Thursday 12th November
1989-2009: Where Have We Come From?
8.30: Registration and coffee
9.30: Welcome from Chair
Martin Willey - RTPI President
Transport and Development Industry: 1989-2009
Reflections and debate from an academic, media and local authority viewpoints.
9.45: Can chalk and cheese become strawberries and cream?
Professor George Hazel - Honorary Professor at the Robert Gordon University and Chairman of MRC McLean Hazel
10.05: Transport policy: two decades of change - but are we any more enlightened?
Andrew Forster - Editor of Local Transport Today
10.25: The public sector: Responding to 21 years of change
Glenn Barcham - Assistant Director - Highways and Transport, Bedford Borough Council
10.45: Panel discussion
The Evolution of Public Inquiries
An interactive session including tips and a live cross-examination
11.15: Improving performance at public inquiries
Mike Bedwell - Executive Director, Waterham Boreham
William Hicks QC
12.15: Panel discussion
12.30: Lunch
Progression in Travel Planning
What is the latest on travel planning?
Experienced travel planners present best practice examples on how to encourage sustainable travel.
13.30: Planes, trains & automobiles......
Julia Gregory - Head of Transport, Planning and Policy, BAA Stansted Airport
13.50: Over 25,000 people, 400 places and 24 hour operations - can travel planning really work?
Tom Rice - Travel Plan Coordinator,
Transport for London
14.10: Putting trips in the piggy bank - make or break?
Jon Harris - Technical Director,
Smarter Choices, Mouchel
14.30: Panel discussion
Workshop 1 (15.20-17.00)
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
Workshop 2 (15.20-17.00)
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
17.00: Close
19.00: Reception drinks
Sponsored by Intelligent data
19.30: Celebration dinner
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Friday 13th November
Beyond 2009: The Shape of Tomorrow
8.30: Registration and coffee
9.15: Welcome from Chair
Gordon Baker - Chairman,
JMP Consultants Ltd
Looking to the Future:
National Transport and Land Use Policy
What plans do politicians have to change the transport and development industry?
As we approach the General Election we invite different political parties to present their manifestos. We also hear from the Olympic Delivery Authority about preparation for the Olympics in 2012.
9.30: The Conservatives’ vision for the future of transport
Stephen Hammond MP -
Shadow Minister for Transport
9.50: 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
10.10: Panel discussion
Data, Data, Data!
Developing schemes requires large amounts of data and using a variety of different tools; but which tools and what data?
As schemes become increasingly complex and multi-modal what tools and data do others use to ensure that scheme objectives can be achieved?
10.45: Mastering data sources
Nick Rabbets - Senior Engineer,
Dorset County Council
Gavin Gaunt - Head of Project Modelling and Appraisal, Department for Transport
11.15: Cycling demonstration towns and cities – the lessons learned
Alex Sully - Managing Consultant on behalf of Cycling England, Transport Initiatives
11.35: Panel discussion
Beyond 2009 -
Are We Thinking of Everything?
Are we planning for all the modes?
Are there opportunities we are missing?
What innovations are around the corner?
12.00: The role of seaborne transport
Christopher Fisher - Principal,
Fisher Associates
12.20: 2030 - end of the road for driving?
Sheila Moorcroft - Research Director, Shaping Tomorrow
12.40: Panel discussion
13.00: Lunch
Approaching 2010 with Confidence:
The Planning Act and LTP3
How are we preparing for the implications of the Planning Act and the submission of LTP3?
Are we ready? The final session of the conference will prepare us for the year ahead.
13.45: Planning Act 2008 and the new regime for national transport infrastructure projects
Robbie Owen - Partner,
Bircham Dyson Bell LLP
14.15: Integration, integration, integration
Paul Tomlinson - Associate Environmental Planner, Scott Wilson
Graham Wright - Associate Transport Planner, Scott Wilson
14.40: Developing a Local Transport Plan partnership: Working in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset
Steve Williams - Local Transport Plan Manager, Dorset County Council
15.00: Panel discussion
15.30: Close |
