dutch-style roundabout, Milton Road and more
Led by Cambridgeshire County Council, Greater Cambridge Partneship and Camcycle with the Dutch Cycling Embassy
Cycling tour and visit to locations such as the Fendon Road Dutch-style roundabout, Adams Road Cycle Street, Milton Road corridor scheme or the off-road Chisholm Trail" for all four of the cycle tour slots
15:00
West Hub Exhibition Room
Afternoon break
Delegate networking with refreshments served in the exhibition area
15.30
Ray Dolby Auditorium
Panel discussion with invited Mayors from across the UK
Closing plenary: a meeting of Mayors and minds
Active Travel Awards 2026: the winners!
The awards will recognise and celebrate the leading designers, engineers, policy makers, practitioners and change makers working to make active travel the obvious choice for everyday journeys across the UK.
Enter now: closing date 15 May
Conference closing remarks: Alex Beckett, Chair for Highways & Transport, Cambridgeshire County Council
17.00
Event close
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Active County Cambridgeshire 13-14 July 2026 Ray Dolby Centre and West Hub Cambridge