Dr. Rachel Aldred

Rachel is a Reader in Transport at the University of Westminster. She is interested in sustainable mobilities, especially active transport, and has published widely in this area. Rachel is the Director of the Active Travel Academy and teaches on Westminster’s MSc Transport Planning and Management. She also sits on the editorial board of Transport Reviews. In 2016 Rachel was awarded the ESRC Outstanding Impact in Public Policy Prize and the first annual Westminster University Prize for Research Excellence. One of her research projects (Near Miss Project) was awarded Cycling Initiative of the Year 2015 by Total Women’s Cycling. Between November 2012 and October 2018 she served as an elected Trustee of the London Cycling Campaign and chaired its Policy Forum.