This event involves access to a resource library of all presenter videos listed below to view, along with the recording of the Live Q&A session.
Presenter videos will be made available on-demand from Late January/ Early February 2025. The recordings of the Live Q&A sessions will be available within 48 hours of the sessions during February/ March 2025.
Program - Live Q&A Sessions
WEEK 1 - Early Career / Research
Monday 17 Feb 2025
1.00pm-1.15pm AEDT Opening
1.15pm - 2.00pm AEDT Live Q&A
Reimagining Urban Form: Parking, Accessibility, and Emerging Technologies for Smarter Cities
Explore how evolving urban form strategies are shaping the future of our cities, from rethinking parking beyond the driver's seat to implementing access-based cost-benefit analysis. Dive into the outcomes of 10/15/20/30-minute city policies and understand how emerging vehicle safety technologies are impacting insurance claim severity. This session examines how these factors contribute to building more efficient, accessible, and resilient urban environments.
- Rethinking Parking - A view beyond the driver's seat | David Mepham, David Mepham Consulting
- Access-based cost-benefit analysis | Isaac Mann, The University of Sydney
- Assessing our 10/15/20/30-minute cities/neighbourhoods policy outcomes | Dr Anthony Kipton, University of Southern Queensland
- Impact of Emerging Vehicle Safety Technologies on Insurance Claim Severity | Heshani Rupasinghe, Queensland University of Technology, Centre of Accident Research and Road Safety
Tuesday 18 Feb 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Prioritising People: Advancing Active Transport through Engineering, Modelling, and Technology
Delve into the heart of active transport with a focus on creating people-first traffic and transport engineering solutions, from enhancing pedestrian trip generation models to identifying optimal cycling routes at intersections. Explore the scalability challenges of machine learning models for estimating walking and cycling volumes in large networks, and learn how these innovations are shaping the future of sustainable urban mobility.
- The Heart of Road Use - Building a people-first approach into traffic engineering | Professor Anna Timperio, Deakin University
- Spatial Transferability of Pedestrian Trip Generation Models | Fatemeh Nourmohammadi, UNSW
- Identifying preferred cycling options at intersections | Natalie Sham, Stantec
- Scalability challenges of machine learning models for estimating walking and cycling volumes in large networks | Dr Meead Saberi, UNSW
Wednesday 19 Feb 2025
1.00pm -2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Understanding Behaviour: Insights into Travel, Safety, and Demand
Explore the behavioural factors influencing transport decisions, from analysing trip duration through a gendered lens and assessing travel time savings on Sydney's toll roads, to navigating safety in recreational boating for children. Delve into the econometrics of unimodal versus multimodal trip demand and discover how understanding human behaviour drives better transport outcomes and risk mitigation strategies.
- Analysing Trip Duration through a Gendered Lens | Namrata Ghosh, Queensland University of Technology
- Value of Travel Time Savings and Reliability: Evidence from Sydney Toll Roads and Connected Vehicle Data | Isaac Mann, The University of Sydney
- Navigating Safety in Recreational Boating with Children: A Behavioural Approach to Risk Mitigation | Maryam Raji, Safe Transport Victoria
- Econometrics of Unimodal Vs. Multimodal Trip Demand Mechanism | Ishani Shehara, Queensland University of Technology
Thursday 20 Feb 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Plenary, Highlights and Keynote Presentation
WEEK 2 - Government
Monday 24 Feb 2025
1.00pm-2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Innovative Strategies for Transport Modelling, Walking Planning, and Pricing Solutions
Explore cutting-edge methodologies in transport planning, from interpreting train load measures and refining models for congested networks, to advancing walking infrastructure with updated planning guidance and evaluating the successes and pitfalls of road pricing in Seattle and how this translates to the Australian transport landscape. This session provides a roadmap to more efficient, sustainable, and inclusive transport systems.
- Interpreting VITM train load measures | Bharat Balasubramanian, Department of Transport and Planning VIC
- Path to progress: stepping up with updated walking planning guidance and implementation support | Alana Plummer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Calibrating strategic models for congested networks | Paul van den Bos, Transport Modelling
- Failure & success with road prices in Seattle | Harry Barber, Urban Transit Solutions
Tuesday 25 Feb 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Advancing Safety in Urban and Accessible Transport Environments
Explore innovative safety strategies, from speed limit reviews and traffic calming evaluations to low-traffic neighbourhood designs and improving safety outcomes for wheelchair-accessible vehicles through behavior change programs. Learn how to create safer, more inclusive communities for all.
- Launceston Speed Limit Review | Nigel Coates, City of Launceston
- Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: uses, challenges and addressing the needs of diverse populations | Neiad Adams - Austin, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- A Methodology for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Traffic Calming Treatments | Doug Bartlett, National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO)
- Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) Safety: Preliminary Findings of a Behaviour Change Program | Ha Anh Nguyen, Safe Transport Victoria
Wednesday 26 Feb 2024
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Transforming Public Transport: Innovative approaches to planning and optimisation
Uncover innovative public transport solutions, from rapidly assessing residential growth within rail capacity limits to tackling urban challenges with cordon charges, validating transport models with peak demand insights, and designing bus stops that prioritise customer experience.
- Rapidly assessing residential allocation using rail capacity constraints | Clements Chan, The Department of Transport and Planning
- Could Manhattan solve four problems with one cordon charge? | Harry Barber, Urban Transit Solutions
- Evaluating Peak Train Demand for Validating the Victorian Integrated Transport Model | Ajay Khatri Chettri, The Department of Transport and Planning
- A Customer-focused Bus Stop Assessment Tool | John Devney, Tonkin
Thursday 27 Feb 2024
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Plenary, Highlights and Keynote Presentation
WEEK 3 - Industry
Monday 3 March 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Pioneering New Techniques: Innovations in Transport Planning and Technology
Explore cutting-edge approaches to transport planning, from the road to autonomous vehicles and advanced model calibration to addressing the impacts of renewable developments and integrating social justice principles into mobility strategies.
- The Road to Autonomous Vehicles | Nial O'Brien, Aurecon
- Cross-verification and calibration of analytical and microsimulation models | Dr Rahmi Akcelik, SIDRA SOLUTIONS
- Navigating the Winds of Change: Planning for the Transport Impacts of Renewable Development in Queensland | Dave Keenan, Aimsun
- The Social Justice Movement, and Lessons for Transport Planning | Ten - Zen Guh, Mott MacDonald
Tuesday 4 March 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Redefining Travel Modes: Enhancing Safety, Accessibility, and Integration in Modern Mobility
Discover how valuing secondary travel modes, solving active transport modelling challenges, enhancing road safety, and optimising public transport with park-and-ride strategies can transform mobility and create a more connected, people-centric transport network.
- Undervaluing Secondary travel modes | Graham McCabe, STEP Advisory
- Active Transport Modelling- Issues and solutions | Peter Davidson, TransPosition
- Making roads work for people - Safety improvements at Main Street / Hutton St / Royal St, Osborne Park | Shanelle McDonald, GHD
- Public Transport & P 'n' R Strategy | Samira Namin, GHD
Wednesday 5 March 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Revealing the Value: Rethinking Transport Investments through Benefit Analysis
Explore how strategic investment in transport systems, understanding behavioral responses, and tackling capacity challenges can transform urban mobility. This session delves into balanced planning, funding decisions, and innovative pricing strategies to maximize community and economic benefits.
- Why should we fund Public Transport? | Peter Davidson, TransPosition
- The currency of change: why understanding how people react to your transport project can be key to its success | Mark Ames, Strategic Cities
- NO CAPACITY, THANKS! THE ROAD NETWORK IS FULL (..ISH) | John-Paul Maina, IMPACT Traffic Engineering
- A Balanced Approach To Planning & Delivery | Sam McCormick, BDO
Can you name the 3 types of Camel? What about naming the 3 types of road price? | Harry Barber, Urban Transit Solutions
Thursday 6 March 2025
1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT (Syd & Mel)
Plenary, Highlights, Keynote Presentation and closing
