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I have planned bus and BRT networks for 10 years, most of it in London boroughs. A network redesign I led was adopted by 2 cities and cut average interchange wait times by 4 minutes. I still ride the routes I plan, usually with a stopwatch.
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Principal Planner, Meridian Transit Partners ↔ Projects
London · 2021–present
- Lead a 6-person team redesigning bus networks; the 2023 plan was adopted by 2 cities (Harwick and Dunmore) covering 410,000 residents.
- Cut duplicated route-km by 18% while raising 7-minute-frequency coverage from 41% to 63% of households.
- Run stakeholder rounds with 3 borough councils and 2 bus operators per scheme, 40+ sessions to date.
Senior Transport Planner, Corridor & Kite Ltd
London · 2018–2021
- Delivered demand models for 12 corridor studies; forecasts landed within 9% of observed year-1 ridership on the 4 schemes built.
- Wrote the firm's bus priority appraisal template, now used on every scheme above £2m.
Transport Planner, Greystone Mobility
Manchester · 2016–2018
- Ran timetable and interlining analysis for a 220-vehicle bus fleet; found savings of 11 peak vehicles.
- Surveyed 2,800 passengers across 3 corridors and built the boarding-time model used in the depot bid.
Graduate Planner, Greystone Mobility
Manchester · 2015–2016
- Coded 140 routes into the regional transit model and cleaned 5 years of ticketing data for calibration.
Terminus · career continues
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Towards first timetable
MSc Transport Planning
Aldgate Institute of Urban Studies, London · 2013–2015
- Distinction. Dissertation: dwell-time variance at high-boarding bus stops, based on 96 hours of stop-level video counts.
BSc Geography
University of Pentonhale · 2010–2013
- First-class honours. Final-year project mapped walking catchments for 60 suburban rail stations.
Terminus · line opened 2010
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Towards the next scheme
Eastbrook BRT Corridor Study ↔ Career
Study lead · 2023–2025
- Led a 25-stop BRT corridor study over 14 km; recommended alignment saves 12 minutes end to end versus the current limited-stop bus.
- Business case approved at outline stage with a benefit-cost ratio of 2.4.
Harwick Network Redesign
Project lead · 2022–2023
- Redrew 31 routes into a 19-route grid; weekday ridership up 8% in the first year after launch.
Open Headway Toolkit
Maintainer, open source · 2020–present
- Python toolkit that scores GTFS feeds for headway regularity; used by planners in 6 authorities.
Terminus · new stations planned
Fare zones · skills
Bus network design
BRT appraisal
GTFS & ticketing data
Demand modelling (VISUM)
Python / pandas
QGIS
Business cases (Green Book)
Public consultation