David is a senior transport engineer/planner at Jacobs New Zealand and has over 7 years of public sector and consultancy experience primarily in road safety engineering and active/sustainable transport planning and design. Previously worked on a wide range of road safety projects such as crash reduction studies, fatal and serious crash investigations and speed management, David has recently been involved in the development of active transport with a focus on cycleway planning and design. David has also worked on the development of Wellington’s first electric vehicle charging stations and car share services.

A driven and experienced Registered Landscape Architect, passionate about utilizing the combination of strategy, design, technical expertise and research as tools to enhance the way people live in and move around their city. Currently working in a specialist design review / design lead role on a wide range of projects at Auckland Transport, with a key focus to achieve integrated and connected networks and quality design outcomes for the modes of walking and cycling. My key skills and strengths are in the area of concept design, problem solving, technical details, as well as understanding human tendencies around transport use. Well travelled and ambitious, in June 2016 I undertook a cycle study tour which included Vancouver, Copenhagen, Berlin, London and several cities in the Netherlands; here I met with transportation professionals to understand how they are overcoming the challenges associated with designing and retrofitting cycle infrastructure. I have walked the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain, lived in Greece and New York, worked in Uganda and travelled through northern Africa so have experienced a hugely diverse range of cultures, cities, transport systems and people.

Pragati Vasisht has 14 years’ experience in transportation engineering and planning in both the public and private sectors. She completed her Masters of Engineering Studies focused on transportation at University of Auckland. She has been employed at Auckland Transport since 2010 where she has been primarily involved in road safety and design aspects of urban re-generation and transformation projects, including the development of design guidelines for innovative street designs. She was the recipient of the Australian Road Research Board's Young Practitioner Award in November 2016, and is currently Team Leader of the Traffic Engineering North/West team at Auckland Transport.

Mary is a transport planning executive, with 20 years’ experience in successfully delivering a wide range infrastructure and land use planning services in Australia and internationally. With a broad multi modal background, she has expertise in network management planning, program development and strategic assessment. Connected to both the private and public sector, she is cognisant of current policies and future proofing strategies in the transport industry and urban environment.

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