Urban Flow Transport Planning Consultants
Movement People Places
We look wider than conventional transport planning and traffic engineering – to us it’s about getting things moving, whether by foot, cycle, bus, car or rail.
Bridging the gap between engineering and vision, we bring a Big Picture view in supporting and leading masterplanning, placemaking, development planning, cycling schemes, town centre and high street regeneration – to name just a few.
With a great track record of scheme delivery and development planning application success for a wide variety of clients, we can help you get your project started and on the road to success.
We give what's needed to meet client needs:
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we don’t over-analyse or over-engineer
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if a high-level approach is all that’s needed – we say so
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if a more detailed analytical approach is needed – we do that too
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we say it the way we see it!
What We Do
Development Planning
Masterplanning & regeneration - transport support
Development Planning / Transport Assessment
Parking schemes and strategies
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Transport and Traffic Modelling
Active Travel, Travel Planning
Design Guidance
Best Practice, research, guidance
Policy & Strategy Development
Transport Funding Bids
Streets & Places
Traffic Management
Cycle Scheme Design & Cycle Planning
Town Centre and High Street Action
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Walking Schemes and Initiatives
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Access & Movement Planning
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Bus Priority and Operations Planning
Deliveries & Servicing - Freight Strategy Development
Public Consultation & Community Engagement
...its Transport Planning!
Transport Assessment - Placemaking - Masterplanning - High Streets - Parking - Walking & Cycling - Bus Planning - Deliveries - Research...
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Meet The Team
John Emslie
Establishing Urban Flow in 2011, John had many years in transport planning - from past capacity-driven quick fixes, to real world ‘big picture’ planning for people and communities. That experience has been invaluable in developing distinctive and forward-looking movement schemes and initiatives.
Working in the Urban Flow way was always John's ambition - wanting to do things better and differently, putting people first and working fully collaboratively and more creatively with clients and partners.
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These are fascinating times for transport with healthy living, placemaking and caring for the environment now uppermost in our lives, with Future Mobility promising far-reaching change for all of us. John and the Urban Flow team are excited to be playing an active part in shaping development, places and spaces in this exciting new world!
Senior Director
Pola is a highly skilled research engineer with qualifications in urban planning and design, urban regeneration and sustainability and transport engineering. She has a strong passion for research, with valuable experience studying transport, sustainability and active travel.
Over the last few years she has worked within non-governmental organisations, local authorities and government departments. She has wide experience in academic research, data collection and analysis and a proven record of working in an innovatory and ingenious way.
Dr Pola Berent
Senior Transport Consultant
Lorna Sewell
Director - Streets & Places
Lorna leads our Streets and Places work and fully demonstrates the ethos of delivering Urban Flow’s work in a creative yet straightforward and legible way.
She is expert in sensitive street design and in leading substantial public realm related and town centre masterplanning projects.
Simon Adams
Director - Spatial Planning
Simon manages Urban Flow's Spatial Planning projects including transport planning, strategy development, development and masterplanning support.
Alongside his spatial planning expertise, Simon has spent many years helping to develop high profile traffic management and public realm schemes.
Our recent projects
Contact Us
Contact us and find how our services can benefit your company.
020 7566 3451
Our clients & what they say about us
Resourcefulness
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"This is great - thanks so much. I totally follow [the approach] and that looks like an excellent use of the information we have and a clever and very rational approach"
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Leisure development SE. London
Community Consensus
“A huge huge THANK YOU from me and I know the Residents - we NEED this! Please let the rest of the team know we really appreciate all their help!”
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United Residents' Group, W. London
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“I wanted to say a personal thank you to you and the team for the progress we’ve made. I appreciate it is not always easy but to get this level of consensus I think is great."
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Council Portfolio Holder W. London
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Targeting effort
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​"I have worked closely with Urban Flow to deliver a number of complex and difficult schemes. Urban Flow were able to establish the key requirements for each area highlighting the specific needs of businesses, car users and the general public"
Street design, traffic management, cycling, parking and access and movement project SE. London
Getting the job done!
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"Just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your hard work in putting this important document together, I’m really pleased with how it turned out especially in the circumstances. Thanks for dropping everything and getting it done, it is very, very much appreciated"
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Funding Bid - W. London Council
Enabling successful development
"Senior Members and Officers were impressed with the detail of submission and the project yet again meeting another challenging timescale within the key milestone programme.
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Board Members were also extremely grateful for your individual contribution within the wider team. Your professionalism and dedication to ensure a successful submission was fully recognised"
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Civic Centre, Northants
Effective Project Management
"The Major Scheme was run with excellent PM governance, consultation and innovative ideas and was an exemplar for the Major Scheme process and collaborative working."
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TfL Programme Manager
Planning Authorities
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Cambridge City Council
London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Bexley
London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Greenwich
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Lewisham
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Lewisham
Luton Borough Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Watford Borough Council
Westminster Real Estate
The WestTrans Partnership
Winchester District Council
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Our clients & what they say about us
Resourcefulness
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"This is great - thanks so much. I totally follow [the approach] and that looks like an excellent use of the information we have and a clever and very rational approach"
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Leisure development SE. London
Community Consensus
“A huge huge THANK YOU from me and I know the Residents - we NEED this! Please let the rest of the team know we really appreciate all their help!”
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United Residents' Group, W. London
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“I wanted to say a personal thank you to you and the team for the progress we’ve made. I appreciate it is not always easy but to get this level of consensus I think is great."
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Council Portfolio Holder W. London
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Targeting effort
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​"I have worked closely with Urban Flow to deliver a number of complex and difficult schemes. Urban Flow were able to establish the key requirements for each area highlighting the specific needs of businesses, car users and the general public"
Street design, traffic management, cycling, parking and access and movement project SE. London
Getting the job done!
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"Just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your hard work in putting this important document together, I’m really pleased with how it turned out especially in the circumstances. Thanks for dropping everything and getting it done, it is very, very much appreciated"
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Funding Bid - W. London Council
Enabling successful development
"Senior Members and Officers were impressed with the detail of submission and the project yet again meeting another challenging timescale within the key milestone programme.
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Board Members were also extremely grateful for your individual contribution within the wider team. Your professionalism and dedication to ensure a successful submission was fully recognised"
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Civic Centre, Northants
Effective Project Management
"The Major Scheme was run with excellent PM governance, consultation and innovative ideas and was an exemplar for the Major Scheme process and collaborative working."
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TfL Programme Manager
Our Clients​
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Planning Authorities
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Cambridge City Council
Luton Borough Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Watford Borough Council
Westminster Real Estate
The WestTrans Partnership
Winchester District Council
Barnet Council
Brent Council
Ealing Council
Hackney Council
Haringey Council
Lewisham Council
London Borough of Bexley
London Borough of Hounslow
Tower Hamlets Council
Waltham Forest Council
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Lead Consultants​
Allies & Morrison
Architype
Aukett Swanke
BDP
Blackburn Ltd
Caroe Architects
Carter Jonas
Caruso St John
Contemporary Transport
Dendy Byrne
DP9
Gardiner and Theobald
Gerald Eve
GL Hearn
Hassell Architects
Hawkins Brown
Ingham Pinnock
Jackson Coles
JCLA Landscape Architects
mae Architects
Stiff + Trevillion
Studio Weave
Temple Group
00 Zero Zero
Private Sector​
Castlepoint Regeneration
Canterbury Christ Church University
Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Grosvenor
King's College London University
London Metropolitan University
London South Bank University
Mercato Metropolitano
National Trust
The Victoria Business Improvement District (BID)
University of Bolton
University of Brighton
University of London
University of Manchester
Queen Mary University
The Victoria Business Improvement District (BID)
Westminster Real Estate
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