Wednesday: Taha Whānau Social Wellbeing
Tracks
Track 1
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Trinity Room I |
Speaker
Mr Bryson Huxley
Senior Engineering Officer - Transport Strategy
Taupō District Council
Making Taupō a people centric town
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM-
Bryson Huxley is a Senior Engineer Officer with Taupō District Council working on multiple projects delivering on safer more functional streets for all modes and users in the Taupo District. Bryson was the transportation design lead for the Taupo Town Centre Transformation project ensuring outcomes were deliver on through a dynamic design process. Bryson has more than 8 years experience working on a variety of transport projects.
James Georgetti
Senior Transport Planner
Flow Transportation Specialists
Co-presenting: Cycling in South Auckland - a community approach
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM-
James Georgetti is a Senior Transportation Planner with 5 years' experience in the transport industry working on major projects including walking and cycling improvements, and public transport and rapid transit business cases. James is interested in ways to tailor transport projects to the needs of specific communities, bringing the people who will ultimately use infrastructure into the planning process. He is also interested in how we can better encourage and enable behaviour change alongside improvements in transport infrastructure.
Michael Jongeneel
Associate
Flow Transportation Specialists
Co-presenting: Cycling in South Auckland - a community approach
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM-
Michael Jongeneel is an Associate Transport Engineer and Planner at Flow with particular expertise in walking, cycling and micromobility. He endeavours to create healthier, more active and better-connected communities through all his projects. His varied background in transport engineering, modelling, and active modes gives him a unique perspective and set of skills, that have been used for active mode transport planning throughout Auckland and elsewhere in New Zealand.
Mr Jake Cannan
Senior Transport Planner
Auckland Transport
Co-presenting: Cycling in South Auckland - a community approach
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM-
Jake Cannan is a Senior Transport Planner at Auckland Transport with experience across a range of disciplines including walking and cycling, safety and transport/land use integration. Jake is passionate about creating a more equitable and sustainable transport network, delivering quality public and active transport choices that benefit more people and encourage a low-emissions future.
Mr Drew Bryant
Transportation Planner
Nelson City Council
A roundabout way of going Dutch
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM-
Drew joined Tasman District Council in 2017 as a Transport Planning Advisor. Prior to this Drew has had broad experience across several roles including, Naval Architecture, Project Management, Strategic Planning and Asset Management. At Tasman District Council, Drew is responsible for all transportation planning activities as a territorial authority and a regional council (unitary authority). Since starting at Tasman District Council, Drew has worked hard to address key issues of population growth and climate change.
Ms Sally Cooke
National Marketing Manager
The Wednesday Challenge
The Wednesday Challenge Project: Influencing behavioural change through effective communications
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM-
Sally Cooke is an experienced and respected communicator. Chief Executive and Brand Strategist at Tuskany Agency, Sally is also Strategic Marketing Manager for the Wednesday Challenge in Tauranga and in towns and cities across New Zealand. Combining over 25 years experience in marketing, communications and public relations Sally also has a wealth of experience in community engagement initiatives and activations. Using latest technologies and communication platforms Sally combines research, data, analysis and expertise to fine tune communications and community engagement initiatives to develop behavioural influencing communications campaigns
Ms Jane Rennie
Urban Designer
Boffa Miskell
CPTED: Helping achieve safer streets and community wellbeing
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM-
Jane has 25 years’ experience working as a Planner and Urban Designer in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas. Jane is also a qualified and experienced CPTED Practitioner having completed several training courses including with the International Security Management and Crime Prevention Institute.
Jane has worked on a range of CPTED projects across the country. These have involved developing project briefs and strategies, facilitating engagement with key stakeholders involved in community safety, undertaking CPTED audits and assessments, and advising on the CPTED issues and considerations through key stage of the design process.
Jane particularly enjoys the challenge of applying CPTED principles to city shaping streetscape and public realm projects and new public transport infrastructure. By contributing both strategic and spatial thinking and practical experience in CPTED, this helps guide projects to achieve positive urban change and wider reaching community benefits including crime prevention and reduction.
Question & Answer
Wednesday: Taha Whānau Social Wellbeing Q&A
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM-
Session Chair
Hamish Mackie
Director
Mackie Research