Steve is Principal Researcher within the international team with two decades of experience working in the sustainable transport sector at the Universities of Aberdeen and Newcastle. Steve’s research work is applied at both strategic and local levels: at the strategic level, work is focussed on providing guidance to inform and shape planning and policy decisions in areas such as net-zero carbon transitions, neighbourhood living and rural transport solutions; local level research is centred on developing data-driven tools to translate strategic policy measures to local settings. This helps planners to understand the extent to which measures are likely to be effective in different locations / contexts.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering, from the University of Aberdeen, a Master of Science in Transport Engineering and Operations and a Doctor of Philosophy in Transport both from Newcastle University. He was previously a Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University and is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen.
In his spare time, Steve is a rapidly slowing runner and enjoys nothing more than being on mountain tops and watching football with his family.