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About the Conference More urban traffic congestion, less money for new investment and increasing maintenance and operational needs. This is the outlook for Australasia's urban areas. Fluctuations in economic growth will not fundamentally change this picture. More than ever, there is a pressing need for transport planners, managers and funders to get the big spending decisions right. That is, obtaining and spend the money where the priority needs are. What are the priority urban road traffic needs for Australasia? How can we better leverage new technologies, other modes and new funding approaches to achieve better community outcomes with limited resources. Are more toll roads, public-private-partnerships and congestion charging the way to go? Or is there a inherent hazard in such an approach unless plans for toll roads are fundamentally part of desirable plans for transport? How can breakthrough applications in transport technology for better traffic management help? What are the likely viable value-added transport services? As an all plenary session conference, key expert speakers from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand wereinvited to provide in-depth viewpoints on taking a business approach to roads for Australasia. Speakers provided new approaches in strategy and policy, case-studies, examples of innovations and practical approaches to dealing with the challenges. Speakers were encouraged to speak their mind with topics such as:
Parramatta was chosen as the location for this conference to provide conference delegates with a first hand opportunity to see how new road developments in Sydney are progressing and talk to the practitioners involved from government and industry. Projects including Westlink M7 (Western Sydney Orbital) ($1.5 billion) and the Lane Cove ($1.1 billion) and Cross City ($0.7 billion) tunnels were of interest to delegates. A total of over 20 invited presentations by international and Australasian speakers were made. Key note speakers from the Europe and Asia-Pacific reported on latest trends. Mr Derek Turner, as former Managing Director for street management at Transport for London, was responsible for the introduction of congestion charging in London. He provided a unique strategic perspective on the circumstances under which road use charging may be appropriate, the necessary supporting actions, how to communicate with the wide range of stakeholders and what benefits can be expected. Jack Opiola, Director, Intelligent Transport Systems, Hyder Consulting UK, Project Manager of the recent Hong Kong road pricing trial, spoke on convergence of technologies in the charging field and provide an independent assessment on the London road use charging scheme. From Australia, Lauchlan McIntosh, Executive Director of the Automobile Association of Australia spoke on what is required to establish the right mix of public and private investment in roads and traffic information services. Major Sponsor
ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. ALSTOM Intelligent Systems provide ITS solutions for transportation projects both within Australia and internationally. ALSTOM's engineering solutions range from heavy electrical and mechanical design, construction and installation through to computer based automation, communications, software and systems integration, all performed under standards based accredited ISO9001quality management. Project involvement can range from system study and consulting to a complete one-stop turnkey solution. Recent projects in Sydney using ALSTOM's transport systems expertise include the Eastern Distributor, the M5 East and the computer upgrade for the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. All these projects have been delivered ahead of time and within budget. Other important projects include the Parramatta Rail Link and the Western Sydney Orbital. Sponsor
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