Toowoomba Technical Seminar
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Time: 5.00pm - 7.00pm AEST (Bris)
Format: In-person Technical Seminar
Location: Toowoomba City Library, Multipurpose Room, Level 3, City Library Building, 155 Herries Street, Toowoomba QLD
(Jagera, Giabal and Jarowair Country)
Tickets: Free for Members, Subscribers and Non-Members
Event Parking: Cycle parking racks are provided by the main entrance while vehicle parking is available below the library building.
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About this event
AITPM QLD Branch in collaboration with RMA Engineering were proud to host this in-person event in Toowoomba, Qld.
Attendees heard for a number of speakers on:
- Designing for Active Transport in Brownfield Situations | Adam Gwatking
Active transport, which encompasses walking, cycling, and public transportation, has emerged as a critical aspect of urban planning and community design. As cities grapple with urbanisation, prioritising active transport becomes essential.
In brownfield situations, and within the older built-up areas of Toowoomba, implementation of active transport provisions presents unique challenges.
Adam will present on the challenges that are faced with designing for compliant active transport provisions in areas with existing constraints. This includes understanding different types of active travel, types of constraints, changing standards and designs to help improve the safety of active travel users. Adam will present real world examples of recent projects showcasing challenges and constraints (such as the Toowoomba Hospital) and illustrates practical solutions to certain situations.
- How inclusive are Transport Impact Assessments towards Active Transport? | Bruce Steel
We often hear about the need for more inclusive transport and movement choices for people, however … how inclusive are the discussions in Transport Impact Assessments (TIAs) towards including Active Transport? Bruce’s presentation will discuss a process to objectively understand the pre- and post- development AT environments for better informed discussions between traffic engineers, developers, and assessors, and their decision-making – all for better, more inclusive AT infrastructure/facilities.
- Munich or Bus(t)’ - What happens when a City embraces active transport in their day to day lives | John Burton
Speakers
Adam Gwatking | RMA Engineers
Adam is a Principal Traffic and Transport Engineer with over 17 years’ experience working for both government and private consultancies. His expertise lies in the areas of traffic and transport engineering, street lighting, road corridor management, operations and maintenance, speed limit reviews and road safety.
Adam has a passion for new and innovative technologies within the traffic engineering field, implementing new and efficient solutions where possible. He currently leads RMA Engineer’s Traffic & Transport team, working with private and local and state government clients to deliver traffic engineering services throughout Queensland.
Bruce Steele
Bruce has had over 40 years of experience working in the Qld Department of Transport and Main Roads, in district offices in Brisbane, Roma and in Toowoomba before retiring in 2019. In his retirement, Bruce is adapting this significant ‘road’ planning, design and management experience and applying it to Active Transport.
Bruce regularly rides for recreational and transport purposes, and since 1999 has ridden over 165,000kms. He has been a Bicycle Queensland member since 1999, attending many of Bicycle Queensland educational, advocacy and cycling events. And is a member of PedBikeTrans. (PedBikeTrans - Pedestrian and Bicycle Transport Institute of Australasia is an independent, not-for-profit institute which provides networking and educational opportunities for transport professionals and those with an interest in walking and cycling.)
Bruce was a community member of the previous Toowoomba Regional Council’s Regional Active and Public Transport Advisory Committee (RAPTAC) and is also involved as a community member in TRC’s Walking Discussion Group and Cycling Discussion Group.
John Burton
John started his career in the Army in the mechanical and aeronautical engineering before ‘seeing the light‘ and moving into civil engineering.
Since then he has gained over 26 years of civil engineering experience in design, construction and project management.
John retired from the Transport Planning section of TRC at the end of March 2023 and now devotes his time to honing his skills as an apprentice coach potato. In between falling asleep on the lounge, he also finds time to travel. John is an active camper, hiker, mountain biker and road cyclist, and is the happiest when he is doing anything outdoors.
On a recent 4 month ‘retirement’ trip to the UK and Europe late last year he was witness to many active transport applications and behaviours, During John’s presentation he will showcase some photos and short videos from the trip and highlight some of his thoughts and observation's.
Join the AITPM members from these organisations who have already registered including:
| Organisation | State |
|---|---|
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| Qld Project Engineers | QLD |
| Data Audit Systems Pty Ltd | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| TMR | QLD |
| Precinct Urban Planning | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| Toowomaba Regional Council | QLD |
| Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland | QLD |
| Titus Civil Consulting | QLD |
| GHD | QLD |
| University of Southern Queensland | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| GHD | QLD |
| Tipec | QLD |
| GHD | QLD |
| tonyplatz88@gmail.com | QLD |
| Matrix Traffic and Transport Data | QLD |
| Brisbane City Council | QLD |
| City of Gold Coast | QLD |
| RMA Engineers | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
| Bicycling/Walking Advocate | QLD |
| SLR Consulting | QLD |
| Sullivan Consulting Engineers | QLD |
| RMA Engineers | QLD |
| Tipec Pty Ltd | QLD |
| SMEC Australia | QLD |
| TRBUG Inc | QLD |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | QLD |
