Streets for all users: urbanism and mobility at human scale.

The biennial Transport Symposium returns in 2026 following a sold-out 2024 event - don’t miss this standout addition to the planning calendar. 
  
As our regions, towns and cities evolve, streets are where planning meets daily life. They are movement corridors, social spaces and economic connectors. Planning them well is essential to ensuring that increased density and population growth are supported by transport systems that provide access to jobs and services, while also supporting opportunity, inclusion and quality of life. 

Keynotes

	Gage Hodgson Senior Program Officer, Transport for NSW The Superblock Story: Socio-political narratives behind Barcelona’s urban transformation
	Marc Lane Director of Cities - Place Strategy, Vivendi Cities Translating strategic intent into on-the-ground results
	Trudi Mares Deputy Secretary, Planning, Integration and Passenger, Transport for NSW The evolving role of transport in shaping connected, sustainable and liveable communities.
	James McIntosh Transport & Land Use Planner, LUTI Consulting The economic impacts of public transport service improvements on transport related social exclusion
	D'Arcy Roche Transport Planner, Arup Equity and access in practice: Walking permeability
	Cindy Smith Deloitte Too Hot to Move: Rethinking Transport Access in a Warming Climate
	Rodney Stiles Director Passenger & Urban Policy Transport for NSW  Review of the roads act 1993
	Fahim Tonmoy Deloitte Too Hot to Move: Rethinking Transport Access in a Warming Climate
	The Hon. Chris Rath, Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
	Krista McMaster  Associate Director, SCT Consulting Don’t Forget the Kids – Access for all: Rethinking Transport through inclusive design
	Jonathan Busch Director – SCT Consulting Don’t Forget the Kids – Access for all: Rethinking Transport through inclusive design

Case Studies

	Sacha Coles Global Design Director, ASPECT Studios 55 Steps to Zero: Removing Barriers to Active Travel
	Elias Elias Manager Engineering and Building , Cumberland City Council Cumberland: Streets as Connectors of Movement, Economy and Community
	Kristy Hartwig, Transport for NSW Tibooburra to Broken Hill trial bus
	Sanaa Shah Sweltering Cities, UNSW Heat, Inequality, and Sydney's Busted Bus Stops

Panel Sessions

	From Intent to Impact: Delivering Equitable Transport Across NSW How do we operationalise equity in transport planning so it consistently shows up in projects, funding decisions and outcomes?  Faciltator: Steve Porter Panel: Marc Lane, Trudi Mares & James McIntosh
	Regional: designing for human scale with stretched resources   Fire session panel showcasing Emerging Transport Planners and Transport Professionals addressing the uncomfortable trade offs behind human scale outcomes. Facilitator: Isara Khanjanasthiti MPIA Panel: Denver Alcantara, Preet Desai, Sarah Guan & Amber Nehal MPIA
	Case study discussion From barriers to belonging: How transport design shapes equity, health and everyday life Facilitator: Valerie Giammarco RPIA (Fellow) Panel: Sacha Coles, Elias Elias, Kristy Hartwig & Sanaa Shah

 

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