Gemma is passionate about people-centric design and how we shape place and space within our urban environments, to ensure communities are healthy and liveable, resilient, and are well connected by multi-modal transport where people can move around safely and efficiently. Working as a Senior Transportation Engineer at Christchurch City Council, Gemma specializes in planning and designing for active modes and public transport movements and has a key interest in safe streets and places. Her design experience includes all forms of streetscape and intersection design including roundabouts and traffic signals for intersection upgrades and safety improvements. She had a leading role in promoting safe outcomes for all road users on the network by incorporating Safe System thinking through planning and design. Gemma is the current Chair of the Transport Planning Society Aotearoa New Zealand.