Living Streets
Susan Claris has a work history that spans several decades and includes various roles in transportation planning and public service. Susan started their career at the Department for Transport as an Executive Officer from 1983 to 1989. Susan then worked as a Transport Planner at Arup from 1993 to 2007, before becoming an Associate Director at the same company from 2007 to 2023. Throughout their time at Arup, they worked on a variety of transport planning projects, including those for Hertfordshire County Council and Guildford Borough Council, as well as the Office for Low Emission Vehicles' Plugged-In Places program. Additionally, they served as an Infrastructure Delivery Partner at the Office for Low Emission Vehicles from 2010 to 2013. In 2015, they took on roles as a Trustee and Vice President at Living Streets, an organization that promotes walking and cycling. Finally, in 2023, they became a Parish Councillor at Sandgate Parish Council.
Susan Claris has a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Transport from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, which was obtained from 1992 to 1993. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) degree in Planning and Anthropology from Oxford Brookes University, from 1989 to 1992. Their earlier education includes attending Chatham Grammar School for Girls from 1976 to 1983, but no degree or field of study is specified for this period.
Living Streets
We are Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking. We want to create a walking nation, free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illness and social isolation and making walking the natural choice. We believe that a walking nation means progress for everyone. Our ambition is to get people of all generations to enjoy the benefits that this simple act brings and to ensure all our streets are fit for walking. For more than 90 years we’ve been a beacon for walking. In our early days our campaigning led to the UK’s first zebra crossings and speed limits. Now, our campaigns and local projects deliver real change to overcome barriers to walking and our ground breaking initiatives such as the world’s biggest Walk to School campaign encourage millions of people to walk. Progress starts here: one street, one school, one step at a time.