--- title: Creating Places That Thrive url: "https://www.systra.com/uk/creating-places-that-thrive/" type: page date_published: 2023-05-18 date_modified: 2025-05-12 schema: @type: WebPage language: en-GB word_count: 1101 reading_time: 6 min canonical: "https://www.systra.com/uk/creating-places-that-thrive/" featured_image: "https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/05/l2-market-cities-and-urban-mobility-website-header.jpg" --- # Creating Places That Thrive ![Creating Places That Thrive](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/05/l2-market-cities-and-urban-mobility-website-header.jpg) At SYSTRA, our teams focus on designing and implementing sustainable and efficient transport solutions that enhance connectivity and accessibility. By integrating innovative engineering and consulting services, we aim to develop next generation transport plans that deliver sustainable liveable communities and economic growth. Cities and towns are not ends in themselves or a convenient way to socially organise populations, but an expression of the particular people who live in them, their needs and desires and ways of life. That doesn’t sound like such a radical idea today, but a glance at the history of urban planning , especially the heroic errors of the 20th century, makes it obvious that it is an idea that is not always well understood. ![thriving-cities](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2025/03/thriving-cities.jpg) We work collaboratively to develop transport systems that improve the movement of people and goods, reducing congestion and travel times.  Promoting [sustainability](https://www.systra.com/uk/sustainable-future/) and fostering economic growth feed into a wider vision of improving quality of life for communities – where user-friendly transport systems that are safe, reliable, and accessible to all.  We’ll be available to discuss these themes and more throughout Connected Places Summit 2025. Talk to our team of specialists attending the conference,   **[browse their profiles below,](https://www.systra.com/uk/creating-places-that-thrive/#h-meet-our-colleagues) ** and reach out to line up conversations around how we can help you create those places that thrive. [Download our creating places that thrive brochure](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/creating_places_that_thrive_brochure_web.pdf) ![UKREiiF Banner_v2](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2025/05/ukreiif-banner_v2.jpg) ### PLACE-BASED SOLUTIONS  We work closely with clients and stakeholders to ensure transport solutions meet the specific needs and aspirations of the communities they serve.  Our place-based solutions focus on developing insight from the ground up. Our  [**Transport planning**](https://www.systra.com/uk/services/transport-strategy/transport-planning/)  is routed in expert modelling, stakeholder engagement and a placemaking philosophy.  ![l3-markets-active-travel-website-header](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/05/l3-markets-active-travel-website-header-1024x645.jpg) _markets Active Travel Read more sur Active Travel_ ![](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gettyimages-1169227800-1024x683.jpg) _markets Local Transport Read more sur Local Transport_ ![Cyclists on a London street](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/05/website-header-banner-image-2380-x-1500-website-template-2-1024x645.jpg) _markets Streets & Placemaking Read more sur Streets & Placemaking_ ![laptop1](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/12/laptop1-1024x645.png) - Expert Insights Amy SYKES ### Making the Case for Transport [ Read more ](https://www.systra.com/uk/expert_insights/making-the-case-for-transport/) ![Image of a woman in a yellow jumper looking at various images of people, and groups of people, floating in front of her. She is pointing at one of the images. The graphic symbolises social and market research.](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/09/the-right-research-creates-the-right-place-header-and-featured-image-1024x645.png) - Expert Insights ### The right research creates the right place [ Read more ](https://www.systra.com/uk/expert_insights/the-right-research-creates-the-right-place/) ![l2-market-cities-and-urban-mobility-website-header](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/l2-market-cities-and-urban-mobility-website-header-1024x645.jpg) - Expert Insights Marta LIUT ### Creating Liveable Communities – A People Centric Approach [ Read more ](https://www.systra.com/uk/expert_insights/creating-liveable-communities-a-people-centric-approach/) [JOIN OUR COMMUNITY](https://www.systra.com/uk/register/join-our-community/) ### USING DATA TO FORCAST FUTURE MOBILITY  From EV charging to e-scooters, we seek to understand changing behaviours. We’re planning for latent demand across a transforming transport environment.  Data plays a crucial role in shaping the future of mobility by enabling more informed decision-making and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the transport solutions we are working towards.  ![SYSTRA specialist in high vis walking along the road at Grovehurst Junction](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2025/09/highways-header-1-1024x645.jpg) _markets Highways & Roads Read more sur Highways & Roads_ ![sustainable-development-assessment-solutions-header](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/sustainable-development-assessment-solutions-header-1024x645.jpg) _services Sustainable Development Assessments Read more sur Sustainable Development Assessments_ ![development-planning-header](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/development-planning-header-1024x645.jpg) _services Development Planning Read more sur Development Planning_ ![Connecting Cheltenham](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/connecting-cheltenham-project-1024x528.jpg) _projects Connecting Cheltenham Connectivity & Modal Shift Strategy Read more sur Connecting Cheltenham Connectivity & Modal Shift Strategy_ ![South Hampshire Local Economic Impact Model (LEIM)](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/southampton-docks-solent-1024x396.jpg) _projects South Hampshire Local Economic Impact Model (LEIM) Read more sur South Hampshire Local Economic Impact Model (LEIM)_ ### Downloads & Resources ![people-centric-planning-cover](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/04/people-centric-planning-cover.jpg) - Publication ### People Centric Planning [ Read more ](https://www.systra.com/uk/publication/people-centric-planning/people-centric-planning-leaflet/) ![future-fuelds-cover](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/04/future-fuelds-cover.jpg) - Publication ### FUTURE FUELS What fuels will we be using in the future? [ Read more ](https://www.systra.com/uk/publication/future-fuels-what-fuels-will-we-be-using-in-the-future/future-fuels-leaflet/) ![active-travel-brochure_cover_01](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2026/06/active-travel-brochure_cover_01.jpg) - Publication ### Active Travel Leaflet [ Read more ](https://www.systra.com/uk/publication/active-travel-leaflet/attachment/systra-uk-2025_active_travel_sq/) [JOIN OUR COMMUNITY](https://www.systra.com/uk/register/join-our-community/) ### Join our team at SYSTRA ![](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/03/careers-1024x323.jpg) Find out what its like to work at SYSTRA, rewards, benefits and about different career pathways including [apprenticeships](https://www.systra.com/uk/careers/early-careers/apprenticeships/) and [graduate](https://www.systra.com/uk/careers/early-careers/graduates/) opportunities. [SEARCH CAREERS](https://www.systra.com/uk/careers/start-a-career-at-systra/) ![start-a-career-at-systra-header](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/start-a-career-at-systra-header-1024x645.jpg) _Careers at SYSTRA Read more sur Careers at SYSTRA_ ![our-people-header-2](https://www.systra.com/uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/06/our-people-header-2-1024x645.jpg) _Our Colleagues Read more sur Our Colleagues_