First we shape our cities, then they shape us.

Modal is currently providing senior planning capability within the Department of Transport and Main Roads Infrastructure Planning Team, supporting corridor strategy, investment prioritisation and integrated network planning.

Working within a state government environment, the role focuses on aligning land use growth, transport demand and infrastructure sequencing across regional and metropolitan contexts. This includes strengthening internal planning frameworks and ensuring that infrastructure decisions are grounded in spatial analysis, policy alignment and long-term movement hierarchy definition.

Through this secondment, Modal is embedding integrated planning principles within program development and corridor prioritisation, reinforcing the connection between strategic intent and deliverable outcomes.

Modal prepared the Transform Logan Mode Share Report, analysing current travel patterns and modelling future scenarios to inform sustainable transport pathways. The study examined how land use intensity, corridor allocation and movement hierarchy influence achievable mode share outcomes.

The report provided a clear evidence base for long-term transport strategy, demonstrating the structural relationship between road space allocation, transit priority and active travel integration. It strengthened the strategic case for shifting from vehicle-dominant corridors toward balanced, multimodal systems.

Modal developed an automated framework for assessing kerb and channel Statements of Intent, improving consistency, efficiency and decision-making across local government processes. The system streamlined review workflows and embedded clear technical criteria within spatial and engineering assessments.

This initiative demonstrated how digital tools and structured logic can improve infrastructure governance while reducing administrative burden. The outcome was a more transparent and scalable assessment process aligned with planning and engineering standards.

Outcomes:
• Time savings
• Reduction in manual processing
• Internal governance improvements

Modal led the development of a spatial growth model to forecast land use intensity, transport demand and accessibility outcomes under future growth scenarios. The model provided councils with a clear understanding of how development patterns interact with infrastructure capacity and movement hierarchy.

By testing alternative growth and network configurations, the model supported evidence-based decision-making and infrastructure staging strategies. This work strengthened the alignment between land use planning and transport investment.

Outcomes:
• Scale of area modelled
• Population or dwelling forecasts aligned with current delivery

Modal provided senior transport planning capability within Logan City Council’s Transport Planning Team, contributing to integrated corridor studies, strategic network planning and policy development. The role involved aligning council priorities with state frameworks and growth forecasts across a rapidly urbanising environment.

This secondment strengthened internal planning processes and ensured that movement and place principles were embedded within corridor planning, infrastructure sequencing and long-term growth strategies.

Modal delivered the Thiyama-li in Leadership program to GHD, supporting senior leaders to move beyond cultural awareness and into operational capability. The session focused on lifting understanding, relationships, opportunities and outcomes, aligning directly with GHD’s Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Strategy.

Rather than treating reconciliation as compliance, the program examined influence, decision-making power and cultural load within a complex national organisation. Leaders were challenged to consider how procurement systems, governance structures and accountability frameworks can actively lift others. The outcome was practical: strengthened cultural acumen, clearer ownership of commitments, and renewed confidence to embed reconciliation into day-to-day leadership practice.

Modal delivered the Buyer Engagement and Bidding workshop as part of the Loorende-gat Business and Entrepreneur Program at Ikon Park, supporting First Nations entrepreneurs to strengthen commercial capability.

The program focused on procurement literacy, strategic buyer engagement and structured tender development. Participants worked through the procurement cycle, stakeholder mapping, Go / No-Go decision processes, due diligence requirements and staged bid review methods.

The workshop combined cultural grounding with commercial rigour. It positioned Indigenous businesses as capable, competitive partners within corporate and government supply chains, equipping participants with the confidence and tools to navigate complex procurement environments sustainably.

Rather than treating reconciliation as compliance, the program examined influence, decision-making power and cultural load within a complex national organisation. Leaders were challenged to consider how procurement systems, governance structures and accountability frameworks can actively lift others. The outcome was practical: strengthened cultural acumen, clearer ownership of commitments, and renewed confidence to embed reconciliation into day-to-day leadership practice.