Transport & Infrastructure

18 February 2025

Shaping London’s Community Identity

Raffaella Rospo, Project Director at WW+P, reflects on our webinar discussing transport infrastructure’s role in shaping community identity in London.

Transport & Infrastructure

04 February 2025

London’s Hub of Hubs; St Pancras

Savills Executive Director, David Williams FRICS, discusses the dramatic economic uplifts London could expect with the delivery of increased rail capacity around St Pancras.

Transport & Infrastructure

28 January 2025

The need for new towns in the UK

Peabody’s Executive Director of Sustainable Places, John Lewis highlights the need for new UK towns, with Thamesmead as a key example of major opportunity.

Culture, Education & Health, Housing, Industrial & Logistics, Net Zero, Planning, Technical, Transport & Infrastructure, Work

14 January 2025

Expert Panels 2024 Summaries

As we kick off 2025 Expert Panels, panel chairs share summaries, recommendations, reflections and key findings from across the 2024 meetings, visits and debates.

Transport & Infrastructure

03 December 2024

Single System Thinking

Stephen O’Malley, CEO and Founding Director of Civic Engineers, advocates for sustainable, proximity-based urban design to address climate challenges and enhance wellbeing.

Transport & Infrastructure

26 November 2024

Sector coupling: A pathway to net-zero for London and beyond

As supporters of RePower London, Drees & Sommer's Simon Joe Portal and Mustafa Rashid, with contributions from Julian Adamiak and Leonardo Estrada discuss sector coupling and more.

Transport & Infrastructure

19 November 2024

The foundation of mapping the underground

Featured in our publication, RePower London, Holger Kessler of AtkinsRéalis discusses the National Underground Asset Register, an interactive digital map of underground pipes and cables.

Transport & Infrastructure

11 November 2024

Sustainable Cities Index: Infrastructure for urban sustainability

As part of our latest publication, RePower London, Maja Nesdale, Principal, and Geoff Southern, Director at Arcadis discuss their 2024 Sustainable Cities Index.

Transport & Infrastructure

05 November 2024

Big Data Drives EV Infrastructure

James McKechnie Director of Transport and Mobility at SLR Consulting discusses how ‘Big Data’ informs infrastructure planning to support London’s EV revolution.

Transport & Infrastructure

29 October 2024

Decentralised Energy

Channa Karunaratne, district energy market sector lead at AECOM discusses how heat networks have become a key power behind the energy transition in London.

Transport & Infrastructure

22 October 2024

Energy-storing skyscrapers key to clean power transition

Adam Semel, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) discusses how clean energy-storing skyscrapers can provide a missing link in the transition to a clean power grid.

Transport & Infrastructure

22 October 2024

Getting London going again

Councillor Kieron Williams of Southwark Council kicked off the launch of our latest publication 'RePower London: Infrastructure for growth', exploring the key factors to get London moving.

Transport & Infrastructure

15 October 2024

Accelerating EV charging infrastructure

Paul Ford, Chief Development Officer at Zest, reflects on the need for public-private collaboration to expand accessible EV charging across the United Kingdom.

Transport & Infrastructure

08 October 2024

Decarbonising Greenwich Peninsula Energy Centre

Ushna Mughal and Amar Parkinsons of Knight Dragon discuss the use of sustainable heat solutions to reduce carbon emissions at the Greenwich Peninsula.

Transport & Infrastructure

01 October 2024

The Impact of AI on Data Centres: An Architectural Perspective 

Louis Fantis, Regional Director at Chetwoods Architects, explores the impact of AI on the design, development, and management of data centres from an architectural perspective.

Transport & Infrastructure

04 June 2024

Active influence and thought leadership

Mike Axon, Managing Director at SLR Consulting, reflects on the first meeting of the Transport & Infrastructure expert panel this year and what they can do to make a greater impact.

Transport & Infrastructure

22 January 2024

Meet The Expert - Bruce McVean

David Taylor talks to Bruce McVean, Assistant Director, Policy & Projects, City of London Corporation, about the key issues arising from our Expert Panel on Transport and Infrastructure.

Transport & Infrastructure

17 August 2023

Active Travel in London: a 24-Hour right

Amy Lamé, Night Czar at Greater London Authority reflects on our Active Travel Summit, discussing London as a 24-hour city and the vision for a safer, healthier, and more accessible city.

Transport & Infrastructure

15 August 2023

People and planet

As ULEZ expands, how can built environment stakeholders collaborate to deliver a London-wide active travel strategy? Ellie Davies of NLA reflects on our recent Active Travel Summit.

Transport & Infrastructure

14 August 2023

Pedalling in the wrong direction?

For the last decade, NLA's Active Travel Summits have exhibited a feeling of optimism that London’s roads were changing for the better, Peter Murray reflects.

Transport & Infrastructure

26 May 2023

The Elizabeth line has set a new standard for accessibility

With its step-free design, the Elizabeth line marks real progress for accessibility in London’s public transport network, Dr Sascha Brozek, Global Head of Major Projects at KONE explains.

Transport & Infrastructure

26 May 2023

The Elizabeth Line: one year on

Raffaella Rospo of Weston Williamson reflects on our webinar exploring the impact of the Elizabeth Line, the design of its stations and the value this new project has brought to London.

Transport & Infrastructure

20 April 2023

Transport & Infrastructure Expert Panel

Bosco Lam of WilkinsonEyre reflects on the second meeting of the third expert panel cycle, discussing key themes and strategies to drive cultural change.

Transport & Infrastructure

20 January 2023

Transport & Infrastructure Expert Panel

The first meeting of the third expert panel cycle saw new and familiar faces gather to discuss issues and opportunities relating to transport and infrastructure in London, Bruce McVean reports.

Transport & Infrastructure

19 January 2023

Can Streets cater for all?

As dynamic spaces comprising of everything building-to-building, including building frontages, a ‘street’ by its very definition is for all users and transport modes, Kit Bullas writes.

Transport & Infrastructure

22 November 2022

The Roads of the Future Grand Paris

Stephen Barrett, RSHP, reports from the latest NLA event exploring 'Cities Without Cars' by examining projects in London, Birmingham and Paris, and debating the infrastructure and investment needed.

Transport & Infrastructure

04 August 2022

A year in summary: Transport & Infrastructure

As we wrap up the latest cycle of NLA Expert Panels, Bruce McVean summarises strategic areas from the Transport & Infrastructure Expert Panel that they will take forward into the next cycle.

Transport & Infrastructure

11 July 2022

Expert Panel on Transport & Infrastructure

Laura Bernard, programme manager at NLA, reports from latest Expert Panel on Transport & Infrastructure.

Transport & Infrastructure

11 April 2022

Transport methods: change is possible

Roy McGowan, director at Momentum Transport reports from the ‘Embracing changing transport methods’ webinar.

Transport & Infrastructure

29 March 2022

Can we be more responsive with transport planning?

Bruce McVean, Acting Assistant Director for City Transportation, and Chair of the NLA Expert Panel on Transport & Infrastructure reports from the second meeting of the panel.

Transport & Infrastructure

30 November 2021

Transport industry must manage and respond to uncertainty and change

Bruce McVean reports from the inaugural meeting of the new NLA Expert Panel on Transport & Infrastructure.

Transport & Infrastructure

10 August 2021

London set to bloom with active travel wands

Active Travel summit unveils winners of light segregation schemes to further capital’s advance on cycling innovation.

Transport & Infrastructure

02 August 2021

Five minutes with...Ben Addy

David Taylor talks to Ben Addy, managing director of Moxon Architects about a tale of two bridges – the practice’s new Esperance Bridge with its coal drops history at King’s Cross, and its viaduct des...

Net Zero, Transport & Infrastructure

26 July 2021

Five minutes with...Paul Curtis

David Taylor catches up with Vectos associate director Paul Curtis to discuss the firm’s Net Zero Transport report, 15-minute cities and living locally, getting people out of cars, active travel and l...

Transport & Infrastructure

14 May 2021

Five minutes with...Colin Bennie, director, of John McAslan + Partners’

David Taylor meets Colin Bennie of John McAslan + Partners’ new ‘virtual’ Belfast studio and lead project architect on the potentially transformative Belfast Transport Hub. How is transport-led regene...

Transport & Infrastructure

07 May 2021

London Must Keep Unpicking the ‘Car is King’ Culture

Streets for people webinar hears pleas to stay ‘brave’ and persevere with LTNs and other pedestrian-friendly strategies.

Transport & Infrastructure

25 March 2021

How Crossrail 2 could become a 21st century beacon of infrastructure innovation

Alistair Lenczner, Director at Expedition Engineering, summarised his views on Crossrail 2, a proposed Transport for London (TfL) project to connect existing suburban rail networks in south-west Londo...

Transport & Infrastructure

11 February 2021

Design deemed ‘crucial’ for new public transport infrastructure

Good design is crucial for the future of public transport infrastructure and the creation of facilities that are seldom an end in themselves, aided by having effective champions within organisations a...

Transport & Infrastructure

19 January 2021

Accessible station footbridges

Expedition Engineering Associate Eva MacNamara writes of how a team including Expedition Engineering, Network Rail, Hawkins\Brown, X-Treme Systems and Walker Construction are exploiting a manufacturin...

Transport & Infrastructure

12 January 2021

NLA Expert Panel on Transport and Infrastructure

The NLA Expert Panel on Transport and Infrastructure met to discuss what we mean by best practice and how this can be applied to the city at different scale.

Transport & Infrastructure

13 November 2020

Moving around London

Transport projects and related architecture that improve the experience of travelling around the city and infrastructure projects which through the transport of water, waste or energy, help London wor...

Transport & Infrastructure

15 October 2020

Urbanist Platform x NLA: Interview with Transport Planner Zim Obi

We’re really pleased to bring you the thoughts of Transport Planner, Zim Obi, as he sat down with Urbanist Platform Founder, CJ Obi. Zim explains why he feels it’s important to see Black Directors in...

Transport & Infrastructure

24 September 2020

NLA Expert Panel on Transport and Infrastructure’

The first meeting of the NLA Expert Panel on Transport and Infrastructure brought together a group of experts from across the built environment sector to discuss the key priorities to keep London movi...

Transport & Infrastructure

07 September 2020

Cycling for everyone

Susan Claris of Arup puts the case for cycling as a force for good in multiple areas but asks: how can the full value be grasped? Common barriers to many demographics and user groups can be overcome t...

Transport & Infrastructure

03 September 2020

London Property Alliance urges Government to restore confidence in public transport

The London Property Alliance has written to Grant Shapps to call for urgent action to restore confidence in London’s public transport networks and thereby revive the city centre’s economy from ‘devast...

Transport & Infrastructure

29 July 2020

Comment: Changing gear

The Prime Minister’s announcement last week that England will be a “great walking and cycling nation” won’t change much in London. Johnson already shifted the city up several gears in the walking and...

Transport & Infrastructure

10 July 2020

From the archive: planes, trains and drains

Peter Murray delves back into NLA’s 2013 infrastructure exhibition ‘Planes, Drains and Trains’ and finds that 'the optimistic tone of the exhibition was in stark contrast to Sadiq Khan’s announcement...

Transport & Infrastructure

18 June 2020

Soapbox: Two wheels good…

Two wheels good…First Base project director Doug Higgins looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a shift in attitudes with cities banning cars, introducing further cycle lanes, and a shif...

Transport & Infrastructure

28 May 2020

Soho streets campaign gathers momentum

Campaigners are stepping up the pressure on Westminster to allow street closures, pedestrianisation and new al fresco dining ideas to save Soho’s ailing restaurant businesses

Transport & Infrastructure

21 May 2020

Soho presses for road closures amid ‘open streets’ push to save restaurants

Restaurateurs in Soho are pressing Westminster Council to close roads in the area and let them offer al fresco dining as part of an ‘open streets’ movement gathering pace across the country and intern...

Transport & Infrastructure

14 May 2020

Soapbox: Ritu Garg

Ritu Garg, senior transport planner at Arup reports on practical steps and measures that can be taken immediately to try and address the climate emergency

Transport & Infrastructure

07 May 2020

London deserves better than this

It is great news to see that the Mayor and the boroughs are catching up with other cities around the world and putting in temporary infrastructure to improve the space for pedestrians to ensure that t...

Transport & Infrastructure

30 April 2020

Build back better for the future

COVID19 provides opportunities as well as problems for public transport in London - the Mayor and TfL need a radical and innovative approach to keep the city moving and build back better for the futur...

Transport & Infrastructure

17 April 2020

London's streets after lockdown

Peter Murray reflects on the future of our streets in light of recent events.

Transport & Infrastructure

09 April 2020

Decarbonising Transport post COVID-19

Head of Weston Williamson + Partners IF lab writes for NLA about decarbonising transport post COVID-19.

Transport & Infrastructure

03 December 2019

Harnessing technology, for people – future streets

Streets make up more than 80 percent of all public space in London. But how will they adapt and evolve to take in the changes likely to come from technological advances in transport? A half-day confer...

Transport & Infrastructure

15 November 2019

Cycling fits bill for Future Streets

‘An innovation we’re really not taking advantage of enough is the bicycle‘ So said Lucy Saunders, Director of Healthy Streets, as she opened the Future Streets exhibition at NLA last night.

Transport & Infrastructure

07 August 2019

‘Our opponents are on the wrong side of history’ – Will Norman

Opponents to the steps being taken to make London a better city for walking and cycling are on the ‘wrong side of history’, said Sadiq Khan’s walking and cycling commissioner Wi...

Transport & Infrastructure

01 July 2019

Investing in Infrastructure – London and the rest of the UK

How can London improve infrastructure investment and its relations with growing non-metropolitan cities across the rest of the UK? A recent breakfast talk held at NLA...