Clare is a Transport Planner and Road Safety Engineer with over twenty years’ experience in both Local Government and consulting. She has a broad range of experience covering road safety engineering, transport and land-use planning and strategy which she enjoys using to improve transport outcomes. Clare has significant experience in public and stakeholder consultation and engagement, business case development, project management as well as local government systems and processes. At Abley she works across a range of projects in road safety, active and public transport, and transport planning.

Ali has a Master of Urban Planning and Urban Design degree, and his dissertation explored the development of tactical urbanism in planning. After working in local government in Whakatāne and Auckland, Ali joined Mackie Research as a researcher in 2020. He has been involved in a wide range of projects exploring system factors in road safety, safety around schools, mode shift, and evaluation of national transport-related programmes.

Richard is a proactive Chartered Engineer with over thirty-five-year experience in construction and infrastructure delivery on three continents. In late 2020 Richard established SmartSense, a boutique transport intelligence company to provide accurate information on how people move around areas. He also scours the world to find smart but practical technology to improve the transportation system in Aotearoa.

Fiáin is the Chief Biking Officer for non-profit advocacy group Bike Auckland. They are "the glue of the crew" advocating for a more connected, safe cycle network so that people can choose to safely cycle from A to B. Prior to this role they were Bike Auckland's Community Activation Manager, leading the Bike 'Burb programme which supports community-led modeshift across the region. Fiáin has a passion for inclusivity, in particular in reducing barriers to cycling for disabled people and spreading awareness that a bike can be a mobility aid. Fiáin was born and raised in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, where they stayed to complete a Bachelor of Environmental Planning from Waikato University. During their studies they were part of the youth-led climate advocacy group Generation Zero and assisted with the 'What's the Hold-Up' speaking tour. Coincidentally, this is when they were first made aware of the huge glaring gap in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's transport network; the need for walking and cycling access across te Waitematā. After University they explored Melbourne, fell in love with the trains and trams, then directed the Hamilton Fringe Festival before moving to Tāmaki Makaurau. Now they are part of the movement calling to Liberate the Lane on the existing Harbour Bridge for walking and cycling to make our region more accessible, equitable, sustainable, and overall more joyful.

Debajeet is a public transport expert and leads the public transport planning and design aspects. He provides advice on public transport infrastructure specifications, and operations. Debajeet also leads the Strategy and Planning team at Abley. Debajeet has been working in the field of public transport for more than 13 years. His last seven years in AT Metro in various bus operations and bus priority lead roles gives him valuable insight into the internal working process and teams within AT. Debajeet was also the bus infrastructure lead for the Penlink design with Waka Kotahi. His experience with the project and overall bus operations makes him suitable for the project. Debajeet has worked on design and bus operations for many bus station projects which were challenging in terms of safe bus and active modes access and circulation. This makes him conversant to the complexities expected in the design of the Whangaparaoa bus access.

Xinghao is a Senior Transportation Engineer in Abley Safe System Team. With a passion for improving road safety, she is committed to creating a safe and sustainable transportation system for everyone. In her career, Xinghao has developed several successful road safety projects helping reduce road accidents and fatalities. Xinghao has also supported future growth and encouraged mode shift through active transportation modes and public transportation business cases.