Key takeaways

• Using a project lifecycle can enable transparent decision making
• Using business cases throughout a project lifecycle can help to navigate decision making
• Using a dedicated assurance function can minimise risk
• Integrating the public and decision makers into development helps to avoid surprises

Guests

• Ingrid Emery, serving as the Executive Director of Biodiversity and Conservation at the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, brings nearly two decades of experience. Her prior role involved leading water infrastructure development, ensuring access to safe drinking water for regional towns. Ingrid holds degrees in Economics and English Literature from the University of Melbourne, showcasing a versatile background.

Host

• Patrick Miller, Steer’s Transportation Strategy and Business Case Market Lead in North America.

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Amtrak is one of the most recognisable names in North American transport having been providing rail passengers with outstanding service across the US and Canada since the 1970s.

More important than Amtrak’s prestigious past however is its future role in achieving Net Zero in the transport sector. Rail is a far more sustainable mode than air travel and its potential to reduce emissions on intercity journeys at a time of urban growth is huge.

As well as an overall reduction through mode shift Amtrak itself is on a journey to a greener future as it aims to achieve net zero by 2045. Join cohosts Mike Goggin and Serbjeet Kohli as they talk to Amtrak’s Dennis Newman about the iconic company’s pathway to Net Zero including engaging their workforce, creating more resilient rail infrastructure, reducing fleet emissions and more.

Guests

• Dennis Newman, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning at Amtrak. Dennis leads in a number of areas including infrastructure, fleet and sustainability planning.

Host

• Mike Goggin, Managing Director, Steer.
• Serbjeet Kohli, Director and sustainability lead, Steer.

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What is the future of transport for the USA’s most populous state? California High-Speed Rail (HSR) has big plans to reshape not just how the state’s projected 50 million residents will get around but also how their cities, agriculture and state overall will look.

In this episode, ‘Voices of the Industry’ interviews Meg Cederoth, the Director of Planning and Sustainability at HSR. Join us as Meg explains how HSR’s approach to station design and planning will build both California’s communities and its sustainability agenda.

Key takeaways:
- HSR is part of California’s plan to decarbonize.
- Station design can increase not just numbers of rail passengers but active travel.
- Placemaking is a key component of station planning for HSR.
- Station design can improve wider town planning, prevent urban sprawl and protect agriculture.

Guests

• Margaret Cederoth, California High-Speed Rail Authority's director of planning and sustainability, is an urban planner with over 20 years of experience in sustainable infrastructure, land use, and transportation planning in the United States and across the world.

Host

• Tim Gallagher, Steer Journalist.