2009 Conference Papers

Can chalk and cheese become strawberries and cream?
Professor George Hazel - Honorary Professor at the Robert Gordon University and Chairman of MRC McLean Hazel

Transport policy: two decades of change - but are we any more enlightened?
Andrew Forster - Editor of Local Transport Today

The public sector: Responding to 21 years of change
Glenn Barcham - Assistant Director - Highways and Transport, Bedford Borough Council

Improving performance at public inquiries
Mike Bedwell - Executive Director, Waterham Boreham
William Hicks QC

Planes, trains & automobiles......
Julia Gregory - Head of Transport, Planning and Policy, BAA Stansted Airport

Over 25,000 people, 400 places and 24 hour operations - can travel planning really work?
Tom Rice - Travel Plan Coordinator, Transport for London

Putting trips in the piggy bank - make or break?
Jon Harris - Technical Director, Smarter Choices, Mouchel

Workshop 1
LTP3 delivery - Specifying problems, identifying solutions, and finding funding – the eternal triangle
This workshop will present tools and guidelines to help authorities in developing and delivering sustainable transport strategies and schemes through LTP3 by considering LTP3 Guidance and using case study examples. The workshop is based on the EPSRC-funded DISTILLATE research project which worked closely with local authorities between 2004 and 2008. At the end of the session there will be an opportunity to see and use the DISTILLATE web-based tool to assist in the delivery of LTP3.
Professor Peter Jones - Professor of Transport and Sustainability, UCL
Neil Paulley - Director of TRL Academy
TRICS 2009 DISTILLATE and LTP3
TRICS 2009 Problems and Solutions
TRICS DISTILLATE Web tool
TRICS Funding
TRICS LTP3 guidance

Workshop 2
Preparing for the Community Infrastructure Levy
The introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) will place new demands on Local Planning and Transport Authorities throughout the country. This workshop will highlight the key messages to enable delegates to be better informed regarding preparation for CIL.
John Qualtrough - Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell

Workshop 3 (13.30-17.00)
A tour of the Legible London initiative: pedestrian wayfinding in the Capital
Learn about Transport for London’s Legible London pedestrian wayfinding system, and experience the on-street signs first hand.
Richard Fullager - Legible London Delivery Manager

The Conservatives’ vision for the future of transport
Stephen Hammond MP - Shadow Minister for Transport

Making transport and land use planning more effective for people, places and the environment
Jenny Jones - former Chair of the Green Party and London Assembly Member

Mastering data sources
Nick Rabbets - Senior Engineer, Dorset County Council
Gavin Gaunt - Head of Project Modelling and Appraisal, Department for Transport

Cycling demonstration towns and cities – the lessons learned
Alex Sully - Managing Consultant on behalf of Cycling England, Transport Initiatives

The role of seaborne transport
Christopher Fisher - Principal, Fisher Associates

2030 - end of the road for driving?
Sheila Moorcroft - Research Director, Shaping Tomorrow

Planning Act 2008 and the new regime for national transport infrastructure projects
Robbie Owen - Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Integration, integration, integration
Paul Tomlinson - Associate Environmental Planner, Scott Wilson
Graham Wright - Associate Transport Planner, Scott Wilson

Developing a Local Transport Plan partnership: Working in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset
Steve Williams - Local Transport Plan Manager, Dorset County Council