Emma Forde
About Emma Forde
Emma Forde is an Associate Transport Planner at Arup with extensive experience in public transport planning and operations, having worked in various roles across the UK and internationally.
Company
Emma Forde currently holds the position of Associate Transport Planner at Arup. She has been with the company since 2000, contributing significantly to public transport planning. During her tenure, she has played a key role in developing Arup's public transport planning business and enhancing travel and event management planning for major developments and stadia.
Title
Emma Forde is an Associate Transport Planner at Arup. Her responsibilities include delivering practical implementation plans for infrastructure improvements and new public transport services. With extensive experience in various global regions, she has participated in long-term assignments in Arup's Melbourne and Perth offices in Australia.
Education and Expertise
Emma Forde holds an MSc in Transport Planning and Management from the University of Westminster, completed from 1999 to 2001. She also holds a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Portsmouth, where she studied from 1991 to 1994. Her academic background provides a solid foundation in geography and transport planning, which has been instrumental in her professional work.
Background
Before joining Arup, Emma Forde worked at Transport for London as a Contract Compliance Auditor for London Buses from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, she was a Bus Operations Manager at Stagecoach Bus from 1995 to 1999 in Dover, Canterbury, and Newcastle. She began her career as a Management Trainee at Stagecoach Bus, Chesterfield, from 1994 to 1995.
International Experience
Emma Forde has extensive international experience, having worked on projects across the UK, Europe, America, Australia, and New Zealand. Her long-term assignments in Melbourne and Perth, Australia, further attest to her ability to adapt and manage transport planning projects in diverse international settings.