With entries for CiTTi Awards 2025 now open, City Transport & Traffic Innovation Magazine (CiTTi Magazine) has launched an exclusive series of Q&A interviews with the expert panel of judges responsible for assessing this year’s submissions.
In the weeks ahead, the magazine will shine a spotlight on each of the judges – a diverse group of leading professionals drawn from across the sustainable urban mobility and transport technology sectors – to learn more about their backgrounds, industry perspectives and what they’ll be looking for in an award-winning entry.
From public sector figures to academic and technical specialists, this year’s judging panel represents a broad spectrum of knowledge, insight and experience – all of which will help identify the most innovative, impactful and forward-thinking projects, products and people shaping the future of city transport and traffic innovation.
One of the judges taking part in the 2025 edition is Kelvin Reynolds, chief technical services officer & company secretary at the British Parking Association (BPA). Reynolds is a seasoned expert in UK traffic management and parking with more than 50 years experience, 25 of which were in the public sector leading innovations in digital parking and e-payments.
At the BPA since 2004, Reynolds has spearheaded key initiatives including the Safer Parking Scheme and Civil Parking Enforcement and played a pivotal role in establishing PoPLA and the Parking Forum, influencing policy and innovation.
Speaking to CiTTi Magazine, Reynolds spoke of the need to drive research and facilitate the EV transition through successful parking management.
Name: Kelvin Reynolds
Job title: Chief Technical Services Officer & Company Secretary
Organisation: British Parking Association
How does your professional expertise align with the CiTTi Awards’ mission to recognise and celebrate innovation in urban mobility?
My experience has included leading the development of the world’s first digital parking meter in 1987/88. The first use of credit card payments on street in the UK, in 1991/92, the deployment of ANPR technology at Bluewater in 1998/1999, together with remodelling of the entire Kent Thameside public transport network in partnership with several transport operators in rail and bus. This included the forerunner to Kent Fast Track bus network. We also led the development of Park Mark, and other accreditations at the BPA.
What emerging trends or technologies in urban mobility and transport are you most excited about, and how do you expect them to be reflected in this year’s submissions?
Clearly, the National Parking Platform is a key innovation interoperability of payment technologies and more in the parking and EV charging environment, and I contribute to this work. I would expect to see this reflected in some submissions. Likewise, novel EV charging solutions, and accessible EV charging solutions.
As a judge, what insights do you hope to gain from reviewing the submissions, and how might this experience shape your perspective or influence your work in the sector?
Scrutinising and reviewing novel applications and submissions provides insight to emerging trends and highlights early adopter solutions to a range of urban mobility challenges. This enables me to compare them against my own experiences to identify potential solutions and successes.
In your opinion, how do the CiTTi Awards contribute to driving meaningful progress and innovation in urban mobility, and why is industry recognition so important?
Celebrating success is always a key driver in encouraging innovation. Raising awareness and benchmarking against competitors, collaborators, and consumer expectations drives development.
Can you share an example of an innovation or initiative that has significantly impacted urban mobility?
More recently, The National Parking Platform, but in my own experience going back over 30-40 years I have been actively involved in innovations and initiatives that have significantly impacted on urban mobility and these are outlined elsewhere. Typically, TravelSense at Bluewater; digital parking meters, enabling cashless payments through payment cards (credit and debit cards), and more.
What advice would you give to companies and organisations looking to submit an award-winning entry?
Keep it succinct, simple, and surprising.
Achievements and innovations in urban mobility will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector!
