
Aya Collins
Operations Director | Smart Transport Hub
Professional background: Planning Policy & Transport
Speaking experience: Main Presenter | Panellist | Keynote Speaker
Speaker topics: Local Authorities Transport Planning and Transport Strategies, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, School Streets, Transport Policy, Parking Policy, Parking Operations, Public Realm Schemes, Pedestrianisation Schemes, London Borough of Islington
Aya recently joined Smart Transport Hub after working for 5 years at Islington Council in which she spearheaded the delivery of the people-friendly streets programme. Seeing major transport projects such as low traffic neighbourhoods, school streets and cycleways from inception, to design, consultation, decision, delivery and monitoring stages. Islington Council was the Healthy Street scorecard leader in 2022 and won trail blazing public sector organization for the people-friendly streets program. She is particularly motivated by increasing inclusivity in transport projects consultation and delivering projects that work to decarbonise transport.