Matt Higgins
About Matt Higgins
Matt Higgins is a Senior Transport Planner and Active Travel Lead for the North West and Yorkshire at Arup, with extensive experience in transport planning and active travel initiatives.
Title
Matt Higgins is currently the Senior Transport Planner and Active Travel Lead for the North West and Yorkshire at Arup. He has held this position since 2021, operating out of Leeds, England.
Current Company
Matt Higgins is employed at Arup in the capacity of Senior Transport Planner and Active Travel Lead for the North West and Yorkshire. He began his tenure at Arup in 2021 and continues to work there, located in Leeds, United Kingdom.
Past Roles and Experience
Matt Higgins has an extensive background in transport planning and policy. He was a Senior Consultant at Steer from 2018 to 2021, based in Leeds, United Kingdom. He also held the role of Principal City Planner - Roads Strategy & Freight at Transport for London for 9 months in 2018. Prior to that, he worked on a secondment as Senior Executive Officer - Cycling & Walking at the Department for Transport (DfT) for 6 months in 2017. His earlier roles include Strategy Planner (Cycling) at Transport for London from 2014 to 2018, Graduate Transport Planner at Transport for London from 2013 to 2014, and Transport Planner - Zero Emissions Network Project Manager at the London Borough of Hackney from 2012 to 2013.
Education and Expertise
Matt Higgins holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Transport & City Planning from University College London (UCL), obtained between 2014 and 2016. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Human Geography from Leeds Metropolitan University, completed between 2005 and 2009. His academic background has equipped him with a thorough understanding of urban transport planning and policy development.