ACT TravelWise and 4NW Masterclass: Smarter Choices in the North West - Best Value for Money: New roads or new behaviour?
Liverpool– 6 November 2009
The North West of England is one of most dynamic growth areas in Britain and securing an efficient transport system for the region is core to its continued growth.
During the event we will look at the wider context of developing an efficient and greener transport system for the region, and the role of Smarter Choice behaviour change interventions in creating this.
The event will feature a topical discussion from a panel of academics, senior practitioners and politicians to discuss the question of what are the best transport strategies available for the North West region and what options should be put forward to ensure a sustained reduction of Carbon emissions from future transport activity and maintain a competitive economic position.
The event will include case studies presentations from some of the best examples of Smarter Choices in the North West and discuss their wider application and implications. The event will also include guidance on delivering government policy with regards to the forthcoming LTP3 and recent policy guidance on DASTS.
The event will end with a series of practical presentations on policy and travel plan issues such as writing LTP3, delivering an effective travel plan, and measuring the impact of Climate Change.
To register for this course, please visit www.acttravelwise.org or for further information please contact Maria Whelan on 020 7348 1970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
The 6th Annual Smarter Choices Conference
Wednesday 24 February 2010. The Hallam Conference Centre, London
Invitation to submit an abstract – deadline Friday 20 November 2009
The recession is forcing everyone, private and public sector organisations included, to think about value for money. The business case is clear about the cost savings and value for money that Smarter Choices can deliver. And the evidence is clear that Smarter Choices works. But some key decision-makers don’t seem to have got the message yet. What can be done to articulate the range of Smarter Choices' benefits so that public and private decision-makers recognise the benefits?
The Invitation to submit an abstract can be downloaded at www.ptrc-training.co.uk. For further information please contact Sophie Webber sophiew@ptrc-training.co.uk.
The 6th Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference. Wednesday 24 March 2010 in Glasgow.
Invitation to submit an abstract – deadline Friday 20 November 2009
The last five years have seen the Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference successfully held in Glasgow. On these previous occasions STAR offered the opportunity for managers and their valued staff to attend an affordable and high quality conference. Having been well received these events also confirmed the ongoing need for this type of information sharing.
For Scottish based transport practitioners the chance to attend suitable professional development conferences is often limited as a result of many of these events being centred on London, the Midlands or even abroad. STAR 2010 provides an excellent opportunity in a cost and time efficient way.
This 6th annual STAR conference offers an opportunity for transport practitioners from all backgrounds to come together to share their knowledge and learn from the experiences of others.
The Invitation to submit an abstract can be downloaded at www.ptrc-training.co.uk. For further information please contact Sophie Webber sophiew@ptrc-training.co.uk.
The 2009 ACT TravelWise Autumn Conference provides an opportunity to find out just what shape travel planning is in. Delegates will be encouraged to discuss how much strength and vigour Travel Planning has; and examine what it can do for your health, the health of children, customers and employees ... and the health of your wallet.
To register for this conference, please visit www.acttravelwise.org or for further information contact Sophie Webber sophie.webber@ptrc-training.co.uk or tel: 020 7348 1974.
Thursday 26 November 2009
Millennium Stadium Cardiff
The fourth Transport Application Cymru conference, held in November 2008 in Aberystwyth, attracted more than 100 practitioners from all parts of Wales and beyond. The feedback from delegates was excellent with all respondents indicating that the Conference exceeded or equalled their expectations. The content of the conference ranged from presentations on the delivery of flagship projects such as improved north-south links via examples of local best practice such as the creation of affordable people friendly streets, to latest developments in transport appraisal. The fifth TAC conference will again focus on results of research, good practice and practical issues of implementation, from anywhere in the UK, relevant to transport planning and delivery in Wales.
For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at this prestigious event and venue please contact Ian Chatfield
ianc@ptrc-training.co.uk
For further information and register for the conference,, please visit http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/events.php or contact Sophie Webber on: 020 7348 1970 or email: sophie.webber@ptrc-training.co.uk
20 Week Evening Seminar Programme – “An Introduction to Traffic and Transport”
London (Hammersmith), Woking, Leeds and Bristol – Starting January 2010
The extremely popular and excellent value 20 week seminar programme starts at the above locations in early January. This course which has been running in the UK for over five years will take place between January 2010 and June 2010.
For further information please go to http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/event.php?id=21
Or contact Maria Whelan on 0207348 1982 or email: maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk.
Loughborough University – 15th December 2009
This course aims to introduce delegates to the more complex elements of travel plan delivery. A practical and hands-on programme will explore the detail surrounding monitoring and evaluation, taxation and legal issues, and the role of planning in securing effective travel plans.
ACT TravelWise working with Integrated Transport Planning have developed this one day advanced travel planners training course, which is aimed at travel plan professionals with at least 2-years experience.
The course has been developed as 15-hours of pre-study and a one day workshop, where group work with other professionals is encouraged.
To register for this course, please visit www.acttravelwise.org or for further information please contact Maria Whelan on 020 7348 1970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
The 8th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting (TPM)
20 – 22 July 2010, University of York
Invitation to submit an abstract – deadline Wednesday 13 January 2010
The 7th Transport Practitioners Meeting (TPM) held in Reading in July 2009 attracted over 300 transport planners, engineers and urban transport designers from the UK and Ireland. The feedback from delegates was excellent; with over 95% stating that the event equalled or exceeded their expectations. The content of the Conference, with over 100 presentations to choose from, varied from large projects, such as Transport Governance, to detailed presentations on the implementation of bus priority, urban realm and wayfinding schemes. The 8th TPM, which moves to the University of York, will again encourage, through the Call for Papers, an extremely varied programme of presentations of key interest to all transport practitioners.
For further information please visit
http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/events.php
Or contact Sophie Webber on 020 7348 1974 or at sophiew@ptrc-training.co.uk
The 2nd Annual Traffic Management Conference (incorporating the 6th Bus Priority Conference) May 2010 in London
“Getting People to Places”
Invitation to submit an abstract – deadline Friday 15 January 2010
The 1st Annual Traffic Management Conference held in Birmingham earlier this year proved to be a major success, attracting nearly 200 traffic management and bus priority engineers. The organisers were delighted with the attendance which confirmed there is, indeed, a huge demand for an annual event bringing together practitioners (engineers, technicians and transport planners) for two days of leading edge practice.
2010 will be a difficult year for most practitioners and the schemes which find favour are likely to be those which maximise the benefits for the priority user groups. There will still be a role for large schemes but smaller scale traffic management projects can be very effective in delivering these benefits and will surely become more attractive to decision makers. If those decision makers and practitioners can use their experience and learning gained from conferences like this one to demonstrate how to maximise the user benefits through the use of innovation and investment in new technology, their schemes will have greater chance of success.
For further information please visit
http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/events.php
Or contact Sophie Webber on 020 7348 1974 or at sophiew@ptrc-training.co.uk
Wilmslow Road, Manchester – Possibly the most challenging bus priority/traffic management project in the UK!
Wilmslow Road is one of the busiest bus corridors in the UK and the busiest stops are at Owens Park where over 5,000 passengers’ daily accessed almost 200 buses per hour – all from two standard stops each with a single shelter. Because of the commercial competition between bus companies, passenger loading to double and triple parked buses and queues of up to nine waiting buses were common. This generated major congestion and a very poor collision record, frequently involving cyclists on what is also the busiest cycle route in Manchester. The challenge of overcoming these problems whilst maintaining local shop trading and commuter access along Wilmslow Road was formidable.
The City Council and GMPTE, working in partnership with bus operators and local stakeholders introduced an innovative scheme in early 2008 which is demonstrating considerable benefits for buses, general traffic, pedestrians and cyclists, together with significant reductions in accidents to all users.
For further information, please visit
http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/events.php
Or contact Maria Whelan on 020 7348 1970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
"Sharing the street - where we now and where are we going?"
The debate around shared streets, spaces and surfaces continues nationally with the desire by many local authorities and developers to create more creative, enjoyable and safe streets, sometimes challenged by stakeholders and user groups. The DfT research project into shared space is now well underway and when completed should provide practitioners with a clear understanding of the issues around shared space.
This one day Conference will explore many of the key issues around sharing the street. The day will be chaired and facilitated by Professor Peter Jones, Director of the UK Transport Research Centre and author of the publication “Link and Place”. Speakers include many of the leading thinkers, researchers and practitioners on this subject. Given the interest and importance of this subject area it is anticipated that this event will be the first of an annual series. For 2010 the content will establish where we are with current thinking and understanding as well as signposting some future directions.
For further information please visit
http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/events.php
Or contact Sophie Webber on 020 7348 1974 or at sophiew@ptrc-training.co.uk
Other Upcoming Events
• 29th January, Cambridgeshire, Addenbrookes Hospital, Masterclass - Travel Planning for the NHS
• February 2010 Swindon – Introduction to Travel Planning Training Course.
• Two-day Training course: ‘An Introduction to Traffic & Transport Modelling’
• One and a half-day Seminar: ‘Concessionary Fares’
• One-day Training Course: ‘Traffic Surveys in Practice’
• Training course: ‘Legal & Procedural Aspects of Highways & Traffic Legislation’
Further details in future events listings or contact Ian Chatfield
ian.chatfield@ptrc-training.co.uk tel. 020 7348 1970
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