Transport & the built environment

Urban Planner

I am interested in how cities move: buses, cycling, traffic signals and the streets that connect people to places. My TfL Network Performance placement showed me how London's network is managed at street level, from black boxes to smart signals that help buses keep moving.

I look at how street design, width restrictions and traffic behaviour affect everyday journeys. On SidLovesTransport I film real-world infrastructure, and I completed Yunex Traffic virtual work experience on traffic prediction and management. I want to work in Smart Cities or Transport & Mobility.

How I look at cities

Alongside school I study streets the way a planner would: who they serve, how vehicles and cyclists share space, and where design choices slow people down or keep them moving. Cycling surveys and filming on location help me notice details that are easy to miss from a map — kerb lines, bus priority, and how traffic actually behaves at junctions.

At TfL I shadowed network performance work on signals and street-level operations. With Yunex Traffic I learned about the systems behind traffic lights and prediction. I use YouTube to explain those ideas in plain language so more people can see how transport shapes communities.

Width Restrictions - Road features drivers hate

A look at width restrictions and how they change the way streets work for vehicles, cyclists and the people who live alongside them.

Width Restrictions - Road features drivers hate