WORKSHOP ON LEVERAGING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR PROPERTY AND LAND USE DEVELOPMENT
4-5 November 2004
Customs House, Brisbane, Australia
 

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  DAY ONE: Thursday 4 November 2004
9.05am
Session 1
Land use and transport trends in Australian cities
– Trends in development in Australian cities
– Lifestyle issues relating to home location & nature of jobs
– Commuting and issues of sprawl
– Can land use and transport policy lead development
– Overview of real basis for land development decisions

Chair: Philip Sayeg, Transport Roundtable Australasia, Brisbane

KEYNOTE: Michael Matusik, Matusik Property Insights, Brisbane

Garry Glazebrook, Glazebrook & Associates, Sydney

Mike Veitch, Veitch Lister Consulting, Brisbane
 

10.15am Morning Tea
10.45am
Session 2

Financing infrastructure
– Infrastructure needs in Australian cities
– Current transport and proposals in south east Queensland
– Financing options
– Is debt financing an option?
– Role of public private partnerships
– Transport policy possibilities

Chair: David Bray, Economic & Policy Services, Adelaide

John Quiggin, University of Queensland, Brisbane

John McEvoy, Infrastructure Association of Qld & Burns Bridge Transactions, Brisbane

Dr Phil Day, Lawyer/ planner/ academic, Brisbane
 

12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm
Session 3

Setting the right framework
– Strategic transport and land use plans - do they work?
– Perils of ignoring the market
– How can they be improved?
– Experience in SEQ

Chair: Bruce James, Queensland Transport, Brisbane

KEYNOTE: David Bray, Economic & Policy Services, Adelaide

John Larcombe, Office of Urban Management, Queensland, Brisbane

Prof Phil Charles, UQ Centre for Transport Strategy, (panel)   

3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm
Session 4

Successful models
– USA & other experience
– Success with capitalising on transport investment in Australia
– Emerging case studies (Brisbane Northern Busway and NSB Tunnel/ Transapex)

Chair: Tom Richman, King & Co Property Consultants, Brisbane

KEYNOTE: Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Barry Gyte, GCI consultants, Brisbane

Adele Eagleton, Bovis Lend Lease, Sydney

Steve Bredhauer, Consultant & former Qld Minister for Transport (panel)

5.00pm Close
   
  DAY TWO: Friday 5 November 2004
8.30am
Session 5

Impact of the commercial market
– Impact of commercial investment decisions on land use & property development
– Impact of residential property development decisions
– Government perspective

Chair: Philip Sayeg, Transport Roundtable Australasia, Brisbane

Phil Ainsworth, King and Co, Brisbane

David Meyer, Delfin Lend Lease, Brisbane

David Bray, Economic & Policy Services, Adelaide (panel)
 

10.00am Morning Tea
10.30am
Session 6
Harnessing the commercial market
- Continuation of discussion from previous session

Chair: Prof Phil Charles, UQ Centre for Transport Strategy, Brisbane

Geoff Anson, Geoff Anson Consulting, Melbourne

Leon Fleming, Brisbane City Council, Brisbane

John Dudgeon, Department of Main Roads, Brisbane
 

12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm
Session 7

Improving commercial and societal outcomes
– From government policy to market decisions) to get better outcomes
– Implications for regional transport and infrastructure planning and investment
– Emerging opportunities

Chair: Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley USA

Dr Kathi Holt-Damant, University of Queensland, Brisbane

Professor Phil Charles, UQ Centre for Transport Strategy, Brisbane

Assoc Prof Phil Heywood, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane (panel)

Neil Doyle, Department of Main Roads Queensland, Brisbane (panel)
 

3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm Close

 

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