Program
The conference will feature two days of keynote plenary presentations and one and a half days of intensive workshop discussions based around the presentation of resource papers. As papers are confirmed the details will be updated below.
Conference Schedule
Updated: 5 April 2013
Day |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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Sunday 15 September |
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Registration (2-6pm) |
Welcome Reception |
Monday 16 September |
Late Registration (7-8.30am) Plenary Presentations |
Plenary Presentations |
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Tuesday 17 September |
Workshops |
Workshops |
Conference Dinner |
Wednesday 18 September |
Workshops |
Excursion tbc |
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Thursday 19 September |
Plenary Presentations |
Workshop Reports |
Conference Dinner Michael Beesley Award |
Plenary
Forcing, fostering or 'forstering' authorities - approach to bus system reform and implications for outcomes the Mexico City and Santiago de Chile cases
Onesimo Flores Dewey and Christopher Zegras MIT, USA
Cost efficiency under negotiated performance-based contracts and benchmarking for urban bus contracts - Are there any gains through competitive tendering in the absence of an incumbent public monopolist?
Professor David A. Hensher Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Barriers to implementing BRT systems
Dr Luis Antonio Lindau and Dr Dario Hidalgo EMBARQ, Colombia
Cost implications of vertical separation in railways
Professor Chris Nash and Dr Andrew Smith Leeds University, UK and Professor Fumitoshi Mizutani and Shuji Uranishi Kobe University, Japan
Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in local public transport in Sweden and England
Professor Tom Rye and Dr Anders Wretstrand Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, Sweden
Negotiating bus operating contracts: The pain and the gains
Lisa Seftel City of Johannesburg Transport Department, South Africa
Structural reforms in the railway sector and incentive misalignment
Didier van de Velde Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Market initiative in public transport in Europe: recent developments
Didier van de Velde Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Making tendering work: lessons from the Netherlands
Dr Wijnand Veeneman and Didier Van de Velde Delft University of Technology and inno-V, The Netherlands
The contracting of urban bus services - Recent developments 'down under'
Ian Wallis Ian Wallis Associates Ltd, New Zealand and Dr David Bray Economic and Policy Services Pty Ltd, Australia
Workshops
1. Developing an Effective Performance Regime
Chair: Dr Andrew Smith – Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK
Rapporteur: Associate Professor Wijnand Veeneman - Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft, The Netherlands
This workshop will examine the extent to which benchmarking, performance measurement and incentive regimes can improve the performance of public transport, in part through the promotion of yardstick competition. The extent to which developments in information technology and the open data 'revolution' have enhanced performance measurement will be considered, whilst the role of customer satisfaction surveys and information exchange between users and operators will also be examined. This workshop will look at how to feed appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) into contracts (including a monitoring regime) and how to determine KPIs for different market segments. The systematic design and development of performance regimes and schemes so as to avoid unintended consequences that have often manifested themselves in practice, will be considered. The workshop will include consideration of performance regimes to address unreliability, overcrowding and other aspects of poor service quality. Incentives to improve staff training and incentive schemes for operating staff will also be considered. The issue of consistency across public transport modes will also be examined.
Papers
Performance measurement systems for public transport systems in mass events: lessons learned from the Southern Mashaer rail system during the 2010 pilgrimage season
Dr Baha Alshalalfah, Dr Isam Kaysi and Arwa Sayegh SETS s.a.r.l., Lebanon and Dr Amer Shalaby University of Toronto, Canada
An automated data driven performance regime for operations management, planning, and control
John Attanucci, Dr David Block-Schachter, Dominick Tribone and Professor Nigel Wilson MIT, United States
From a quiet life to the struggle for life: competition in the French public transit
Dr Dominique Bouf and Professor Bruno Faivre D'Arcier LET - University of Lyon, France
Measuring the performance of urban public transport in relation to public policy goals
Professor Bruno Faivre D'Arcier LET - University of Lyon, France
Delivering effective public transport services
Celinda Estallo and Ray Winn Victorian Auditor-General's Office, Australia
Incentive schemes, provision of quality and monitoring: the case of the public transit system in Santiago de Chile
Patricia Galilea and Marco Batarce Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Incentive schemes for bus drivers: the case of the public transit system in Santiago de Chile
Patricia Galilea, Dr Felipe Delgado and Markus Niehaus Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Measuring and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of bus public transport systems
Georgios Georgiadis, Dr Ioannis Politis and Professor Panagiotis Papaioannou Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Incentives in bus concession contracts: the Latin American experience
Andres Gomez-Lobo University of Chile and Dr Julio Briones Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Getting the right KPIs for bus network expansion: a comparison of Sydney and Canberra, Australia
Dr Cameron Gordon University of Canberra, Australia Professor Corinne Mulley Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Implementing New Zealand's new public transport operating model: a description of the challenges and progress to date
Rhona Hewitt Greater Wellington Regional Council, New Zealand Rachel Drew NZ Bus limited, New Zealand David Stenhouse Environment Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand Colin Homan Auckland Transport, New Zealand
Can regulatory policies improve the performance of a bus system? An statistical analysis for the case of Transantiago
Carlos Melo Diego Portales University, Chile
Incorporating service reliability in public transport design and performance requirements: international survey results and recommendations
Dr Niels van Oort Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
An efficient frontier analysis of key variables influencing tendering success in the Netherlands
Dr Wijnand Veeneman Delft University of Technology and inno-V, The Netherlands Dr Thijs Urlings, Dr Janneke Wilschut and Dr Jos Blank Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Safety as a key performance indicator: creating a safety culture for enhanced passenger safety and comfort
Dr Anders Wretstrand, Professor Bengt Holmberg and Dr Monica Berntman Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, Sweden
2. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Chair: Professor Juan Carlos Muñoz – Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics, Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile
Rapporteur: Brendan Finn European – Transport and Telematics Systems Ltd, Dublin, Ireland
This workshop will provide an update on BRT systems around the world (including Cambridge and South Hampshire in the UK) and considerations of related concepts such as Corridor Dedicated Transit. It will examine critical success factors, operational enhancements, appropriate contractual and institutional settings and complementary policies. It will also consider BRT as an agent of transformation of urban transportation, both of the services and of the transport operators, and the way BRT may evolve from existing operations. It will consider the adaptation of institutional and regulatory frameworks for BRT; or in many cases in developing countries where no adequate framework exists, establishment of a permanent or interim framework sufficient for BRT. Business models for BRT, including system financing, contractual arrangements, use of PPP, and allocation of risk, will be discussed. The impacts on and interaction with pre-existing transit operators, including paratransit, will be examined. Consideration will also be made of the users of BRT systems and how they may be better involved in system design.
Papers
Developing BRT in the Philippines - design, institutional and regulatory issues
Colin Brader Integrated Transport Planning Ltd, UK Brendan Finn ETTS Ltd, Ireland
BRT in South Africa: keep the strategy - change the action plan!
Paul Browning TransForum Business Development, South Africa
BRT versus heavy rail in suburban Sydney: comparing successive iterations of a proposed heavy rail line project to the pre-existing BRT network
Dr Geoffrey Clifton, Professor Corinne Mulley and Professor David A. Hensher Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Assessing Bus Rapid Transit system performance in Australasia
Professor Graham Currie and Alexa Delbosc Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University, Australia
Brazilian bus operators versus new entrants: analysis of BRT's role
Dr Andre Dantas Brazilian National Association of Urban Transport Companies, Brazil
Policy packaging in BRT projects: case study analysis
Luis N. Filipe and Professor Rosário Macário Instituto Superior Tcnico - CESUR, Portugal
Institutional frameworks and private sector participation in BRT - international practice
Brendan Finn ETTS Ltd, Ireland
Feeder-Trunk or direct lines? The determinants of the optimal structure of transit services
Dr Antonio Gschwender and Professor Sergio Jara-Diaz Universidad de Chile Claudia Bravo UOCT, Chile
Regulating the urban minibus sector in Accra and Kumasi - achieving the platform for transformation
Samson Gyamera and Mike Konadu Pre-GAPTE Unit, MLGRD, Ghana Brendan Finn ETTS Ltd., Ireland
Drivers of Bus Rapid Transit systems - influences on ridership and service frequency
Professor David A. Hensher, Professor Corinne Mulley and Dr Zheng Li Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Public transport integration in Bogotaand Cali, Colombia facing transition from semi-deregulated services to full regulation citywide
Dr Dario Hidalgo EMBARQ, Colombia
Paradoxes of establishing mass rapid transit systems in African cities: A case of Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit system, Tanzania
Abdi Ka'bange and Professor David Mfinanga University of Dar es Salaam, United Republic Of Tanzania
Transatiago, five years after its launch
Professor Juan Carlos Muñoz and Marco Batarce Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile Dario Hidalgo EMBARQ, Colombia
Comparative analysis of six Latin American transit systems
Professor Juan Carlos Muñoz, Marco Batarce and Ignacia Torres Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Implementing Bus Rapid Transit: A tale of two Indian cities
Andrea Rizvi and Professor Elliott Sclar Columbia University, USA
3. Institutional and Operational Reforms within Different Socio-economic and Cultural Contexts
Chair: Professor Sergio Jara-Diaz – Civil Engineering Department, University of Chile
Rapporteur: Dr Rico Merkert – Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Despite over 30 years of worldwide reforms in many directions to increase efficiency, public transport markets present a variety of arrangements regarding operations, control and ownership that are amenable to improvement. This workshop will examine the contextual economic, political, cultural and social factors behind these many different cases that can be observed around the world. Through a better understanding of such factors it will examine the competition and ownership options for regulated public transport markets, taking full account of local contextual factors. This will include examination of methods for improving performance without major competition and ownership changes, for example by improved institutional design (both top-down and bottom-up), the development of trusting partnerships, the promotion of negotiated contracts and the introduction of optimal operating rules.
Papers
Competitive tendering in an unregulated market - an accident waiting to happen?
Jørgen Aarhaug Institute of Transport Economics, Norway
Political economy of ownership change in suburban railway transport in Russia
Andrei Dementiev Higher School of Economics, Russia
Public transport and social capital: the case of an economy in transition
Andrei Dementiev Higher School of Economics, Russia
What about bus public transport fare? Evolution and challenges in Buenos Aires metropolitan region, Argentina
Dr Andrea Gutierrez CoNICET, Argentina
A legal institutional model for the semi urban interstate transportation based on typology of transport
Juliana Gomes Gularte, Yaeko Yamashita and Milena Rocha Brasilia University, Brazil
Strategies for increasing public transport market share - an investigation of alternative developments
Dr Johan Holmgren Linkoping University, Sweden
Bus size - a neglected factor for urban transport system optimization
Professor Jan Owen Jansson Linköping University, Sweden
Open access for railways and transaction cost economics - Is the European approach appropriate for all of Australia's train operations?
Dr Rico Merkert and Professor David Hensher Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Theoretical essay about the imperfect competition in Brazilian bus transportation networks
Matheus Oliveira and Romulo Orrico Filho PET COPPE Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The new Brazilian national policy for urban mobility: up-to-date or born old? A critical analysis of policy's principles and perspectives of implementation in the local level
Professor Enilson Santos Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Professor Romulo Orrico Filho Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Professor Anisio Brasileiro Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Revisiting regulatory reform for bus operations in Latin America
Dr Laurel Paget-Seekins Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Onesimo Flores MIT, USA and Professor Juan Carlos Muñoz Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Mismatches between legal and policy frameworks, and the reality, of public transport reform in South Africa
Herrie Schalekamp and Professor Roger Behrens University of Cape Town, South Africa
Understanding market-oriented reforms in local public transportation - results from Finland and Germany
Torsten Seidel and Professor Jarmo Vakkuri University of Tampere, Finland
Institutional analysis of urban public transport systems: the case of New York City
Maria Spandou and Professor Rosário Macário Instituto Superior Técnico - CESUR, Portugal
Twelve years of rail reform in Italy: achievements and problems
Ferdinando Stanta Studio Stanta Consulting, Italy
The roles and responsibilities of government in support of public transport services in South Africa
Professor Jackie Walters Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
What occurred when the government recognized the responsibility for regional public transport: comparative analysis between Japan and Malaysia
Dr Sotaro Yukawa The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan
4. Governance, Ownership and Competition in Deregulated Public Transport Markets
Chair: Didier van de Velde – Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Rapporteur: Katrin Augustin - Technische Universität Dresden / KCW GmbH, Germany
This workshop will examine the competition options for deregulated markets, based on both practical and theoretical evidence and covering both local and long-distance markets (bus, coach and rail). The regulatory needs of such open entry/deregulated markets will also be considered from a theoretical perspective and the scope for devising new 'rules of the game' will be assessed for both developed and developing markets. The practical evidence will come from mature deregulated markets (such as buses in Great Britain outside London) and updates on experiments in countries such as New Zealand and Sweden. Emerging evidence on the liberalisation and deregulation of long-distance and international markets in Europe and elsewhere will be considered, both for coach and rail. Issues related to the unbundling of deregulated markets and the role of independent regulators will be considered.
Papers
Transitioning to a partnering approach to deliver better urban bus and ferry public transport services - a New Zealand perspective
Julie Alexander New Zealand Transport Agency
Analysis of the US intercity coach market / A first evaluation of the young long-distance coach market in Germany
Katrin Augustin Technische Universität Dresden / KCW GmbH, Germany Professor Regine Gerike, Josue Sanchez and Carolina Ayala Technische Universität München, mobil.TUM, Germany
How will the deregulation affect ambitions for increase public transport use?
Stephan Bosch, Anna Clark and Lena Smidfelt-Rosqvist Trivector Traffic AB, Sweden
Performance, profit and consumer sovereignty in a deregulated bus market
Dr Jonathan Cowie Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Intertwining formal and paratransit services? Hybridity in public transport systems
Pablo Salazar Ferro and Dr Roger Behrens Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Janus face of the Swedish 'market opening' of public transportem>
Dr Staffan Hulten and Dr Gunnar Alexandersson Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research, Sweden
Welfare aspects on commercial bus operations in Stockholm - a case study
Dr Kjell Jansson Sweden
Legal and Organisational Developments in the German Land Passenger Transport
Dr Astrid Karl KCW GmbH, Germany
Deregulation of the bus services in Japan
Dr Fumio Kurosaki and Hajime Oyauchi Institute of Transportation Economics, Japan
The Swedish experiment - results so far and implications for the future
Dr Anders Ljungberg Trafikanalys, Sweden
Convergence or divergence perspective: multi-stakeholder dialogue on formal and informal forms of public transport in Harare, Zimbabwe
Tatenda Chenjerai Mbara University of Johannesburg, South Africa Smart Dumba and Tapiwa Mukwashi University of Zimbabwe
Subsidised and non-subsidised public transport side by side - first experiences from Sweden
Tom Petersen Trafikanalys, Sweden
Evaluating the long term impacts of transport policy: the case of bus deregulation revisited
Professor John Preston and Talal Almutairi University of Southampton, UK
Estimating welfare change from local bus deregulation in Japan
Dr Hiroki Sakai Faculty Tottori, University of Environmental Studies, Japan Dr Kenichi Shoji Kobe University, Japan Dr Yoshinori Takahashi Kinki University, Japan
Competition in the railway passenger market in the Czech Republic
Zdenek Tomes and Martin Kvizda Masaryk University, Czech Republic Tomas Nigrin Charles University, Czech Republic Daniel Seidenglanz Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Local bus services in Japan: price elasticity and public transport policy
Professor Kiyohito Utsunomiya Kansai University, Japan
An assessment of the Competition Commission report and subsequent outcomes
Professor Peter White University of Westminster, UK
5. The Roles and Responsibilities of Government and Operators
Chair: Professor Chris Nash – Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK
Rapporteur: Dr David Bray
This workshop will focus on competition and ownership models that are between the classic regulated model and the more recent deregulated models, such as competitive tendering. It will examine the roles and responsibilities of government, operators and third parties across the full range of strategic, tactical and operational functions in public transport. It will review the state of the art in the design of contracts and concessions and examine phenomena such as the persistence of management contracts. It will examine the scope for contracting out strategic and tactical as well as operational functions. The key risks to the success of contracts will be re-assessed. The workshop will examine how to harness and encourage innovation in contract design and assess the scope of less prescriptive contracts and the prospect for good governance through equitable relationships.
Papers
What is the future of negotiated PT service contracts in Australia and New Zealand?
Timothy Arbuckle Deloitte Australia
A comparison of recent bus tenders in Australia
Dr Geoffrey Clifton, Professor David A. Hensher and Professor Corinne Mulley Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
The reform of rail passenger traffic in Switzerland: more performance without competition
Dr Christian Desmaris LET - University of Lyon, France
Interoperability required1 The reform of Europe's passenger railways
Ernest Godward and Dr Torben Holvad European Railway Agency, France
Innovation in regional railway passenger transport: the opening to competition and new city tunnel in Leipzig region (Germany)
Dr Laurent Guihery LET - University of Lyon, France
Is there a Scandinavian model of public transport? A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Dr Lisa Hansson VTI Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute Frode Longva Institute of Transport Economics, Norway Dr Enza Lissandrello Institut for Planlægning, Aalborg University, Denmark Dr Tomas Svensson VTI Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute Professor Tim Richardson Institut for Planlægning, Aalborg University, Denmark
Does size matter? Linking governance with performance in Victoria's bus and coach industry. Is the small family-based transport business the best governance model for public transport outcomes and is this model sustainable? What is the role of the industry representative body for operators?
Chris Lowe Bus Association Victoria Inc, Australia
Transition to competition: models of governance
Silvia Johanne Olsen, Professor Farideh Ramjerdi, Jurgen Aarhaug and Julie Runde Krogstad Institute of Transport Economics, Norway Professor Svein Bråthen Molde University College, Norway
Competition on Brazilian bus and coach services-contributions arising from the perspective of the auction theory and comparisons with outcomes from traditional economic regulation analyses
Fernando Rolim Tribunal de Contas de Pernambuco, Brazil Professor Enilson Santos and Professor Anísio Brasileiro Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Competitive aspects in the metropolitan region of Recife bidding terms for the delegation of its urban bus system
Fernando Rolim Tribunal de Contas de Pernambuco, Brazil Dr Enilson Santos and Dr Leonardo Meira Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Public transport contracts: a user's vision
Dr Javier Romero Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico Dr Pedro Donoso Chile Dr Oscar Sánchez Mexico
All change in Sydney, NSW, Australia: from permanency to competitive markets
David Royle Forest Coachlines, Australia
How can customer focus be strengthened in competitive tendering?
Christoph Schaaffkamp KCW, Germany
Impacts of quasi-market reforms on local public bus transportation actors in Finland and Germany
Torsten Seidel and Professor Jarmo Vakkuri University of Tampere, Finland
Decentralization as institutional determinant for urban public transport performance: an econometric perspective
Maria Spandou and Professor Rosrio Macário Instituto Superior Técnico - CESUR, Portugal
The emergence of hybrid service design regimes in Dutch public transport
Didier van de Velde Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands David Eerdmans inno-V, The Netherlands
6. Delivering Sustainable Public Transport
Chair: Professor John Stanley – Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr Karen Lucas – Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
This workshop will examine the wider measures needed to deliver sustainable local public transport in both developed and developing countries in a way that social and environmental objectives are not secondary to economic objectives. The extent to which full scale competition is compatible with delivering sustainability will be examined and the regulatory measures that will be needed to ensure compatibility identified. The workshop will consider the inter-relationships between public transport, land-use, urban structure and policy and, in particular, the role of transit oriented development. It will consider the role of the public sector in developing the smarter choices agenda and examine ways of better engaging the private sector, the third sector and the wider community (both individually and collectively). An important issue that will be considered is how to increase mobility for some groups at the same time as decreasing land transport related greenhouse gas emissions. The important links between transport and other sectors (e.g., healthcare, education) and the roles of both formal and informal transport will be considered. Examples of successful transport schemes which meet all three of the economic, social and environmental goals will be sought.
Papers
The dynamics of sustainable transport in Denmark - market logic and sustainability in the contracting out of passenger rail
Lene Tolstrup Christensen Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Exhaust emissions of transit buses
Erin Cooper EMBARQ-WRI USA Magdala Arioli EMBARQ Brazil Aileen Carrigan EMBARQ-WRI USA Umang Jain EMBARQ India
Delivering quality bus passenger transport services in rural areas - a South African case study
Andre Joubert De Vries Eastern Cape Province Department of Transport, South Africa
The design, management and operation of flexible transport systems: comparison of experience between UK, Japan and India
Dr David Emele University of Aberdeen, UK Dr Masayuki Fukumoto Nagoya University, Japan Professor John Nelson, Nagendra Velaga and Steve Wright University of Aberdeen, UK
Price elasticity levels for non-paying users of public transport systems
Julian Sastre Gonzalez Fundación Caminos de Hierro, Spain Jorge Javier Muruzabal Taryet SL, Spain Fernando Manzanares Independent Consultant, Spain
Valuing environmental encroachment in actual travel time savings
Dr Pernilla Ivehammar Linköping University, Sweden
Designing public transport systems for a sustainable future
Dr Johan Holmgren and Dr Pernilla Ivehammar Linkoping University, Sweden
Delivering sustainable public transport: the case of the better bus area fund
Professor John Preston, Dr Yena Song and Adrian Hickford University of Southampton, UK
The Leisure Bus' - Public Transport for Children's Recreational Activities (a case study) / To drive or not to drive your child to leisure activities - and why a bus may be a good alternative
Kristina Johansson and Professor Tom Rye Lund University, Sweden
Environmental issues in public procurement of bus traffic in Sweden
Dr Helene Lidestam Linköping University, Sweden
Modelling the relationship between travel behaviours and social disadvantage
Dr Karen Lucas and John Bates Transport Studies Unit, Oxford University, UK
Developing a viable electric bus service
Professor John Miles Arup/University of Cambridge, UK Professor Stephen Potter Open University, UK
Contribution to insertion of projects transportation infrastructure in government agenda
Professor Artur Carlos Morais College Social Sciences and Technology - Brasilia, Brazil Professor Joaquim Jose Guilherme Aragao and Professor Yaeko Yamashita University of Brasilia, Brazil
Metrobuses in Sydney: how high capacity and high frequency services are benefiting the metropolitan fringe
Professor Corinne Mulley and Chinh Ho Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
An evaluation of demand responsive transport as a form of sustainable local public transport
Dr Tim Ryley, Dr Peter Stanley, Dr Marcus Enoch, Dr Alberto Zanni and Dr Mohammed Quddus Loughborough University, UK
The place of citizen action to improve the social and environmental sustainability of local rural transport
Dr Janet Stanley Monash University, Australia
Land use transport integration: starting at the right place
Professor John Stanley Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney, Australia
7. Innovative Finance for Innovative Public Transport
Chair: Professor Corinne Mulley – Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Rapporteur: Professor Jackie Walters – Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, Africa (ITLS-Africa), South Africa
The new era of austerity means that in many countries public funds for public transport investments are likely to be in short supply for many years to come. However, many countries have aspirations to develop high speed rail, whilst many cities have plans for a new generation of public transport, with some having aspirations for personal rapid transport. This workshop will examine the scope for innovative financing to deliver such innovative transport and how such innovation is affected by competition and ownership in land passenger transport. This will include examination of the latest developments in public private partnerships and hypothecated funds, including workplace parking levies, congestion charges, enhanced business rates, the community infrastructure levy and other forms of value capture. Other issues examined will include the role of government guarantees, tax holidays and the allocation of subsidies, particularly where there is not a regulated framework. The workshop will also examine the extent to which experience from related sectors (e.g., road tolling, airport charges) might be transferred to public transport.
Papers
The coming new organization of the public railway holding in France: what is at stake?
Emmanuel Bougna Tchofo and Professor Yves Crozet Laboratory of Transport Economics, France
Public Private Partnerships: the whole-of-contract cycle assessment - the case of M4 motorway in NSW Australia
Dr Demi Chung University of New South Wales, Australia Professor David A. Hensher Institute for Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, Australia
Extension and modernisation of rail network in France: facing the curse of PPPs in the rail sector
Professor Yves Crozet Laboratory of Transport Economics, France
Workplace parking levies: the answer to funding large scale local transport improvements in the UK?
Simon Dale Nottingham City Council/Loughborough University, UK Professor Stephen Ison Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering, Loughborough University, UK Dr Matthew Frost Loughborough University, UK Peter Warren Nottingham City Council, UK
To build or not to build - the case of high-speed rail project in Poland
Dr Bartlomiej Gorlewski Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Intelligent transport systems for the Chilean railways - a proposal based on public private sector partnership
Julian Sastre Gonzalez Fundación Caminos de Hierro, Spain Mauricio Casanova Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications - Chile Daniel Brieba and Maria Fernanda Figueroa Ara Worley Parsons, Chile
Challenges with shared responsibility in public transport - experience from a hybrid model
Julie Runde Krogstad and Jurgen Aarhaug Institute of Transport Economics, Norway
Economic valuation of accessibility as a driver for innovative transport funding and financing solutions
Professor Rosário Macário Instituto Superior Técnico - CESUR, Portugal
Analysing the fiscal sustainability of transit investment projects: the case of the metropolitan railway of Brasilia
Professor Artur Carlos Morais College Social Sciences and Technology - Brasilia, Brazil Professor Joaquim Jose Guilherme Aragao University of Brasilia, Brazil Professor Rômulo Dante Orrico University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Anisio Brasileiro de Freitas Dourado University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Policy transfer of public transport funding schemes - the case of Norway
Silvia Johanne Olsen, Nils Fearnley and Frode Longva Institute of Transport Economics, Norway
Implementing sustainable bus systems in developing cities - considering a commercial approach to 'system managing' bus networks
Frits Olyslagers Transtech Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia
Cinta Romero Adame Consultora Alomon SL, Spain Julian Sastre Gonzalez Spain Ana Sastre Lopez Consultora Alomon SL, Spain
Cooperative car sharing in small cities and scarcely populated rural area - an experiment in Austria
Takeru Shibayama, Helmut Lemmerer, Manuela Winder and Dr Paul Pfaffenbichler Vienna University of Technology, Austria