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
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if our insight can save client time, resource and money - we will!
...its Transport Planning!
Transport Assessment - Placemaking - Masterplanning - High Streets - Parking - Walking & Cycling - Bus Planning - Deliveries - Research...
Key Team Members
Covid-19 - Coronavirus
We find ourselves in unprecedented and extraordinary times, nationally and globally. There's much of course that could be said about the sadness for many at this time and we at Urban Flow extend our deepest sympathies to those affected.
We are determined to build on the movement and placemaking positives from this period, the widespread take-up of walking and cycling, the warm sense of community interdependence, and the appreciation of those who provide vital services for us day to day - including bus and rail. We're seeing opportunities to rebuild through initiatives such as Future High Streets, Levelling Up fund and national Bus Strategy and are working actively with our clients to build the needed Covid-19 resilience into our high streets, towns and cities.
Urban Flow was born during the last recession and thrived thereafter. Our team is resourceful, resilient and positive and will contribute fully in getting things moving again towards a brighter, healthier and safer future.
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.
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 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 creatively with clients and partners.
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!
John Emslie
Senior Director
Our 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
"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"
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!”
United Residents' Group, W. London
“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."
Council Portfolio Holder W. London
Targeting effort
"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!
"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"
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.
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"
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."
TfL Programme Manager
Planning Authorities
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
Our clients & what they say about us
Resourcefulness
"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"
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!”
United Residents' Group, W. London
“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."
Council Portfolio Holder W. London
Targeting effort
"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!
"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"
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.
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"
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."
TfL Programme Manager
Our Clients & Partners
Planning Authorities
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council
Cambridge City Council
Oswestry Town Council
Shropshire Council
Luton Borough Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Mansfield District Council
Watford Borough Council
Westminster Real Estate
The WestTrans Partnership
Shropshire Council
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
Consultant Partners
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
Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust
Oswestry Business Improvement District (BID)
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
Funding Bids - We Can Help!
Urban Flow has extensive and successful experience in the preparation of regeneration, town centre, high street and transport scheme funding bids, applications and supporting business cases for UK councils including Bexley, Mansfield, Ealing, Luton as well as partnerships including WestTrans.
Our help has unlocked millions of pounds of funding for the regeneration of high streets, town centres and implementation of transport schemes directly from bodies inclu - Let us help!ding the Department for Transport, Network Rail, Transport for London, the Greater London Authority and the European Union. We also work collaboratively with councils, communities and other specialists including economic regeneration, urban design and town planning to develop initiatives and secure funding streams.
We’re here to help with all movement, placemaking and Covid-19 related funding applications and responses including Future High Streets Fund, High Streets Heritage Action Zones and others.
We are also expert in related areas including:
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Vision and objective setting
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Community-led visions and bids
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The preparation of Prospectuses for Change documents
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Business case preparation
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Site auditing reports including Healthy Streets audits
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Comprehensive data, issues and opportunities analysis
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Scheme concept designs, visualisations and precedents
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Scheme costs, programmes and risks
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Future transport innovation
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Quick-wins and temporary schemes
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Covid-19 high street resilience and recovery
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High-level and detailed masterplan support
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Delivery Frameworks
Urban Flow’s Streets and Places Director, Lorna Sewell would be very happy to talk through query you may have regarding funding bids, applications and business cases. You can contact her via email at: lorna@urban-flow.co.uk
CONTACT
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203 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7FR
info@urban-flow.co.uk
The Urban Flow team are working from home during the continuing Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic
During this time, you can contact us on:
07876 740932