The Sustainable Transport & Active Travel Summit 2023
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Developing sustainable transport systems with more opportunities for active travel is essential for achieving Eastbourne’s 2030 carbon neutral target. It is also key to promoting better physical and mental health and wellbeing for residents and visitors.
This summit will explore these themes:
- How can the transport system in and around Eastbourne be made more attractive, efficient and sustainable without undermining the economy and causing undue disruption?
- How do we better connect people and places, simplifying and integrating the various means of travel?
The summit is bringing together:
- Experts in sustainable transport,
- Planners and designers of infrastructure,
- Officers and elected representatives from our local authorities,
- Public transport providers
- Car clubs and cargo bike pioneers,
- Local businesses
- Local universities, colleges, schools and
- Community groups.
It will be an excellent opportunity to share ideas and expertise through a mixture of presentations, networking opportunities, workshops, a summit exhibition and Q&A sessions.
We hope that participants will leave inspired and with plans for making the changes we need for a more active and sustainable future.
The Sustainable Transport & Active Travel Summit is being organised by Eastbourne ECO Action Network (EEAN) working with Eastbourne Borough Council, the Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce and the Green Growth Platform, University of Brighton. It follows on from the Sustainable Business & Solar Summit held November 2022.
Our sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors:
The summit has happened, but this is only the beginning of many more discussions and plans. If you missed the event, or want to look back on some of the sessions, slides and recordings are now available here.
In the News
- Read a report on the summit from the Eastbourne Reporter
- Read a report on a follow up to the summit – 20mph speed limit meeting at the Town Hall 6th December 2023
Click on + to find out about trains, buses, free Wi-Fi and other facilities at the venue.
The event is being held in the Shackleton and Mallory Halls which are on the lower floors of the Welcome Building. There are stairs and lifts to all levels.
Getting there
The Welcome Building is a 12-minute walk from Eastbourne railway station.
Buses to the Welcome Building include:
- Stagecoach 3 and 3a
- Brighton & Hove Coaster Service 12a
Free Wi-Fi service
The Public Wi-Fi service in the Welcome Building is Link Free
- Once in the building, look for the _Link Free option in your list of available Wi-Fi services
- If you have not used Link Free before, you must register – open a web browser and go to any site, e.g. bbc.co.uk – A sign-in screen for Eastbourne Borough Council WIFI will appear –
- select Create an Account if this is the first time you have used Link Free -then turn to step 3
- or, if you already have a Link Free account, simply sign in using your email address and the password you last used for this service
- Creating an account: Select Create New Account and fill in details including your name, email address, chosen password and mobile phone number – a text will be sent to your mobile phone with a verification code
- Enter the verification code into the validation screen that appears on your device and select Verify
- when you have registered you will be prompted to sign into the Wi-Fi service
Other facilities
Lunch, teas and coffees will be provided, during breaks, in the Mallory Exhibition Hall. If you wish to purchase other items, there is a cafe on the ground floor of the Welcome Building, overlooking the Tennis courts.
Breakout spaces (tables and chairs) will be provided in Mallory.
Booking your place at the summit
Tickets for the event are £15 and include refreshments throughout the day and a generous buffet lunch. Use the link button below to book your place.
The programme
Morning sessions
09.00 Doors open
Teas, coffees & pastries provided courtesy of Stagecoach
- Exhibition & Video display
09.30 – 09.45 Welcome
- Stephen Holt, Leader of Eastbourne Borough Council
- Caroline Ansell MP
09.45 – 10.15 Transport & Health
- Dr Kevin Wyche (University of Brighton)
- Darrell Gale, Director of Public Health, East Sussex CC
- Scarlett McNally, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Deputy Director the Centre for peri-operative care, Bespoke
10.15 – 10.35 Sustainable transport – vision & strategy for East Sussex
- Lisa Simmonds & Jon Wheeler, Infrastructure, planning & place, East Sussex County Council (LTP4 local transport plan)
- Craig Lamberton, ESCC bus team – Bus plans/strategy/vision
10.35 – 11.00 Transport challenges and opportunities in and around Eastbourne, East Sussex.
- Norman Baker (Campaign for Better Transport)
- Chris Todd (Transport Action Network)
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break, networking & exhibition
- Teas, coffees & biscuits provided courtesy of OHM Energy
11.30 – 11.55 Connected travel, visions & strategies
- Joel Mitchell, Managing Director, Stagecoach Bus, South East
- Patrick Ladbury, Stakeholder & Active Travel Manager, Govia Thameslink
- Kevin Boorman, Hastings Borough Council
11:55 – 12.20 Active Travel – Making it happen
- Julia Crear (Living Streets)
- Eleanor Togut
- Adrian Berendt, 20s Plenty
- Joanna Yarrow, Human Nature
12.20 – 12.30 Q & A
- With Rupert Clubb, Director of Communities, the Economy & Transport, East Sussex County Council
- Dougal Fleming, University of Brighton
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch, networking & exhibition
Afternoon sessions
13.30 – 14.00 Making waves in sustainable transport
Eastbourne Eco Action student volunteers in conversation with:
- Sam Keam, Zedify -Cargo bikes for urban logistics
- Tom Druitt, The Big Lemon – Electric Buses
- Councillor Jim Murray – Car clubs & EV charging points
14.00 – 14.10 Improving the public realm & cycling provision in Oxford
- Emily Kerr, Oxford City Council
2.10 – 14.25 Local progress on cycling & walking
- The reality of travelling across Eastbourne by bike in 2023: Gem Aella, University of Sussex, Bespoke
- National cycle routes: Roddy Crockett (Sustrans)
14.25 – 15.05 Parallel workshops – solutions for:
- The school run
- Connected cycling
- Whole journeys, by bus, train, bike …
- Urban logistics – transport for business & deliveries
- Transport for tourism & events
- Placemaking for active travel
15.05 – 15.30 Tea break, networking & exhibition
- Teas, coffees & biscuits provided courtesy of Gradient Consultants
15.30 – 15.35 Feedback from workshops
15.35 – 16.20 Panel discussion: How do we connect people and places with an integrated, low carbon transport system?
Chair: Lord Ralph Lucas
- Joel Mitchell, Stagecoach
- Leigh Palmer, Head of Planning, Lewes & Eastbourne Councils:
- Roddy Crockett, Sustrans
- Andy Murdoch, Buro Happold
- Christina Ewbank, CEO Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce
- Professor Scarlett McNally, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
16.20 – 16.30 Closing remarks
- Councillor Stephen Holt, Eastbourne Borough Council & East Sussex County Council
- Caroline Ansell, MP
Meet the presenters and panel members
Follow the links (green text) to find out more about our speakers.
Gemma Aellah,
Chair of Bespoke
Caroline Ansell,
MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon
Rt Hon Norman Baker
Director of External Affairs for Campaign for Better Transport
Adrian Berendt,
Trustee Campaign for Better Transport;
20s Plenty for Us Campaign Coordinator,
Active Travel Consultant, Berendt Consulting
Rupert Clubb, Director of Communities, the Economy and Transport, East Sussex County Council
Julia Crear
Head of Projects & Technical Services,
Living Streets
Roddy Crockett, Partnerships and Public Affairs Manager – England South,
SUSTRANS
Tom Druitt, FRSA
CEO, The Big Lemon
Councillor Christina Ewbank,
CEO Eastbourne UnLtd, Chamber of Commerce
Ian Fitzpatrick
Deputy Chief Executive, Lewes & Eastbourne Councils; Director of Regeneration & Planning
Dougal Fleming, Innovation Advisor, Green Growth, University of Brighton
Darrell Gale, FFPH, MSc
Director of Public Health, East Sussex CC
Stephen Holt,
Leader, Eastbourne Borough Council & councillor of East Sussex County Council
Sam Keam,
Cofounder of Zedify
Councillor Emily Kerr,
Oxford City Council
Patrick Ladbury, Stakeholder & Active Travel Manager, Govia Thameslink
Craig Lamberton,
East Sussex County Council
Lord Ralph Lucas,
Environment and Climate Change Committee, House of Lords
Professor Scarlett McNally,
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
Deputy Director the Centre for peri-operative care
Joel Mitchell
Managing Director, Stagecoach Bus South East
Andy Murdoch
Buro Happold
Councillor Jim Murray
Cabinet Lead on Climate Change, Eastbourne Borough Council
Tom Neville
Student & campaigner for sustainable transport
Leigh Palmer,
Head of Planning
Eastbourne & Lewes Councils
Lisa Simmonds, Infrastructure Planning & Policy Manager, East Sussex County Council
Chris Todd,
Founder & Director,
Transport Action Network
Eleanor Togut
Jon Wheeler, Team Leader, Infrastructure Planning & Place, East Sussex County Council
Dr Kevin Wyche,
University of Brighton
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