Oliveira Tiago

Associate Director, Arup

I graduated as a Geographer/Urban Planner in Lisbon in 1997, including one year in The Netherlands. I have over 23 years’ experience in different areas of Transport Planning, including Traffic and Transport Assessments, Masterplanning, Streetscape, Sustainable Transport and Transport Strategies. My first job was with the Lisbon Metropolitan Transport Authority, following which I moved to Ireland, worked for Financial Times, before joining SIAS, where I worked in Land Use and Transportation Studies. I moved to the UK, where I worked for Atkins and WSP, before joining Arup in Dublin 2006. I have worked on a wide variety of projects, including transportation assessments and mobility management plans for large developments, as well as masterplans. I have provided transportation advice to institutions such as universities and hospitals and I have been involved in the transportation aspects of masterplans, strategic plans and design competitions in Ireland and elsewhere in the world. Recently I have led the technical team that delivered a Cycle Masterplan for Ankara, in Turkey. My career as a transport planner, and especially my role within an engineering set-up has provided me with the opportunities to do what I dreamt of: To contribute to projects that have a positive impact on cities and people. I have a particular interest in the manner in which movement, especially pedestrian and cycling mobility, can be a determining factor in the quality of urban life, and especially how quality design for all modes can be reflected in successful schemes, no matter how small.