David Sutanto

Associate Director
David Sutanto
Profile

David is a transportation planner and Chartered Professional Engineer (Australia) who combines technical expertise with strategic thinking to create urban streets and places that are more sustainable, safe, inclusive and liveable.

Leading high-profile projects across several countries, David specialises in translating policy objectives into deliverable options and action plans, taking an evidence-based approach informed by stakeholder aspirations.

At Steer, David’s project highlights include making the case for the transformation of the UK’s busiest shopping street (Oxford Street in London); driving best practices for examining the equity implications of transportation projects; and innovative data analysis that enables a more proactive approach to road safety. David has also worked on many high-profile streets in Canada, including Yonge Street in Toronto, Water Street in Vancouver and Government Street in Victoria.

Expertise

Articles and insights by this expert

22 Mar 2024

Turning regulatory compliance from a box ticking exercise to an opportunity for achieving equity

How can we ensure that regulatory compliance is more than a box ticking exercise?

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30 May 2022

Steer welcomes David Sutanto to Steer North America

Steer is excited to welcome David Sutanto to our Vancouver office as an Associate Director.

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22 Jan 2021

TfL Streetspace judicial review: lessons for transport planners and engineers

The High Court upheld a judicial review brought by the London taxi trade against TfL's Streetspace Plan.

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27 Dec 2019

Demonstrating the value of urban street improvements

People and economic activity are increasingly concentrated in cities, rising tensions in how limited space on city streets should be used.

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20 Aug 2016

Oxford Street West

Oxford Street is arguably London’s most well-known thoroughfare and it is the most important retail centre in the United Kingdom.

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