Missed any of the TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2025 presentation “Retrospectives”?
Here’s another opportunity to gain valuable insights from our Innovation Sponsors (Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings; Siemens Mobility; Padam Mobility; and Sustrans) and Keynote Supporters (Liverpool City Council; Liverpool City Region Combined Authority/LCRCA; Transport for the North/TfN; and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority/WYCA).
If you satisfy our regular delegate qualification criteria* for a Transport Smart Class but were unable to join us at Liverpool Town Hall for the live in-person event on July 3rd, 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:
- “Decarbonising Liverpool Roads with Live Labs”
- “Smarter Streets, Better Journeys – Delivering Healthy, Bus-Friendly Corridors through Data and Digital Innovation”
- “Creating an Integrated and Inclusive Transport Network for the Liverpool City Region”
- “Unified Journeys – The Integrated National Transport Strategy’s Moment for Regional MaaS”
- “Implementing a Strategic Transport Plan – Operationalising TfN’s Evidence and Data”
- “School Neighbourhoods – Delivering Behaviour Change alongside Urban Design at a Local Community Level”
- “Place, Regeneration and Mass Transit – How Trams can Transform West Yorkshire”
* 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, programme managers and planners from local authorities (e.g. city, borough, metropolitan, district and county councils); public transport operators; regional transport partnerships, sub-regional transport bodies, combined authorities, integrated transport authorities and passenger transport executives; highways authorities and road operators; government and supporting national transport agencies; non-governmental organisations; fleet operators, parking operators, prime contractors etc.
Here’s what some of our delegates and stakeholders had to say about TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2025:
“Huge thanks for inviting me to join this year’s Transport Smart Class North of England event yesterday to share more of the strategic thinking behind West Yorkshire’s mass transit programme, as a place-based intervention pushing to unlock economic benefits beyond transport problems. I enjoyed the format which brings local government colleagues together with industry innovators to share case studies around digital approaches to addressing transport problems. Three key things I didn’t know at 9am yesterday when our event kicked off: Digitisation can reduce congestion, Procurement can underpin equality, and small planning changes can make a big difference to children’s lives. There was also nice conversation on my roundtable on quantifying the value of ‘joy’ in journeys” – Policy Manager for Mass Transit, West Yorkshire Combined Authority • “I found it way more interesting than expected. The experts presentations and roundtable sessions were incredibly interesting!” – Transport Modelling Lead, West Yorkshire Combined Authority • “Some great presentations at this event which chimed with much of what the emerging LCR Local Transport Plan will cover, particularly around how being innovative will be crucial to tackling our transport challenges” – Policy Officer – Place & Net Zero, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority • “An excellent event and valuable practical applications in my area of work” – Engineering Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester • “Last week our Head of Policy, Strategy & Research Peter Cole gave a keynote at the Transport Smart Class in Liverpool, outlining how we’re delivering our Strategic Transport Plan. He spoke about turning evidence into action from pan regional advocacy to supporting local partners with data, tools and technical expertise. Peter also shared how we’re tackling local priorities, including transport related social exclusion. We heard great insights from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and others. Thanks to all the speakers and attendees for a productive day” – Transport for the North • “Thanks – it was a pleasure!” – Head of Policy, Strategy and Research, Transport for the North • “Great event, thank you. Could see lots of applications in my work area and all the roundtables were valuable” – Transport Manager, Cheshire West and Chester Council • “Really enjoyed it, interesting presentations and thought provoking roundtable discussions” – Principal Transport Officer, Lancashire County Council
“Thank you for organising the event at the Town Hall yesterday. It was my first one and I found it very insightful and useful!”/“Great to have attended the Transport Smart Class at Liverpool Town Hall last Thursday. A valuable opportunity to hear from leading voices on decarbonisation, inclusive transport, and data-driven innovation. Plenty of insights to take forward in my work!” – Improvement Delivery Coordinator, Liverpool City Council • “It was good to see and hear colleagues with the same interest. Found the presentations really quite informative. Thanks!” – Transport Planning & Strategy Inclusive Design Officer, Liverpool City Council • “Thank you for the event. An overall excellent experience” – Senior Transport Planner, Liverpool City Council/Associate Director, SNC-Lavalin Atkins Transport Consulting & Advisory • “Most relevant to issues I am dealing with at the moment, and was able to spend time delving into issues, building on examples and open discussion. AI, future mobility and smart city applications of particular interest” – Thriving Places – Infrastructure and Network Manager, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council • “Very good event, which has provided food for thought when planning the network” – BSIP Programme Manager, Stoke-on-Trent City Council • “It was great to be invited so thank you. I would certainly love to attend the next one too if able”/“A big thank you to the Transport Smart Class team for the invitation to their recent workshop at Liverpool Town Hall. It was particularly interesting to hear about the work being done to improve bus-friendly corridors, deliver healthy and inclusive transport networks, and explore how data and innovation can support more seamless surface access across regions. Lots of valuable insights to take away as we continue our own work on sustainable and integrated travel. Looking forward to the next one!” – Transport Planning Analyst, Birmingham Airport • “Thank you again for your invitation. It was a fantastic event” – Professor of Maritime Transport, Liverpool John Moores University • “Thought provoking and informative, very useful local input and great to hear about integrated land use, regeneration and transport planning” – Associate Director – Transport Planning, WSP
“It was a pleasure speaking in Liverpool this week. The UK now has a great chance to improve the overall traveller experience. Let’s use this opportunity to make travelling within the country easy, accessible, and seamless. Thanks again to my colleague James for joining me and a special shout out to the guys at Smart Classes. Looking forward to seeing you again in September!” – Sales Director – MaaS, Siemens Mobility (Innovation Sponsor) • “It was fantastic to be joined in Liverpool yesterday by Mario Gessner to discuss how integration of Transport can be coordinated and seized upon by the upcoming Integrated National Strategy. DRT and MaaS alone are not an ultimate solution, but through careful planning and consideration of the wider transport ecosystem, can help unlock new access to transport. Thanks to Smart Classes for having us!” – UK Business Development Lead, Padam Mobility (Innovation Sponsor) • “Yesterday, our dear colleagues highlighted the transformative potential of the of the Integrated National Transport Strategy at Transport Smart Class, North of England 2025 in Liverpool. Speaking on behalf of Siemens Mobility and Padam Mobility, Mario and James explored how this strategy can foster a more ‘European’ approach to transport by granting regional control over services such as Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) and bus networks. This shift aims to enhance accessibility for residents by moving the focus from competition to providing integrated, convenient journey solutions tailored to regional needs. We are proud of their contribution to shaping the future of transport in the UK!” – Marketing team, Hacon (Innovation Sponsor) • “Thanks again for putting on today’s event. We’ve made lots of good connections from the event already and I’m sure others will follow from it”/“A fantastic opportunity to speak yesterday at the Transport Smart Classes event for the North of England in Liverpool, alongside Alix Gunn and Carol Latham, highlighting some of our work on School neighbourhoods across the North West. A big thank you to Smart Classes and all the participants for questions and discussion” – Growth and Partnerships Manager – England North, Sustrans (Innovation Sponsor) • “Fab to be able to speak today at the Transport Smart Class in Liverpool, talking about some of the School neighbourhoods work we’re involved with at Sustrans. Great mix of speakers and interesting to hear what’s going on across the North! Thanks for organising, Smart Classes” – Principal Urban Designer, Sustrans (Innovation Sponsor)
If you’re interested in presenting at a future Transport Smart Class, or at one of our other events below, please get in touch!
Current Schedule of Smart Classes:
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2025 – Thursday 11th September 2025, Edinburgh
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2025 – Thursday 9th October 2025, London
- PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2025 – Thursday 4th December 2025, London
- WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 – Thursday 11th December 2025, London
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Midlands 2026 – Q1 2026 date & host city TBC!
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2026 – Q2 date & host city TBC!
- Next WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class – Date & host city TBC!
- Next EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class – Date & host city TBC!
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2026 – Q3 date TBC, Glasgow!
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2026 – Q4 date & host city TBC!
- ENERGY Smart Class – Date TBC, Birmingham
- HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING Smart Class – Date TBC, London
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