Nicola Kane

Nicola Kane joined Steer from Transport for Greater Manchester where she was Head of Strategic Planning, Insight and Innovation at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and spent most of her time thinking about what the future might hold, as her teams worked to develop and deliver a long-term transport strategy for Greater Manchester, covering the period to 2040 (www.tfgm.com/2040).

Nicola is a chartered town planner (MRTPI) and qualified transport planning professional (TPP), and joined TfGM in 2014 after 15 years of working in consultancy.  She has wide-ranging experience in transport strategy and policy development and travel behaviour change.  She’s now enjoying the opportunity to help shape the future of transport in Greater Manchester.  Nicola was awarded “Transport Planner of the Year” by Transport Planning Society in 2017 for her work in leading Greater Manchester’s 2040 Transport Strategy.