Welcome to Season 2 of the Interchange podcast. Our guest today is Paul Toyne who is Head of Sustainability (Group) at Grimshaw Architects and recently has been elected to the Board of The British Aviation Group (BAG).

In this podcast, Paul shares:

- his people-centric definition of what integrated transport infrastructure is and the flow of goods and services

- his recent appointment with BAG and the significant progress being made to decarbonise the aviation sector and the wider industry

- his view on the importance of considering the environment, nature and ecology when developing infrastructure.

The Interchange Podcast is produced in association with Arcadis and interviews leading changemakers and thinkers about how we can make integrated transport infrastructure happen. This season we are framing our discussions under 4 key themes: Place, Data and Digitisation, Energy and Environment.

The Interchange Podcast series is part of Interchange, which is a platform dedicated to transforming and modernising transport infrastructure networks through integration, decarbonisation, and digitisation.

Interchange culminates in a thought-provoking two-day major conference that will take place on 04/05 March 2025 at Manchester Central.

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Grimshaw Architects

British Aviation Group (BAG)

Hello and welcome to the final episode of season 1 of The Interchange Podcast.

Today’s guest is Prof. (Dr) Anusha Shah who is the 159th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). She is only the 3rd female and the first person of colour to take on this high-profile role.

In this interview, we talked about:

• how we should all be taking a systems thinking and nature-based approach
• why we must accept the climate emergency and use every opportunity to address it
• the need for connections, understanding behavioural science and the psychology behind consumers and travel behaviour
• why engineers must be more empathetic and understand more about the communities they’re designing for.

The Interchange Podcast is produced in association with Arcadis and interviews leading changemakers and thinkers about how integrated transport infrastructure is the solution to achieving a more effective and decarbonised transport network.

The Interchange Podcast series is part of Interchange, which centres around a two-day major event about rethinking transport infrastructure in Manchester on 27/28 February 2024. If you’d like to attend, you can book your place here.

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

Hello and thanks for tuning into The Interchange Podcast produced in association with Arcadis and hosted by independent broadcaster, Ayo Abbas. Today we are going client side with our guest Adam Simmons, Director Strategic Planning & Analysis at National Highways.

Our discussions included:

• the impact moving from a 1-year to 5-year investment cycle had on National Highways strategy.
• how integrated delivery must focus on giving customers choice and a positive experience
• the work being done to deliver the new Road Investment Strategy which will run from 2025 - 2030
• the importance of making small incremental changes on the road to achieving integrated transport delivery improvements
• the role of data as a powerful tool in unlocking passenger choice
• why we mustn’t forget the human factor and how infrastructure impacts our emotions.

The Interchange Podcast interviews leading changemakers and thinkers about how integrated transport infrastructure is the solution to achieving a more effective and decarbonised transport network.

The Interchange Podcast series is part of Interchange, which centres around a two-day major event about rethinking transport infrastructure taking place in Manchester on 27/28 February 2024. If you’d like to attend, you can book your place here.