Tuesday 15th December 2009
ACT TravelWise Advanced Travel Planner Training Course
Loughborough University – This course is now full. To book on the next course please contact Maria Whelan at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
Starts January 2010
20 Week Evening Seminar Programme – “An Introduction to Traffic and Transport”
London (Hammersmith), Woking, Leeds and Bristol
13 January 2010 - Deadline for Abstracts
The 8th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting (TPM)
20 – 22 July 2010, University of York
15 January 2010 – Deadline for Abstracts
The 2nd Annual Traffic Management Conference (incorporating the 6th Bus Priority Conference)
“Getting People to Places”
May 2010 London
21-22 January 2010, Northamptonshire
Seminar on Concessionary Fares – what are the implications of changes to the reimbursement regime?
27 January 2010
Conference and Technical Visit - PTRC in partnership with Manchester City Council and GMPTE
Wilmslow Road, Manchester – Possibly the most challenging bus priority/traffic management project in the UK!
Runner up for the 2009 Urban Transport Design Award
Complimentary delegate place - see event detail below
29th January 2010, Cambridgeshire
One day training course – Travel Planning at the NHS
9-10th February 2010, London
2 day Training Course – An Introduction to Design, Engineering and Maintenance of Highway Drainage Systems
11th February 2010, Swindon
One day training course – An Introduction to Workplace Travel Planning
25 February 2010
In partnership with Liverpool City Council
1st Annual National Conference
“Sharing the street - where we now and where are we going?
11 – 13 October 2010
European Transport Conference 2009
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Call for Papers - 5 February 2010 – deadline for abstracts
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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 Ltd. 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.
This course is now full, to enquire about similar courses or pre-register for the next course, please contact Maria Whelan on 020 7348 1970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
20 Week Evening Seminar Programme – “An Introduction to Traffic and Transport”
London (Hammersmith), Woking, Leeds and Bristol - Starts January 2010
The extremely popular and excellent value 20 week seminar programme starts at the above locations in early January.
London – Hammersmith, Halcrow’s Office
Woking – MVA’s Office
Leeds – Arup’s Office
Bristol – Atkins’s Office
This very popular 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
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 2010 we would like to invite abstracts or contributions from transport practitioners specialising in the development and use of analytical transport methods for Local Authorities. This could include transport monitoring with the Annual Progress Report, land use models, traffic and transport models and micro-simulation models, as well as discrete choice and activity based modelling.
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)
“Getting People to Places”
18 and 19 May 2010, Stamford Bridge, London
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
20-21 January 2010 – Seminar on Concessionary Fares to be held at Whittlebury Hall, Towcester, Northamptonshire
This seminar will pick through the potential minefield of changes to the reimbursement regime and is designed for transport practitioners and those working in local government finance.
Please contact Sally Scarlett for more details: sallys@ptrc-training.co.uk
Urban Transport Design Award 2009 Runner Up
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
A complimentary delegate place will be offered to the sender of the 8th email received stating “Wilmslow Road 8”.
Please respond to
ianc@ptrc-training.co.uk
The NHS Sustainable Development Unit has a vision of NHS organisations to become an “exemplar in leading the population-wide shift to more active and low carbon travel such as public transport, cycling and walking”. This Masterclass will look at good practice across the NHS nationally. It is hosted by Addenbrookes Hospital, which has one of the exemplary travel plans in the UK, and is often cited in national and local media as having the highest parking charges, which are used to fund the excellent projects to enable sustainable accessibility to and from the site. Delegates will have a chance to view the cycle and public transport infrastructure during the day.
For further information please visit www.ptrc-training.co.uk or contact Maria Whelan on 020 7348 1970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
This two-day course aims to provide up-to-date information on current practice concerning design, construction and maintenance of highway drainage. Legislation, design,
construction and maintenance standards, appropriate materials and innovative solutions will be covered, focusing on achieving effective and maintainable drainage systems.
The course is presented by recognised experts in the field who have extensive experience in the road industry? For further information please visit www.ptrc-training.co.uk or contact Maria Whelan on 020 73481970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk
11th February 2010, Swindon. An Introduction to Workplace Travel Planning.
This course is intended to provide an introduction to the principles and practice of travel planning for Travel Plan Coordinators and Facility management that have been given responsibility for their Staff travel plan.
It is aimed at travel planners that are relatively new in their post, or would like to improve their skills and understanding. ACTTW recommends the course to Travel Planners that have less than 2-Years experience of travel plans.
The course is prepared as a one-day interactive workshop where delegates will work as groups under the supervision of expert trainers. There will also be supporting material provided in a training course pack, which delegates are encouraged to work on in advance of the workshop; we estimate up to 5-hours of study prior to workshop attendance.
For further information please visit www.ptrc-training.co.uk or contact Maria Whelan on 020 73481970 or at maria.whelan@ptrc-training.co.uk.
The programme is being finalised and will be available in the next two weeks.
http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/events.php
Or contact Sophie Webber on 020 7348 1974 or at sophiew@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
11 – 13 October 2010
European Transport Conference 2009
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline: 5 February 2010
The European Transport Conference, now in its 38th year, moves to its new home of Glasgow in 2010. The structure of the conference provides a platform for up to 10 seminars to run simultaneously on each day allowing delegates access to a variety of information and networking opportunities.
For further information visit www.aetransport.org or contact Christine Carr, Conference Manager on 020 7348 1970 or christinec@aetransport.org
Other Upcoming Events
• 29th January, Cambridgeshire, Addenbrookes Hospital, Masterclass - Travel Planning at the NHS
• 11th February, Swindon – Introduction to Travel Planning Training Course.
• Two-day Training course: ‘An Introduction to Traffic & Transport Modelling’ March 2010, London
• Design, Construction and Maintenance of Highway Drainage Systems, 9-10th February, London
• One and a half-day Seminar: ‘Concessionary Fares’
• One-day Training Course: ‘Traffic Surveys in Practice’, Leeds
• 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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