1.0 General Details

Current Position: Director of City Development, The City of Edinburgh Council

Year of Birth: 1949

Nationality: Scottish

Qualifications: BSc Civil Engineering, Heriot-Watt University

MSc Transportation, Heriot-Watt University

PhD Traffic Impact of Large Developments, Cranfield Institute of Technology

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers (FEng)

Professional Status: Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)

Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport (MCIT)

Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation (MIHT)

Member of Chief Planning Officers Association

Visiting Professor, Napier University

Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor, Heriot-Watt University

Languages: English, Basic French and German

2.0 Professional Experience

2.1 Summary Experience

1996 - present Director of City Development, The City of Edinburgh Council

1993 - 1996 Director of Transportation, Lothian Regional Council

1990 - 1993 Transportation Planning Associates - Edinburgh, Executive Director responsible for the Scottish Sector and for Private Sector initiatives throughout the UK and overseas

1986 - 1990 Napier University, Head of Department of Civil Engineering, and Professor of Transportation Engineering

1983 - 1986 Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering

1979 - 1983 Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh, Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering

1975 - 1979 Transportation Engineer, Lothian Regional Council

1971 - 1975 Transportation Engineer, City Engineers Department, Edinburgh Corporation

2.2 Local Authority Experience

Over the past 27 years I have gained experience and expertise in a broad range of employment situations. My first 4 years, with the City Engineer’s Department in Edinburgh, related to a formal training scheme leading to Chartered professional status. I became Chartered around the minimum age of entry and was fortunate to be chosen as the sole representative from the Department to work in Munich for 3 months in 1973, to study the city’s transportation systems.

The following 4 years enabled me to broaden my professional and managerial skills as I led a number of major transportation projects including the Edinburgh East Approach Study and the Leith Docks Study. My 8 years with Local Government gave me an understanding of how Local and Central Government work and taught me my profession from the client perspective. This has been of great value to me over the following years.

2.3 Academic Experience

In 1979 I was appointed to a lecturing post in the Department of Civil Engineering at Napier College of Commerce and Technology. This was a major decision at the time because it involved a change of career and a significant reduction in salary. It was, however, the best decision I could have made and I became Senior Lecturer in 1983, Head of Department in 1986 and Professor of Transportation Engineering, the first in Scotland, in 1989. I have, therefore, specific experience at all academic staff levels which has given me valuable experience and insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the academic system. It also gave me experience in managing teaching and research staff; a task that requires specific skills.

When I commenced work in the Department of Civil Engineering it had an academic establishment of 8 staff, no research or consultancy funding, no degree course and no Departmental computing. When I left in 1990, it had 15 academic staff, research and consultancy funding of £100,000 per annum, a nationally recognised Scottish transportation centre of excellence (TERU now TRI), 6 research staff, BEng (Hons), BSc and MSc courses and one of the most advanced Departmental computing systems in the University. During this period we also successfully offered continuing professional development courses. The Department is now one of the largest and most successful in the University.

On a personal level I undertook a part-time PhD, from 1979 to 1985, and established an international reputation in the field of traffic impact analysis of large retail developments. I also secured approximately £30,000 per annum of funding in connection with this research; a significant sum at that time.

The development of the BEng (Hons) in Transportation Engineering, the first in the UK, gave me insight, at every level, into course development. This course was a new concept which had to be sold to industry and the University. The initial effort was enormous but extremely gratifying culminating in approval by the Joint Board of Moderators of the Institution of Civil Engineers. A first for them and a giant leap forward for the transportation profession.

This experience proved invaluable when developing, on a modular basis, the post-graduate Diploma in Transportation Planning in Developing Countries, the MSc in Transportation Engineering and the BSc in Civil Engineering.

I also played a part in the management of the University at Departmental, Faculty and Corporate level. This enabled me to gain extensive experience in chairing committees and working groups. These included the following:

- Student/Staff liaison committees;

- Technology Faculty Board;

- Computer Facilities Committee and Computer Committee. This also involved a special working party which produced a report on the future computing needs of the University;

- JCC Academic Staff Negotiating Committee;

- Appeals and Discipline Committee;

- Educational Resources Committee;

- Heads of Department Committee;

- Chairman of Student Recruitment Committee;

- Vice-chairman of External Relations Committee;

- Academic Standards Committee; and

- Academic Board.

These committees gave me experience and expertise, both in breadth and in depth, of the University. During my many years on the Academic Standards Committee I validated a broad range of courses from HNC to MSc, at every level of development. This also included various course structures, including modular courses and articulated courses.

I was also involved from 1979, as an examiner, advisor and marker, with SCOTEC/SCOTVEC with respect to the HNC and HND in Civil Engineering. This included revising the syllabuses on several occasions according to changes of philosophy and policy.

I published a range of papers and a list of these publications is given in Appendix A. Other relevant academic information is as follows:

- A member of the Economic Development Committee of the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, USA

- Member of the SERC Environment and Civil Engineering Committee. This provided an invaluable insight to SERC policy and to the structure, content and quality of successful research grants

- CNAA Special Advisor

- External Examiner to BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering at Leeds Polytechnic

- Post-Graduate Degrees Examined:

MSc, University of Leeds, 1989

MPhil, Napier University, 1990

PhD, Imperial College, 1990

- Post-Graduate Degrees Supervised:

MPhil, Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh

PhD, Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh

- Professional Examiner of the Institution of Civil Engineers

- SCOTVEC Advisor, Examiner and Marker, 1979-1984.

2.4 Senior Management Experience - Private Sector

In November 1989 I was approached by Transportation Planning Associates (TPA), one of the top transportation consultants in the UK, and offered an Executive Directorship with the specific remit of opening a new office in Edinburgh and establishing TPA in the Scottish market. They had tried to do this unsuccessfully during 1989.

If my move to Napier in 1979 constituted a major decision this was even greater. I was established as one of the leading transportation experts in Scotland and had good relationships with all the senior executives in Local and Central Government. However, two things convinced me that I should accept their offer. Firstly, the two main visions I had when I arrived at Napier in 1979 had been fulfilled; namely to establish an undergraduate course in transportation engineering and to establish a Scottish transportation centre of excellence. The Department was thriving, as was the research centre, TERU, and I knew that, given the excellent staff the Department had, the future was secure. Secondly, I had never worked in the private sector and the question in my mind was whether I could do what I did at Napier in the private sector. This was the great challenge and indeed TPA’s Managing Director said that having seen what I had achieved at Napier they wanted me to do the same for TPA. That challenge was irresistible, coupled with the fact that two areas I know I needed more experience in were business management and financial control. It was a change that took the transportation sector by surprise and caused much interest in many quarters, notably the Scottish Office and Local Authorities.

The following years were, however, quite remarkable and whatever happens in the future I know not only that I can survive in the private sector but that I can compete with the very best. TPA, at the time, was quoted in the New Civil Engineer as the fastest growing consultancy and the Edinburgh office was the fastest growing office in TPA’s 26 year history. Some statistics over the first two years will illustrate the point:

- Monthly fee revenue increased from £3,567 in March 1990 to £69,702 in January 1992, with a peak of £96,590 in December 1991;

- Average monthly fee income growth over the two year period was 23%;

- The number of active projects rose from 2 in March 1990 to 43 in February 1992;

- Staff numbers in the Edinburgh office rose from 2 in March 1990 to 20 in March 1992. It subsequently grew to over 30. This made TPA one of the largest transportation consultants, if not the largest, in Scotland; and

- The total fee income from March 1990 to January 1992 was £931,192.

Details of these figures are given in Appendix B.

Part of the experience I gained over this period was successfully directing, both technically and financially, very large and prestigious projects. Some of these projects are listed below:

- FORTH ESTUARY DRIVER INFORMATION CONTROL STRATEGY

This project, for the Scottish Office, involved the planning, design and implementation of a multi-million pound variable message signing system for the whole of east/central Scotland. It was a world first and was linked to the EC Drive research programme involving agencies in several European countries.

- FORTH ESTUARY CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

The Secretary of State for Transport, Lord James Douglas Hamilton, issued a major consultation document on transport issues around the Forth Estuary. I was asked to work with the Scottish Office to draft this document.

- ROYAL MILE TRAFFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

I led a multi-company team which developed a traffic and environmental scheme for the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The consultation process, and the proposed scheme, won widespread acclaim from all political parties and from the client group, led by Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise LEC.

- GLASGOW AIRPORT - AN OPPORTUNITIES STUDY

This project involved working with the Fraser of Allander Institute and Cambridge Systematic Inc of the USA. I presented the final report to the client group, led by Renfrewshire Enterprise LEC, which outlined the economic development of the Airport in the coming years. This included skills training needs and a huge commercial and science and research park.

- GLASGOW TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY DOCUMENT

I advised Strathclyde Regional Council on its future transportation policy.

- CENTRAL REGIONAL COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION POLICY

I was appointed advisor to the Chief Executive’s Department to guide them on their future transportation strategy. We built a strategic transportation model for the Region.

- SKYE BRIDGE

I was appointed by Millers Construction Ltd and the Scottish Office to advise them on the traffic projections for a future Skye crossing. This involved giving evidence at the public inquiry.

I opened up the Hungarian market for TPA. This led to consultancy projects in Hungary and an extensive network of contacts with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Water Management, the National Research Institute, the Technical University and local companies. I still have extensive personal contacts in Hungary.

I also opened up links with the Technical University of Prague and several Czechoslovakian companies.

I also opened up several niche markets in the USA, through Cambridge Systematics Inc and explored with them the development of these markets in Europe and the USA. I continued to develop the work I established at Napier in traffic impact analysis. My work was extensively quoted throughout the UK.

The above details are given to show how I successfully delivered to TPA what was initially requested and more. The Managing Director expected the branch to be profitable after 1 year, the Chairman said it would be more realistic to talk in terms of 2 or 3 years, but the branch was profitable after 7 months.

Lastly I was part of the process of achieving third party certification with respect to Quality Assurance. TPA aimed to accredit all eight offices at the same time and at the first attempt. This process has given me an in-depth appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of QA procedures and how such a system can be introduced. I also helped secure the "Investors in People" award for TPA.

2.5 Senior Management Experience - Local Government

In 1993 I was approached by Lothian Regional Council with respect to the vacant position of Director of Highways. I was subsequently successful in obtaining this post which included managing a staff of 1000, both blue and white collar, a Revenue Budget of around £50M and a Capital Budget of around £20M.

I restructured the Department into Client, Consultant and Contractor, working with staff and unions to successfully achieve the change. This meant managing a Client of 50, a Consultant of 500 and a DLO of 500. I also changed the Department’s name to the Department of Transportation, something the elected members had wanted to do for many years but had met considerable staff resistance.

In 1994 I developed and launched a new five year transportation programme called "Moving Forward". This programme and the document has become a role model for many other authorities. Over the period 1993 to 1996 I helped turn Lothian into one of the most radical and forward thinking authorities in the UK with respect to transport policy. This included the UK’s first car-free development, community car clubs, the "Greenways" bus-priority system, the CERT guided busway and the redistribution of roadspace back to pedestrians and cyclists to name but a few.

I helped develop a successful £50M PFI package based on the CERT busway, two park and ride sites, a cycleway and a busway/railway station. The authority is now regarded as one of the most experienced in private sector partnership funding.

I have initiated international links with Germany, Denmark, Hungary and Sverdlovsk in Russia in addition to ongoing links to a range of European countries.

In 1996 Local Government was reorganised and I was appointed Director of City Development for the City of Edinburgh Council. This involves being in charge of Economic Development and Tourism, Planning and Transportation (which still includes a DLO of 300 staff). The total staff number is around 900, the Revenue Budget is £23M and the Capital Budget is £10M plus Challenge Fund monies.

Since April 1996 I have adopted and consolidated the Moving Forward transportation strategy including taking general traffic off Princes Street (a project that has been suggested since 1949), bringing a joint venture multi-storey car park plus housing development to fruition with Morrisons Construction, securing the PFI funding for the CERT package, implementing Special Parking Area status for Edinburgh, re-constructing the Royal Mile and developing a large new greenfield development of 1000 acres in the south-east of the City and the Waterfront area of the City.

In addition I have helped to secure a new Economic Development Strategy for the City jointly with the Local Enterprise Company (LEC), the Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise and other major players. It is the first time in Scotland that a Council and LEC have published the same document.

In 1998 I took over Property Management and Development responsibilities for the City. This involves control of all operational and non-operational property of the Council. The Department’s staff is now 1200.

I have been involved in extensive negotiations with development companies at the highest level relating to major projects such as Ocean Terminal and Britannia, several IMAX/Multi-screen cinema developments, the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, development of the new Financial Exchange district, the Scottish Parliament, the redevelopment of Waverley Station and the redevelopment of the bus station for CIN La Salle and Harvey Nichols.

In addition, because of my position as a senior Chief Official I have chaired many senior committees and Working Groups. For example, the Inter-agency Working Group for the City Centre. The Group’s purpose is to develop a joint public-private partnership/company to manage and develop the City Centre. The group includes many senior people such as the Chief Executive of the Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise and the Chief Executive of the Edinburgh and Lothians Tourist Board.

Because of the work that has been ongoing in Edinburgh since 1993 I am asked to speak at many conferences and seminars. A list of the major events is given in Appendix C.

2.6 Other Relevant Information

- Royal Academy of Engineers Visiting Professor - Heriot-Watt University

- Visiting Professor - Napier University

- Member of Secretary of State for Scotland’s Advisory Group on Sustainable Development

- Chairman of C10 Sub Committee on Urban Development and Transportation, World Roads Congress

- Chairman of Transport Policy and Sustainability Committee, PTRC

- Member of Executive Board, Institution of Highways and Transportation

- Member of Transport Policy Board, Institution of Highways and Transportation

- Ex-Chairman of Airport Committee, PTRC

- Ex-Member of Highways Committee, PTRC

- Member of C10 Urban Areas Committee, World Roads Congress

- Ex-Member of President’s Committee, County Surveyors Society

- Council Representative on Car Free Cities Club and Eurocities

- Past Chairman of Association of Municipal Engineers, Edinburgh and East of Scotland

- Past Chairman of the Central and Southern Scotland Committee of the Institution of Highways and Transportation

- Ex-Member of the Working Party on the production of the National TIA Guidelines for the Institution of Highways and Transportation

- Past Chairman of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers

- Ex-Member of the Continuing Education and Training Committee of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers

- Ex-Member of the Traffic and Transportation Committee of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

1984 Technical report on the estimation of traffic demand for taxi cabs in the City of Glasgow - a test case. Retained by an association of taxi cab drivers.

1985 - 1986 Feasibility study into the reopening of the Edinburgh inner suburban rail loop. Report for Edinburgh District Council.

1986 A disaggregate trip generation model for the strategic planning control of private car trips to large food stores. Paper given to the Universities Transport Studies Group annual conference. UWIST, Cardiff. January 1986.

1986 Technical report on current methods for the estimation of private car trips to suburban shopping centres. Retained by JMP Consultants Ltd.

1986 Determining priorities in accident prevention and the planning and development of a strategic programme for accident investigation and treatment. Two papers given to the national training course of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Glasgow. November 1986.

1988 A Trip Generation Database for Large Retail Stores and its Development into an Expert system. Paper given to the Universities Transport Studies Group annual conference in conjunction with Mr S Bell, JMP Consultants Ltd. University College, London. January 1988.

1988 The Creation of an Expert System using Traffic Generation Data. Paper presented to a conference on "Applications of Expert Systems in Road Transportation". Computing and Control Division. Group C12 and C4, Institution of Electrical Engineers. January 1986, London.

1988 The Development of a Disaggregate Trip Generation Model for the Strategic Planning Control of Large Foodstores. 1. The problem with current practise and the basis of an alternative approach. Traffic Engineering and Control, January 1988, p 33-39.

1988 The Development of a Disaggregate Trip Generation Model for the Strategic Planning Control of Large Foodstores. 2. Measuring accessibility and designing the trip generation model. Traffic Engineering and Control, February 1988, p 95-103.

1988 The Development of a Disaggregate Trip Generation Model for the Strategic Planning Control of Large Foodstores. 3. The results and their implications for traffic analysis. Traffic Engineering and Control, March 1988, p 148-154.

1988 The Traffic Impact Analysis of Large Commercial Centres - A Reappraisal. Paper presented and published at the PTRC Summer 1988 Conference, Seminar E - Highway Appraisal and Design Paper E8/9 (I), University of Bath, 1988.

1988 Determining priorities in accident prevention and the planning and development of a strategic programme for accident investigation and treatment. Two papers given to the national training course of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Glasgow. November 1988.

1989 Technical reports and advice to J Watson, Consulting Engineer, acting for Hermiston Securities Ltd. regarding new commercial development in England. Retained as expert witness for Hermiston Securities in subsequent Public Inquiry.

1989 Consultant to Babtie, Shaw and Morton for retail development in Inverness, advising on traffic impact analysis methodology.

1989 The estimation and effect of new, transferred and pass-by private car trips to retail centres. Paper presented and published at the PTRC Summer 1989 Conference, Seminar J - Highway Appraisal and Design Paper J8, University of Sussex, 1989.

1989 The World Needs Transportation Engineers - What are they and who is going to train them? Journal of the Institution of Highways and Transportation, September 1989, p 36-39.

1989 Panel expert as part of a conference on the relationship between Economic Development and Transportation, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, Williamsburgh, USA.

1990 What Traffic Impact? Paper published and presented at the national IHT Conference on the Impact of Major Developments, April 1990, Edinburgh.

1991 The Relationship between Economic Development and Transportation. Paper presented to the Traffic and Transportation Group, Institution of Civil Engineers, Glasgow, February 1991.

1991 Leading feature on The Relationship between Land-use, Economic Development and Transportation in Local Transport Today, 1991.

1991 The role of the Consultant - Expert Panellist for the East-West Interfreight 91 Conference, Budapest, Hungary, March 1991.

1991 The relationship between the Environment and Urban Transportation. Paper given at the International Conference on Restoring the Environment and Environmental Impact Assessment, September 1991, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

1991 The Economic Development of Glasgow Airport. Paper given at the 2nd International Conference on The Economic Development of Regional Airports, November 1991, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

1992 Paper on the Forth Estuary Driver Information Control Strategy. Institution of Electrical Engineers Information Technology conference, May 1992, London.

1993 "The Relationship between Economic Development and Transportation"; ICE Dundee Branch.

1993 "Edinburgh’s Transport Strategy"; Cockburn Society, Edinburgh.

1994 "Future Public Transport Options"; Bus and Coach Council National Conference.

1994 "Edinburgh’s Transport Strategy"; Cardiff.

1994 "The Local Authority Contribution to Transport Quality"; University of Newcastle, Public Transport Symposium.

1994 "Pricing and Financing"; Keeping Cities Moving Core Westminster Conference, London

1994 "Planning a Transport Strategy for the Future"; Transport Without Tiers Conference, Edinburgh.

1995 Ashden Trust Seminar on Sustainable Transport ; Surrey

1995 Partnership for Action on the Environment Transport Seminar; Edinburgh

1995 "CERT and Associated Transport Projects"; Private Finance in Scottish Projects Conference. Edinburgh

1995 "Roads; Policy, Financing and Management - Lessons Learnt in Lothian"; London

1995 "Developing Eurocities: Edinburgh’s Transport Strategy"; Bologna

1995 "New Modes for the Ride?" ; PTRC Seminar, London

1995 EAUE Workshop - "Edinburgh Transport Strategy"; Edinburgh

1995 "COSLA Conference for Planning in the New Councils"; Dumfries

1995 "Edinburgh’s Transport Strategy; A Car(e) Free City"; ICE Conference, Edinburgh

1995 "The Future of Transport in Cities: Better Living with Less Traffic Conference - People, Chairs and Cars"; PTRC Conference, Edinburgh

1995 "Reducing Traffic - Reclaiming People Space"; Conference on Reducing Road Danger; Leicester

1995 "Public Consultation and Involvement in Strategic Decision-making Seminar"; Transport 2000; London.

1995 "The Challenge of Change Conference - Ensuring that services are delivered strategically - Edinburgh’s approach"; Edinburgh

1996 "The Financial Challenges Facing the New Unitary Authorities"; Transport Prospects for Scotland Conference; Edinburgh

1996 "The Edinburgh Western Corridor Busway (CERT) and Associated Transport Projects"; Scottish Private Finance Projects Conference; Edinburgh

1996 "Sustainable Transport Policy"; IHT Presidential Conference; Cambridge

1996 "New Public Transport Initiatives to Reduce Car Use"; Intermediate Modes in European Urban Transport Conference; London

1996 "The CERT Project"; Light Rail 96 Conference; Edinburgh

1997 "Edinburgh’s Urban Villages: Strategy for Urban Growth and Management"; Urban Villages Conference, Edinburgh

1997 "The Environmental Debate"; IHT Conference; Cambridge

1997 "Improving Local Air Quality and Transport Policy"; CIT Air Quality Management Conference; London

1997 "Economic/Local Policy"; Festival of the Environment Conference; Edinburgh

1997 "Transport in the Urban Environment; Urban Environment Conference; IHT

1997 "Edinburgh’s Urban Villages: Strategy for Urban Growth and Management"; Employers in Voluntary Housing Annual Conference; Crieff

1997 "Access, Transport and Parking"; ATCM Conference; Edinburgh

1997 "Forward Planning of Urban Transport"; IHT South Wales Branch Annual Seminar on Transport Integration; Cardiff

1997 "Healthy Travel & Access to Health Care"; Scottish Transport Studies Group; Stirling

1997 "Sustainable Transport - Problems and Solutions in Edinburgh"; British Association of National Conservation; Edinburgh

1997 "A Vision for Integration"; RTPI Scottish Branch; Edinburgh

1997 "Commuter Plans - The Way Ahead"; ACT Conference; London

1998 "Developing an Effective Action Plan"; PTRC Conference on Implementing Local Air Quality Management and Transport Action Plans; London

1998 "Transport"; Planning for the Millennium, A Challenge for the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

1998 "Transportation - the Edinburgh Experience/Experiment"; Stirling Civic Trust; Stirling

1998 "Reducing Car Dependency - Development New Communities"; PTRC Car Free Areas Conference; London

1998 "Fiscal Measures - Road Pricing Versus Parking Charges"; White Paper on Transport Conference; Edinburgh

1998 Tourism and Transport - The Vital Link; Edinburgh

1998 Ninth International Conference on Road Transport Information and Control; IEE; London

1998 "Meeting Scotland’s Transport Needs"; CIT/IHT Joint Annual Conference, Perth

1998 Consoil ‘98 Contaminated Land Conference in Edinburgh, "Edinburgh’s Waterfront".

1998 The Murray Beith Murray Seminar Series, Edinburgh, "Investing in Scotland"

1998 "Traffic and Transport Solutions", IHT Conference "Tomorrow’s World", Torquay

1998 KPMG Speaker Luncheon, Edinburgh

1998 New Government Transport Policies; Implications for the North East of Scotland, "Financing Transport Infrastructure", Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

1998 Car Free Cities Conference, "Avoiding the Transport Time Bomb", TRI, Edinburgh

1998 Transport Beyond the White Paper, "What local councils can do to reclaim streetspace for people" Transport 2000, London

1998 Retailing in the Millennium, Edinburgh City Challenge - transportation and retail", Planning and Environmental Training, Glasgow

1998 Transport - Making the Change, Hampshire County Council, Winchester

1998 Transport’s New Deal, The research we need to achieve it, "Challenging behaviour for Integration: Shifting the Balance", DETR, London

1998 Constructing Local Transport Plans, "Roadspace Management - The Experience of Edinburgh", CIT, London

1998 CIT Planning Lecture, Leeds

1998 Transportation in Cities Lecture, Southampton City Council

January 1999 European Road Pricing Initiative, Rome

January 1999 Electronic Road Pricing Conference, Promoting Road Pricing as a major part of an integrated transport plan in cities, Oslo

January 1999 New Civil Engineer,/Local Government Association Integrated Transport Conference, London

March European Road Pricing Initiative, Brussels

March 1999 Scottish Tourism, An Environmental Business, Edinburgh

April 1999 Traffex 1999 Conference, Integrated Transport - Policy to Practice, PTRC

April 1999 Nottingham Transport Conference, Transport - Policies into Practice, CIT, Nottingham

May 1999 Album Conference, "Changing transport priorities, Edinburgh’s response to the New Deal for Transport", Isle of Man

May 1999 City of Sunderland Common Purpose, "The importance of land-use planning, the Edinburgh example", Sunderland

June 1999 National Safe Routes to Schools Conference, "Safe Routes to Schools - The Edinburgh Perspective", York

July 1999 Green Transport Plans Conference, Aston University, Birmingham

July 1999 Local Government Association Annual Conference- Aiming for Excellence, Introductory Session "Room to Move - sharing the gains and pains of integrated transport", Harrogate

July 1999 Transport Priorities for a Scottish Parliament, Robert Gordon University, Chair of Conference, Edinburgh

August 1999 1999 IMEA International Congress, Australia

September 1999 IHT Presidential Conference, Chester

September 1999 European Transport Conference, Chair, Cambridge

September 1999 2nd UK Local Authority Chairs of Transport Conference, Robert Gordon University, London

October 1999 PIARC 21st World Road Congress, Kuala Lumpur