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. 

Full program to be announced soon!

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 A conversation with Trudi Mares, exploring 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
	Fahim Tonmoy Deloitte Too Hot to Move: Rethinking Transport Access in a Warming Climate

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
	Sanaa Shah Sweltering Cities Heat, Inequality, and Sydney's Busted Bus Stops

Panel Sessions

Regional: designing for human scale with stretched resources   This session examines unpacks the uncomfortable trade offs behind human scale outcomes - when resources are stretched, standards collide with lived experience, and fast, imperfect decisions shape regional landscapes for years to come. Honest, practical and grounded in reality.

 

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