Smart Urban Transport 2007

Session 1: Transit Making Places Accessible

Opening Address:
Paul Lucas, Qld Minister for Transport, Australia

KEYNOTE:
Professor Ken Gwilliam, Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom and former Economic Adviser, Transport Sector, The World Bank - Policy and Institutions in Bus Rapid Transit Systems Worldwide

Session 2: Meeting Travel Needs — Enhancing Accessibility

• What do consumers want & why does it matter - world best practice
• Accessibility as a key policy tool
• Balancing equity and efficiency

KEYNOTE:
John Stott, Vice Chairman of UITP Asia-Pacific Division & until recently Director Integrated Ticketing, NSW Ministry of Transport, NSW, Australia - Life in a low carbon future - the importance of public transport systems for urban sustainability

Fergus Gammie, CEO, Auckland Regional Transit Authority, Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland Transport Status and Directions - download paper here

Rachel Smith, Sustainable Transport, Sinclair Knight Merz, Brisbane - download paper here

Session 3: Designing Successful and Secure Transit

• Appropriate infrastructure for our cities and the nexus between infrastructure and operations
• Features of available modes and technologies and why it matters
• Design choices: infrastructure (form, location), vehicles (generation, capacity, motive power), stations (size, location), meeting safety and security at all times

Neil Smith, Managing Director, Torrens Transit, Adelaide, South Australia - Building consumer-oriented bus services on a busway - Adelaide experience - download paper here

Derek Trusler, Director, DT Architecture, New Zealand - Busway station architecture and urban design enhancing security and the profile of transit

Ken Deutscher, Project Director (Gold Coast Rapid Transit), TransLink - Planning a new rapid transit system for the Gold Coast - download paper here

Session 4: Technology aiding transit services

• Advances in bus rapid transit, associated technology and systems
• What is appropriate for Australian cities
• New approaches building on technology standards

Mark Cridland, Group Manager (Planning and Infrastructure), TransLink - Brisbane's Busway Network - Looking towards the future - download paper here

Greg Ellis, Consultant, Brisbane - Options for integrated ticketing in a multi-operator growing environment - role of standards - download paper here

Simon Sinnott, Project Manager, SmartBus Control System, Department of Infrastructure, Melbourne - Integrated real time information: a standards based approach

Session 5: Transit Stations, Place Making and Linkages

• Why places matter, what price urban design, how much security
• Role of commercial development and what do developers want and how much say should they have

KEYNOTE:
Edward Dotson, Consultant to World Bank (ex lead Urban Transport Specialist, World Bank) - BRT's role in protection of cultural heritage in Xi'an, China - download paper here

Dr Mark Bachels, National Leader Sustainable Community Development, Parsons Brinckerhof, Brisbane, Australia - TODs & sustainable villages & international best practice in getting the right mix - download paper here

Dr Gordon Holden, Head, School of Architecture, Deputy Dean and Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor - Faculty of Architecture and Design, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Urban design: adding value to transit stations

Session 6: Bridging the Gap Between Transit Performance and Desired Community Outcomes

• Integrated transport policy – creating accessibility and capitalising on it and making projects work as a network
• Integrated land-use and transport framework – facilitating transit oriented development
• Addressing the Greenhouse Gas challenge

John Ernst, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Washington DC, USA - Integrating BRT into Jakarta's Transport System

Brian Bothwell & Roma Gafa, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane, Australia - Sustainable network integration - download paper here

Eric Keys, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton, Melbourne, Australia - Can we ever provide enough?

Session 7: Measuring Plans and Performance

• Public transport appraisal guidelines
• Public-private partnerships – what does private sector (lenders, financiers, contractors and operators) want & appropriate governance
• Greenhouse gas certification reduction appraisal
• Urban development – measuring successful outcomes

David Bray, Adelaide, Australia - Optimising projects using the national urban transport guidelines on appraisal

Simon Whiteley, General Manager Policy & Planning, Land Transport New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand with Ian Wallis, Principal, Ian Wallis Associates Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand - The New Zealand Framework: assessment of urban transport Initiatives - Kiwi policy developments and perspectives

Kris Panagiotopoulos, Project Manager, Department of Infrastructure, Queensland with Mark Wilde, Partner, Project Finance Advisory, Ernst and Young, Queensland - PPPs and Busway Delivery - VFM Analysis in practice - download paper here

Session 8: Report Back on What Has Been Learnt

Greg Ellis, well known transport consultant, will chair a panel of experts who will report back to the conference on what has been learnt. A written synthesis paper will be made available to delegates post conference. - download paper here