Show notes
A landmark document titled "Better Connected: A Strategy for Integrated Transport," published in April 2026, is set to fundamentally reshape how people move across England. The strategy marks a significant shift toward a transport network designed to be safe, reliable, affordable, and accessible, placing "people, place, and partnership" at its core.
In this interview, Danny Williams, the former civil servant who led the development of the strategy and founding CEO of Active Travel England, is interviewed describing the document as a "direction of travel" for the nation.
Danny Williams is a partner at Strat-edgy LLP, a strategy consultancy that works exclusively with senior leaders in transport, infrastructure, and government. Danny has operated at senior level across government and private sector leadership. He founded and led Active Travel England – a new executive agency – before leading development of the first national transport strategy in two decades at the Department for Transport.
In this interview, Danny Williams, the former civil servant who led the development of the strategy and founding CEO of Active Travel England, is interviewed describing the document as a "direction of travel" for the nation.
Danny Williams is a partner at Strat-edgy LLP, a strategy consultancy that works exclusively with senior leaders in transport, infrastructure, and government. Danny has operated at senior level across government and private sector leadership. He founded and led Active Travel England – a new executive agency – before leading development of the first national transport strategy in two decades at the Department for Transport.