European Transport Conference 2006: Seminars
Regulation and Competition in Public Transport – Mon 18 Sep 11:00 - 13:00
Draft EU regulation on public service requirements - what are the consequences for local public transport?
Jonathan Goldberg, EMTA, INT
More value for money: competition in Dutch public transport
A Savelberg, AVV, Ministry of Transport, NL; H Meurs, MuConsult, NL
Regulation and Service Provision in Public Transport – Mon 18 Sep 14:15 - 15:45
Towards regulation of historically grown monopolies: market models for the Dutch West Frisian Island ferries
Ambrosius Baanders, ECORYS, NL; Gordon de Munck, AVV, Ministry of Transport, NL
Service design in competitive tendering in the Netherlands: shifts between authorities and operators
D van de Velde, W Veeneman, Delft University of Technology, NL; L Lutje, Schipholt, InnoV, NL
Procurement/Project Delivery – Mon 18 Sep 16:15 - 18:15
Development of procurement on the Docklands Light Railway 1887-2006 - to PFI (Private Finance Initiative) and back
Howard Smith, Transport for London, UK
Evaluate public transport governance: should urban authorities contract with one or several operators ?
W Roy, Y Croissant, L Baumstark, Laboratoire d'Economie des Transports (LET), FR
Tramways of Barcelona: advantages and disadvantages of BOT (Build Operate Transfer) and its influence in concession contracts in Spain
Antonio García Pastor, Corporacion Española de Transportes, ES
Effects of Competition on Organisations – Tue 19 Sep 10:00 - 00:59
Effects of competition in public urban transport on organizational commitment and behaviour
Alena Erke, Trine Hagen, Institute of Transport Economics, NO
Evolution of public transport companies in the wake of regulation changes and down of family run companies: an Italian case
Francis Cirianni, Mediterranea University, Reggio Calabria, IT; Domenico Ianno’ATAM spa, IT
Choice of Mode - user perspective – Tue 19 Sep 11:50 - 13:20
Transport Impacts of the Copenhagen Metro
Goran Vuk, Jane Ildensborg-Hansen, Danish Transport Research Institute, DK
Do passengers prefer articulated buses to conventional buses and trams?
Paul Le Masurier, Chris Pownall, MVA, UK; P Cummings, Transport for London, UK
Public Transport Policy – Tue 19 Sep 14:30 - 16:00
Choices about urban public transport fares and timetables: social vs. commercial factors
Paul Hodson, European Commission, INT
The value of bus and train: public values in public transport
Wijnand Veeneman, Delft University of Technology, NL; Didier van de Velde, NEA, NL; Lars Lutje Schipholt, Inno-V Advisors, NL
Choice of Mode - strategy – Tue 19 Sep 16:30 - 18:30
TEST - A tool for evaluating strategically integrated public transport
Christian Brand, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford, UK; John Preston, Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, UK
Where next for Leeds? - defining a revised transport strategy in a post-Supertram world
Dave Haskins, Metro, UK
Public transport mode selection: a review of international practice
Stephen Luke, Mott MacDonald, UK
Access and Interchange – Wed 20 Sep 10:00 - 11:30
Beyond the infrastructure: understanding the further design and implementation requirements of transport interchanges within the urban public transport network
K Morris, S Pope, Halcrow Group Ltd, UK
Using pedestrian access in the modal competition between public transport and cars: the case of Paris
R Golias, City of Paris, FR
Operational Planning – Wed 20 Sep 12:00 - 13:30
Network planning and design for public transport success – and some pitfalls
G Nielsen, T Lange, Civitas AS, Oslo, NO; C Mulley, J Nelson, Newcastle University, UK
GISFROT II - impact of an integrated drivers training and monitorization scheme on fleet performance: a case study of Rodoviaria de Lisboa, SA
A M Simões, T L Farias, F J Cunha, Istituto Superior Tecnico, PT
Accessibility for All – Wed 20 Sep 15:00 - 17:00
The SUNRISE project: flexible mobility services to increase the sustainable mobility and social cohesion in the European regions
G Ambrosino, ATAF SpA, IT; S Vegni, ATAF SpA, IT; J Brake, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; A Naniopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
Community-based flexible transport as a method for addressing community inclusion: developing and evaluating specialist DRT in Highland Scotland
J M Cooper, TRI, Napier University, UK; J D Nelson and S D Wright, TORG, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; K McInnes, R Edwards, The Highland Council, UK
In the town, and in the country, can we make a real difference for the mobility impaired?
D Carter and P Le Masurier, MVA, UK