About Smith Design Studio / Independent consultancy
Better places begin with better movement.
Transport planning, mobility strategy and infrastructure design. Big-picture thinking, backed by the detail that makes places work.
Independent by design. Practical by nature.
01 / The studio
A specialist practice with a wider view.
Smith Design Studio is an independent consultancy focused on how people and goods move through the places we plan and build.
Drawing on transport planning, engineering and international masterplanning experience, the studio works across scales, from individual development sites to major new communities and urban districts.
The team brings a joined-up approach to transport strategy, accessibility, active travel, public transport, smart mobility and the infrastructure that supports them.
02 / How we think
Technical depth. Clear thinking. Useful outcomes.
Three principles shape the way the studio approaches design and decision-making.
People before plans.
Understand the development context, movement patterns and people who will use the network before defining a solution.
Make the complex clear.
Translate policy, technical evidence and competing requirements into recommendations that clients can act upon.
Draw it to deliver it.
Connect early strategy to practical layouts, access arrangements and infrastructure capable of progressing through design.
A point of view / 02.5
LESS JARGON.
MORE MOVEMENT.
Good transport advice should be clear enough to explain, ambitious enough to matter and practical enough to build.
03 / What we do
From the first idea to the last metre.
A targeted mix of services for developers, masterplanners, architects and public authorities.
Transport planning
Transport assessments and statements, development access, travel plans, junction modelling and transport policy.
Mobility & masterplanning
Movement strategies, network hierarchies, transport integration, accessible places and sustainable mode choice.
Infrastructure & design
Highway concept design, active travel infrastructure, junction layouts, road typologies and spatial coordination.
Smart mobility & logistics
Emerging mobility services, first and last mile solutions, on-demand transport and integrated logistics strategies.
04 / Selected experience
Different places. One clear purpose.
Examples from the experience of the SDS team, linking major masterplans to the detail of movement and access.
Central & South AlUla
Mobility strategy and concept design experience supporting a major destination with heritage, tourism and community needs.
Explore project
Sohar New City
Transport and movement planning experience for a new mixed-use city concept spanning approximately 700 hectares.
Explore projectProject examples reflect the professional experience of the SDS team. Specific appointments and project responsibilities are described on the linked pages.
05 / People behind the work
Small team. Wider perspective.
A focused team with backgrounds in transport planning, infrastructure engineering and major masterplans.
Graham Smith
CMCILT · MCIHT · MSc
Transport planning, mobility strategy and masterplanning.
Jaydan Churchill
MCIHT · BEng
Transport infrastructure, data-led planning and urban design.
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From a new development access to a district-wide mobility strategy, Smith Design Studio can help define the next step.