Inspiring the Next Generation: CIHT and BCoE Explore Careers in the Bus Sector In the latest 'Transport Talks' podcast episode, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has worked in partnership with the Bus Centre of Excellence (BCoE) to explore how to inspire the next generation and explore careers in the bus sector. Featuring an interview with extremely experienced transport professional Leon Daniels who shares his insights on how to attract and retain talent in the b...
Jul 03, 2025•34 min
Jun 25, 2025•25 min
Phil Jones helped make history after the Welsh Parliament passed a resolution to introduce a national 20 mph default speed limit. Phil chaired the Welsh 20mph Task Force Group which led to this change. Kate Carpenter is a Road Safety Professional passionate about evidence/intelligence for casualty prevention and public health through road design, operation and network management. Kate has given evidence to Select Committee hearings on road safety. Both are valued CIHT members. Justin Ward interv...
May 22, 2025•43 min
In this latest episode of CIHT’s podcast “Transport Talks” we spoke to Rebecca Paramor, CIHT Emerging Professional of the Year 2024/25, Site Engineer, Morgan Sindall, and Grace Prendergast, Carbon Analyst, FM Conway, role model for the Highways Sector Council Ways of Life Campaign. Rebecca and Grace take us through: · Varying routes into the sector · The plethora of opportunities available · The direct role that their skills and aspirations have in future proofing the sector · How to change perc...
Apr 04, 2025•29 min
In the latest episode of CIHT’s Transport Talks, sponsored by AtkinsRealis, experts Simon Shapcott, Net Zero Director, and Jo Bacon, Social and Behavioural Science Technical Director, dive into the pressing impacts of climate change on transport systems.
Dec 05, 2024•25 min
This podcast explores an insight into TRICS - the system of multi-modal trip generation analysis for developments in the UK and Ireland. The podcast provides unique insights into work developed by TRICS that tells us how trips have changed over time and how this is reshaping the landscape - from drive thrus increasing to shifts in supermarket shopping trends. Featuring an interview with Ian Coles is Managing Director at TRICS Consortium Limited. Ian has worked on the TRICS project for almost 34 ...
Dec 04, 2024•27 min
Listen in as we dive into the Institution’s transformative EDI journey, from acknowledging the importance of diversity to embedding inclusion into professional practice as one of CIHT’s three overarching themes.
Oct 22, 2024•24 min
In this episode of Transport Talks, CIHT's podcast, we speak to Dr. Lalitha Krishnamoorthy, AI and Digital Lead at Stantec, about how Ai can play a vital role in shaping the futur eof transport.
Aug 14, 2024•41 min
In this episode of Transport Talks we talked to Emmanuel Afolabi, founder of the FestHub, a community organisation founded in 2021 to inspire young people into Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) through innovative programmes that make a career in STEM an attractive choice.
Jun 28, 2024•20 min
This podcast features an edited version from CIHT's webinar -'Designing highways and transportation for people with dementia' held in support of Dementia Action Week 2024. In this episode you will hear from people living with dementia and from leading experts on how to make our transport network more accessible and inclusive. The webinar provided an opportunity to launch CIHT’s new course ‘Designing highways and transportation for people with dementia’. This course offers a new approach, hearing...
May 17, 2024•49 min
In this podcast episode, we talk to Mats Sköldberg, Head of Technology at Volvo Construction Equipment about the pros and cons of electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cells for powering construction equipment.
Apr 25, 2024•28 min
In this episode of CIHT’s podcast “Transport Talks” we talked to CIHT Technical Champion and Principal Consultant at AECOM, Federico Perrotta, about the challenges and opportunities the transport sector is currently facing to adapt to climate change. We explored the critical steps that the sector will have to take in the next years to better understand the long term impacts of climate change and how the profession can build the right skills to adapt to new challenges.
Mar 06, 2024•18 min
In the latest episode of CIHT’s podcast “Transport Talks” we were joined by Phil Blythe, CBE, Director of the DARe Hub and Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems at Newcastle University, to talk about resilience in the transport sector. In this podcast we discussed why climate change resilience has not received much attention so far, when compared to efforts to reduce carbon emissions and why it is crucial for the future. We also talked about what skills people in the transport industry will...
Feb 28, 2024•16 min
In this podcast with AtkinsRéalis you will hear about the critical importance of road safety and the transformative power of changing behaviours to create roads where safety is not just a goal, but a shared responsibility shaping a better future for us all.
Dec 14, 2023•37 min
In this podcast we explored the critical elements of road safety in the UK, delved into the ambitious Vision Zero initiative aiming for elimination of traffic fatalities, discussed dangers of drink driving, and unraveled the complexities of setting and adhering to speed limits.
Dec 06, 2023•34 min
In the latest episode of CIHT’s podcast “Transport Talks” we explored the topic of mobility rights with Bert Bailie, CIHT Technical Champion and Chair of the Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (IMTAC) in Northern Ireland. We talked about the importance of designing and delivering a transport system that accounts for the needs of older and disabled people and the key actions we, as professionals, can take to better understand their needs.
Oct 19, 2023•14 min
In this episode of CIHT’s Transport Talks we explored the topic of Sustainable transport and the challenges and opportunities that the sector faces in planning, funding and implementing modal shift.
Aug 17, 2023•22 min
Over 3m people in north of England ‘face social exclusion due to poor transport’ according to a study undertaken by Transport for the North. This episode features an interview with Martin Tugwell, former President of CIHT and Chief Executive of Transport for the North and Sara Zuin, a policy advisor on transport infrastructure at CIHT who has a background in economics. To read the study: 'Transport-related social exclusion in the North of England' To read the strategy: Connecting communities | T...
Aug 03, 2023•31 min
Nazir Alli is the President of PIARC - the World Road Association - and was elected for a term 2022-2024. He was the founding CEO of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in postapartheid South Africa. The interview explores decarbonisation and diversity in the gloal road sector.
Jul 13, 2023•26 min
This podcast features an interview with Nazir Alli the founding CEO of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in postapartheid South Africa. In addition to transforming a government department into a corporatized national roads agency, some of his significant achievements include major multi-billion ZAR infrastructure projects such as cross-border toll roads and binational water supply and hydropower projects. During his tenure as CEO of SANRAL, he oversaw the development of na...
Jul 13, 2023•39 min
This episode of CIHT ‘s Transport Talks explored the work of CIHT EDI Panel with one of its active members, Ian Gittens and CIHT EDI manager Emma Carruthers. Listen in to learn about our 5-year Strategy, our commitment to support every professional in the sector and how to get the CIHT Charter mark.
May 18, 2023•33 min
In the latest episode of CIHT's Transport Talks podcast series, we talk to Justin Moss, Head of Business Development – Electrification at Siemens Mobility Limited and RIA North Chair; and Andy Watson, Director Central Government Advisory at Costain. Listen in to discover why HGV decarbonisation is such a difficult problem and how Electric Road Systems can help to solve it. We also discuss the Electric Road System feasibility study that was led by Costain and Siemens as well as the importance of ...
Apr 20, 2023•35 min
The issue of integrating planning a transport is not a new one, and is something that CIHT has advocated throught a number of collaborative pieces, inlcuidng Better planing, better trasport, better places and Fixing a failing planning and transport system . In this episode of CIHT's Transport Talks, CIHT president Neil Johnstone speaks with Kyle Fairbairn, Policy Advisor - Planning Transport at CIHT about how we best fix these issues and what CIHT is doing in reponse to the Governements consulta...
Mar 02, 2023•31 min
In the latest episode of CIHT's Transport Talks podcast series, we talk to Shamala Evans-Gadgil from the Research Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility at Coventry University about the future of electric vehicle charging. Listen in to learn about dynamic wireless charging, solar powered bus depots, skills shortages and what local authorities need to deliver public charge points.
Feb 16, 2023•39 min
This is a key moment for the future of our roads. Against a challenging backdrop that includes legal requirement to meet net zero, high inflation, difficulties in delivering existing investment programmes and uncertainty about the future levels of demand. This episode of CIHT's Transport Talks focuses on the work of Road Investment Scrutiny Panel. In January 2023, the panel published a report called “Key questions for road investment and spending”. Hosted by Sara Zuin from CIHT and featuring: Pr...
Feb 03, 2023•26 min
What does the future of transport look like? The Transport Committee wants to hear your ideas The Transport Committee launched its ‘Our Future Transport’ appeal for experts, researchers and innovative thinkers to share their ideas on what the Committee should investigate for its next in-depth inquiry. The cross-party Committee regularly scrutinises government policy on transport and the way services are provided across the UK. This time, the MPs want to consider the impact that new and disruptiv...
Jan 19, 2023•13 min
In CIHT’s latest episode of 'Transport Talks', Stuart Guthrie, Technical Director at CIHT partner Sweco, is interviewed alongside Mark Batcheldor, Hampshire County Council, and Stuart Gready, MD of OCL Regeneration. When it comes to recycling tar-bound materials, the UK finds itself far behind its European neighbours. However, in this podcast the three guests discuss the importance of using recycled materials when building and maintaining new assets such as pavements and roads. They outline how ...
Jan 12, 2023•37 min
The resilience of our transport networks, when faced with extreme weather, means that there are lessons to learn about how to deal with these challenges. This podcast focused on a report looking at the emergency preparedeness of highway authorities. Featuring Dr Hugh Deeming, John Lamb and Stephen Hall. DEEMING, H. (2021) Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery: identifying lessons learned by UK highways sector from extreme-weather emergencies (2015-2018) A report prepared for the Departme...
Dec 20, 2022•35 min
In our latest episode of 'Transport Talks' we interviewed Katja Frisinger, a conductor for Great Western Railway, based out of Exeter. We discussed what an average day looks like for them and how the issue of women and girls’ safety plays out in their role. Post-COVID transport looks like for them is also discussed. As well as what passengers should do when they witness others feeling uncomfortable on trains and the importance of reporting everything and anything they see. CIHT Statement: The op...
Nov 10, 2022•32 min
In 2019 the Welsh Government said that 20mph should be the default speed limit for residential areas. They established a task force to “identify the practical actions needed to implement this change”. The Task Force was led by Phil Jones. This episode seeks to understand how - in July of 2022 - the Welsh Government announced this change was to happen. in this episode you will learn about Phil’s career journey and what led him to being one of the instrumental voices in getting this change impleme...
Nov 03, 2022•28 min
