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Improving the health of our communities

Communities are shaped around people, where walking or cycling should be the most popular choice for shorter journeys and where wheeling is a safe and pleasant experience for the mobility impaired. We are passionate about enhancing communities to make them more liveable, with reduced carbon emissions to ensure health benefits and safe travel for all. Throughout the planning of our active travel infrastructure, we do this with the aim of reducing inequality.

Key to successful delivery is understanding our clients’ needs and developing sustainable solutions shaped by the community.

Gordon Scott Active Travel Team Leader

Stantec’s response to Government’s Active Travel Scheme

The Government has recently announced a £32.9 million scheme to support local councils in England design, develop and consult on high-quality active travel schemes. Wesley Wroe, Associate Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Engineer at Stantec believes this will help upskill planning and highways teams, encouraging people to walk, wheel and cycle rather than get in their cars. Read More

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Transport Planning Services We help our clients understand how people move around and between places, and how this can affect choices about policy development, land use and scheme design.
Transport Appraisal & Business Cases We can advise and support on the methods, principles and techniques to deliver evidence-based appraisals and business cases in line with best practice guidance.
Transport Assessments We secure funding and investment for transport interventions.
Transport Placemaking and Public Realm We understand the intrinsic link between people, movement, development, economics and place to form frameworks and solutions at all scales.
Travel Planning As a community grows in size and population, so do its mobility needs. We help you address those needs and find a comprehensive solution that can safely get you to your destination.

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