about hamilton-baillie associates
Hamilton-Baillie Associates Ltd is a small company providing specialist knowledge and experience of innovative solutions for reconciling traffic movement with quality public spaces in cities, towns and villages.
Based in Bristol, Hamilton-Baillie Associates Ltd provides practical advice and policy development work to combine urban design, traffic engineering and safety improvements. Clients include highway authorities, government agencies, developers, community groups and design teams in architecture, urban and landscape design, planning, regeneration, transport and traffic engineering.
Hamilton-Baillie Associates' work draws on extensive research and observations of best practice in mainland Europe, North America and across the UK.
Ben Hamilton-Baillie qualified as an architect, and worked in the fields of housing, transport and planning before setting up the company in 2003. He has had a lifelong interest in improving the quality of streets and public spaces, and finding new ways to promote safety, economic vitality and civility. He is one of the advisory experts on "Shared Space" for five European countries developing a range of practical projects to explore innovative street design. He is also consultant to English Heritage and an enabler for CABE Space.
Paola Spivach brings urban design, planning and traffic engineering experience and skills to the company. Educated in Italy and the USA, Paola's twelve years' professional experience has spanned best practice in European urban design to transport planning, traffic calming and road safety. She combines capabilities in AutoCAD and 3-D drawing skills with extensive technical knowledge.
latest news from hamilton baillie
Government urges local authorities to reduce clutter
The Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, has urged local authorities to rid streets of unnecessary signs, markings, barriers, bollards and traffic signals.... more »
Do we really need traffic lights?
Ben Hamilton-Baillie appeared on the Fox Business Network in the USA via satellite link, to answer questions from the audience about the removal of traffic lights and other street... more »
Exhibition Road Project starts on site
The pioneering Exhibition Road project has started on site. This marks the first step towards transforming the existing bleak and uncomfortable pedestrian environment of this gr... more »