Missed any of the PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2024 “Retrospectives”?
Here’s another opportunity to gain valuable insights from our Innovation Sponsors (Project Centre – part of Marston Holdings, Sustrans, Brightly – A Siemens Company, and Slingshot Simulations) and Keynote Supporters (Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Helix, The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation/CIHT and Historic England).
If you satisfy our regular delegate qualification criteria* for a Public Realm and Urban Spaces Smart Class but were unable to join us in Newcastle for the live in-person event on July 10th, CLICK HERE and complete the short “Download form” at the bottom of the post to receive a unique link giving complimentary access to all of the presentation video recordings and slides. Alternatively, click on your preferred presentation title from below to re-visit an individual retrospective:
- “Newcastle Helix – An Innovation District Founded on Smart Tech and Delivered through Smart Long Term Partnerships”
- “Designing Healthy Places – Creating Vibrant and People Focussed Public Realm”
- “How Data and Community Engagement Can Affect Change”
- “Creating a Public Realm for All”
- “Bright and Connected Public Spaces”
- “Reviving High Streets – Historic England’s Approach to Place-Shaping”
- “Place-Based Decision Intelligence – Practical Urban Spaces Case Studies”
* Those qualifying to receive the presentation videos and rich media content from this event include commissioning, procurement, trialling, partnering and policy leads, senior influencers, strategic decision makers, planners, place makers, architects, green space managers, urban designers, communities & neighbourhoods, highways & street scene, transport & mobility and high streets & regeneration professionals from UK councils and local authorities (city, borough, metropolitan, district, county and combined); people and place partnerships; developers, landowners and creators of privately owned public spaces; prime contractors and city centre management companies; DfT, DEFRA, MHCLG, EA and supporting governmental bodies; transport authorities, highways agencies and public transport operators; civic organisations and community groups; and other key players from the public realm ecosystem with responsibility for managing, maintaining and operating our streets, squares, forecourts, parks, pathways, retail centres, car parks, airports, ports, travel hubs, hospitals, housing estates, campuses, communal gardens and the assets contained within these public or semi-public spaces.
Here’s what some of our delegates and stakeholders had to say about PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2024:
“An absolute pleasure” – Director of Investment and Growth, Newcastle City Council • “Thank you for hosting! It was a wonderful event filled with inspiring people” – Urban Designer, Newcastle City Council/Associate Lecturer – Principles and Practice of Urban Design, Newcastle University • “A very informative and engaging event that provided valuable insights into public realm” – Project Manager – Economic Delivery, The North East Combined Authority/Planning Consultant, Tyne & Wear Planning • “Really enjoyed learning more about Helix, the Historic England High Streets project and community engagement. All of the expert presentations had something to offer and all of the roundtables were useful. Thanks for a great event” – Policy & Economy Advisor (Social Economy), The North East Combined Authority • “Just to say what an excellent event yesterday…Great session! Please do more! All of the presentations and roundtables were equally relevant and useful” – Head of Renewals, Nexus (The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive) • “Will recommend Smart Classes to colleagues” – Transportation Planner, East Lothian Council • “It was a real pleasure to be part of this really great event – some really insightful presentations. I thought the speakers were all really interesting and have already followed up with some e-mails” – Estates Director, Newcastle Helix/Development Director, Broadoak • “I enjoyed the event and thought it was well organised and the ordering of talks was perfect! Well done” – Director of Policy and Technical Affairs, The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) • “Great learning and networking opportunity” – Regional Engagement Manager (North East), Active Travel England (ATE)
“Lots of innovation and a huge amount of food for thought” – Senior Manager – Geospatial & Visualisation, Homes England • “The day was brilliantly organised and was comprised of a great collection of experts across a range of aspects of our urban spaces. From building delivery and commercial management, heritage, transport, public engagement and asset management, everyone brought their own experiences from research, project design and delivery” – Principal Consultant, Integrated Transport Planning • “Really enjoyed it. Some great content and discussions. 10/10! Fascinating presentation on the history of the Helix site and how placemaking is evolving the city for future growth. Followed by other very interesting items such as how cutting edge digital technology is being used to survey/model the movement of people in order to shape the public realm of the future, and how Historic England are helping to rejuvenate town centre footfall through reinstating historic shop fronts. Thank you for inviting me” – Business Development Manager, Balfour Beatty • “Excellent event – thanks!” – Associate Director – Landscape Architect, Wardell Armstrong LLP • “Very useful insights into engagement and some great insights into digital opportunities. Keep up the great work!” – Head of Transport, Urban Foresight • “Thank you for an excellent experience. Landscape, urban design and urban renewal topics of particular interest” – Associate Landscape Architect & Urban Designer, SLR Consulting • “Thank you for organising yesterday’s event. Very much appreciated being invited along and found it thought provoking” – Principal Engineer, Sustrans • “Excellent event. Getting to speak and deep dive during the roundtable sessions was most valuable” – Associate Director, WSP/Vice Chair, CIHT North East & Cumbria
“Just to say a massive thank you for the opportunity to join you today. It was an excellent morning and created fantastic networking opportunities. I love the fact that the roundtables meant we got to speak to everyone in the room and they got the chance to ask us great questions” – England North Director, Sustrans (Innovation Sponsor) • “To echo Rosslyn’s comments, I found it to be a really productive session – thank you. The discussions on the roundtables were really useful with plenty of leads to follow up on”…“It was a pleasure to talk at Smart Classes Public Realm and Urban Spaces event in Newcastle yesterday, alongside a range of fantastic speakers working across public realm and urban schemes. We spoke about ‘How Data and Community Engagement Can Affect Change’, with a focus on the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index and Disabled Citizens Inquiry and hosted discussions on the use of data to affect change. A big thank you for the opportunity to showcase the work that Sustrans does within urban environments” – Partnerships Manager – North, Sustrans (Innovation Sponsor) • “Thanks again for hosting in Newcastle. There was a really good range of presentations and we had some valuable conversations. Hopefully catch up again soon!” – Associate Landscape and Urban Designer, Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings (Innovation Sponsor)
“As always, the presentations and roundtable conversations were stimulating” – Technical Director (North Region), Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings (Innovation Sponsor) • “I’ve been to several Smart Classes. I very much enjoy the variety of subjects and professional individuals that attend” – Regional Director for the North, Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings (Innovation Sponsor) • “A common theme throughout today’s Public Realm and Urban Spaces Smart Classes was the importance of promoting investment and active travel across the UK. This is only possible with well kept travel routes. Antoneta Horbury provided an overview of the key points of the recently published report by The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), ‘Creating a Public Realm for All’, and the need for reducing barriers after implementation. This included the importance of maintenance and reinstatement. This ran nicely into our presentation about how Brightly supports clients in achieving just this, with a robust, smart and sustainable asset management solution. Thanks for having us” – Account Director, Brightly, A Siemens Company (Innovation Sponsor)
PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2025 will take place in either London or Bristol in early December 2025. Exact date and venue to be announced shortly!
If you’d like to speak at next year’s event, please get in touch!
Schedule of Smart Classes for 2024 and beyond:
- WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2024 – Wednesday 3rd April 2024, London
- EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2024 – Wednesday 1st May 2024, London
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2024 – Thursday 6th June 2024, Manchester
- PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2024 – Wednesday 10th July 2024, Newcastle
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2024 – Thursday 12th September 2024, Glasgow
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2024 – Thursday 10th October 2024, London
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Wales & West of England 2024 – Thursday 5th December 2024, Cardiff
- WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 – Revised date and new London venue to be announced!
- WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 – Wednesday 2nd April 2025, Leeds
- EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 – Thursday 8th May 2025, Leicester
- 2025 TRANSPORT Smart Classes – Selected regional editions, dates and locations TBC
- PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2025 – Early December 2025 date TBC, London or Bristol
- ENERGY Smart Class – Date TBC, Birmingham
- HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING Smart Class – Date TBC, London
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