Matt Smith

Matt is a Consultant within the Atkins Intelligent Mobility and Smart Technologies practice, specialising in research, engagement, and strategy development. With an academic background in social research and a strong interest in transport, Matt has spent his career to date helping clients in the transport sector to further develop their service offerings through the delivery of insights and research on their customers. During 2021, Matt worked with Transport for the North to undertake research into the North’s visitor economy and its links to transport, establishing a vision for a customer centric transport network tailored to the needs of visitors. More recently, he has been leading the delivery of the DfT funded E-Cycles Extension Fund for South Gloucestershire Council, and evaluating the effectiveness of integrated public transport services in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. Through his consultancy work and interest in transport, Matt is passionate about the potential for transport to benefit people and places by connecting the population to economic, social, and leisure opportunities.