Season 1, Episode 6 – Phil Jones

Season 1, Episode 6

With Phil Jones

Phil Jones is a quietly spoken achiever who has played a significant role behind the scenes in some of the UK’s most important advancements in active travel. Phil lives near Birmingham, UK where he has worked as a Charted Civil Engineer for over 40 years.

In 2003 Phil founded PJA (Phil Jones associates) which has grown to over 130 staff today and is widely recognised as the leading expert consultancy regarding cycling and active transportation, particularly in relation to transport planning, engineering and placemaking. PJA is also actively involved in the Australian market, with some team members based here.

Phil was a key player in providing technical expertise for Wales’ groundbreaking national implementation of 20 mph (30 kph) speed limits.

He also serves on the board of Active Travel England and helped write the UK Department of Transport’s Manual for Streets.

Phil also serves on a number of other boards and advisory panels, including a significant amount of pro-bono work for advocacy groups.

Links

PJA website: https://pja.co.uk/

UK’s Manual for Streets: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/manual-for-streets-2

Active Travel England website: https://www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/#

Active Travel Capability Ratings System: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-active-travel-capability-ratings

20 mph speed limit Wales, half million signature petition: https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/half-a-million-signed-petition-to-reverse-20mph-limits-where-cymru-is-at-seven-months-into-going-slow-680223

Agilisys report re positive impact of lower speed limits in Wales: https://agilysis.co.uk/2023/09/25/wales20/

AITPM policy paper on decarbonising transport: https://www.aitpm.com.au/policy/decarbonising-transport

Streets Ahead Podcast link to the Louise Hague M.P. interview: https://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/louise-haigh-mp-secretary-of-state-for-transport