European Transport Conference 1996

European Transport Conference 1996: Seminars

Seminar	Papers
Airport Planning Issues	Limits to air transport growth: the demand factors The contribution of airports to regional economic development Environmental management: the key to the alleviation of airport capacity Study of airport choice and airport access mode choice in Southern Germany European air transportation networks after liberalisation A competitiveness analysis of major airports in Asia using fuzzy linguistic approach Competition for connecting traffic between hub airports in Europe An alternative airport terminal with automated people movers for Hong Kong new airport Commercial parking pricing at two US airports: strategies to accomplish multiple objectives Monitoring the effect of local rail network improvements to plan improved public transport provision for Belfast's two airports Long distance rail services to airports Public transport links to Heathrow Bus and coach operations at a major airport Uxbridge - Heathrow Corridor
Geographical Information Systems	New roles for GIS in environmental appraisal of transport schemes Using GIS for regional transportation The Woolwich Rail Tunnel: a GIS based assessment of socio-economic impacts A simulation model for urban freight transport with GIS Simulation modelling of paratransit services using GIS Traffic and atmospheric pollution: emission and diffusion models for pollutants in the city of Madrid GIS and traffic impact analysis: a GIS analysis of the environmental impact of a major arterial route Improved GIS-based methods for traffic noise impact assessment North Carolina's transportation improvement program: incorporat'mg GIS into a state-wide mitigation study Congestion Management Using GIS
Pan-European Transport Issues	Examining competition to new projects - an example of air versus high speed rail Strategic environmental assessment of transport infrastructure - the state of the art Transport in the Balkans: current problems and future strategies Bottlenecks in the European railway infrastructure An international comparison of accessibility and congestion problems in urban areas: can we still compete with our neighbours? Recent developments in Polish transport policy: conflicts between growth and sustainability? Developing a car income model for Poland Selected issues in Poland's transport policy in the 1990s White Book of Transport - new genre in transport policy Rail market research in the CIS Transportation/economic development interaction: Russia's case within the pan-European framework Intermodal terminals in the trans-European network Transport intermodality: a developing European Union perspective International barriers to the multimodal distribution of goods in Europe The Great Belt project: connecting Copenhagen to the continent - the railway project Traffic forecasts for the Oresund fixed link Some specific obstacles to funding and implementing of trans-European transport projects Some issues in traffic forecasting for privately financed infrastructure A unifying framework for the forecasting of induced traffic on large scale transport infrastructure in Europe Direct incorporation & transport costs in regional economic and transport modelling in Europe EU proposals to improve port infrastructure and efficiency and the industry's perceptions: the cases of British and Greek ports Transport infrastructures and the spillover effects: evidence from Spanish manufacturing industry The importance of the improved road network to transportation economics in Finland
Personal Access and Mobility	Accessible Transport - Market Forces v Human Rights? Status of Transportation Accessibility in the United States: Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act The Disability Discrimination Act and Public Transport Provision - An Analysis of the Act and Its Expected Effects with Reference to Experience in the USA
Public Transport Planning and Operations	Green grow the buses-oh?!: why don't people think public transport is environmentally friendly? Alternative fuels for public transport - the costs and the benefits The accuracy of real time information: a detailed case study The use of sated preference technique in evaluating a passenger information system: the Eurobus/Popins/Thepis experience Better public transport: passengers' valuation of time and service improvements Evaluation of the economic and social effectiveness of Park-and-Ride facilities Park-and-Ride - the view of users and non users The Gateway concept: park-and-ride facilities to encourage the use of London Underground Trams and bikes: towards good practice in light rail planning The pedestrian environment - the Achilies Heel of travel by low floor bus? Adaptation of the whole travel chain: benefits and attitudes The use of public transport for school journeys in London The evaluation of the Student Pass (new formula) in the Netherlands The mobility of France's youth population within urban areas Getting commuters onto public transport - a survey in Merseyside Quality Bus - buses for car owners The influence of perceptions of space and opportunity on users' responses to a new public transport system Social appraisal of public transport in Madrid Evaluation of Omnilink demand driven transit operations: flex-route services Does modal choice between car and public transport really exist? Localised operation of passenger services under the Railways Act Reliability - the dominant railway performance issue of the next decade Franchised rail services in Sweden A generic system for planning activities in a bus transit company Interregional rail travellers' assessment of station location, services provided and access A process approach to public transport design
Roads Finance Provision and Operation	Road financing systems: a cross-country comparison of typical issues and good practices New approaches to the provision of major highway infrastructure in Pakistan Definition of optimal road network for Finland US Highway facility partnerships: recent experience and new directions Analysing risk allocation in transport concessions Reform and modernisation of the Russian Management System Developing management capacity of Tanzania's road department Working in partnership: DBFO in the UK BOT in motorway development: Hungarian experience Funding of road and motorway construction in the Czech Republic: current experience and future trends The implementation of toll motorways in Bulgaria: a practical approach Horses for courses: determining the optimal pricing strategy for a tolled highway facility Is it a good deal: cost benefit analysis for tolled crossings On-street parking - an opportunity for private finance How to profit by managing environmental risks from DBFO schemes The public relations of the project manager on transport infrastructure schemes ASR modified asphalt for better quality Feasibility assessment of recycled products use in Portland cement concrete The assessment of the suitability of waste materials of the use in highway construction Roadworks - an operation too many A rational mix design method for porous asphalt A critical appraisal on the performance of porous asphalt mixtures Performance of reinforced hot asphaltic concrete pavements Developing design guidelines for passing lanes in Taiwan
Traffic Management and Road Safety	Comprehensive access management - a sensible solution for tomorrow's traffic A system approach for sustainable management of traffic safety The importance of Scotland's casualty record in national road safety planning Effects of accident remedial measures on urban roads Mitigation of rear-end accident problems at signalised intersections A simple tool to evaluate low-volume roads incorporating the principles of driver expectancy and positive guidance How do we know if walk and cycle routes are safe? Connecting social deprivation and involvement in road accidents: results and implications Junction improvements for vulnerable road users Public attitudes and consultation in traffic calming schemes Suffolk's 30 mph speed limit initiative The speeding driver Policy development and overview The technical specification and informatory documents User's view of network management Using information for network management Data Transfer in UTMC Strategies for urban traffic management and control Improving pedestrian priority in UTC systems Urban Traffic Management; the viability of short term congestion forecasting using artificial neural networks Optimal traffic signal strategy for fuel consumption & Emissions Control at signalised intersections SOCRATES: Pan-European transport telematics using cellular radio ROMANSE: road management system for Europe The use of advanced transport telemafics on the existing roads Using cameras for the enforcement of bus lanes Effects of a downstream signalised junction on the capacity of a multiple berth bus-stop Queue relocation bus priority using SCOOT gating Journey time prediction for bus priority at traffic signals Integrated traffic management - dealing with the dynamics of large computer systems Modelling and control of multiple user-class freeway traffic flow by using dynamic lane assignment The use of forecasts in the assignment of bus unities and drivers in transport systems
Transport Policy and Implementation	Experiments in privatization - Victoria's public transport system Strategic multimodal transport policy development in a market economy. the New Zealand experience Tokyo - modelling the impact of transport on development Relationships between transport and land use in the Netherlands Promising mobility friendly urbanization strategies: time for a paradigm shift? The impacts of transport measures on emissions and energy consumption Sustainable cities: an Australian model used in the State of the Environment process York towards a sustainable city Urban structure and the use of the car: the case of five Spanish medium-sized cities Towards a local sustainable transport strategy - trying to turn ideas into practice: a case study of Brent Travel awareness campaigns: Travelwise in West Sussex; managing demand for car travel (the individualÕs role) Free to move...?! psychological resistance against attempts to reduce private car use Developing a pedestrian strategy for London Influencing the extent of motorised traffic in Great Britain in 2006 Attitudes to road pricing in the Bristol area The effects of petrol price increases on rural residents A qualitative assessment of attitudes to cycling Ensuring an integrated approach to the development of transport policy and strategy Bicycle parking policies in the Netherlands Promoting the use if public transport in an orbital corridor. the SWELTRAC experience The car that stays at home Car sharing: consumer acceptance and changes on mobility behaviour The car sharing policy in the Netherlands: market incentives for service arrangements that encourage selective car use The specification of revenue collection systems within UK and European light rail systems The effects of reorganising the road grant system in Norway - a game theoretic approach Using a locating potential index for estimating road construction effects on indsutries location in China Bicycle as a local feeder to regional public transport Effect of transport attributes on urban congestion and the environment: the case of Bangkok London's Action programme for transport A sustainable transport strategy for London: baseline policy and implementation Developing sustainable transport projects in West London: green routes into green areas
Transportation Planning Methods	Post implementation scheme evaluation: were the COBA accurate? Before and after study of the A14 trunk road Travel time variability as a new quality indicator Are there quantifiable benefits from reducing the variability of travel time? Activity-based measures of accessibility for transportation policy analysis The usefulness of panel data to understand changes - the German approach Respondent response to alternative travel diary designs: recent experiences PROMISE: Policy sensitive rail passenger forecasting for the Netherlands Railways A system of within-day dynamic demand assignment models for scheduled intercity services Stochastic modals for the simulation of parking choices - a non network approach A multi-regional input-output model with elastic trade coefficients for the simulation of freight transport demand in Italy Freight traffic on the STOREB~LT fixed link Multimodal modelling of Tirreno-Brenner freight transport corridor Age and accessibility effects in car ownership models: case studies from Stockholm and Gothenburg The STARMA - Poisson model: a new approach to short term demand forecasting Manifestations of SUE - a comparison and evaluation of different methods of stochastic user equilibrium Solution to the vehicle routing problem with time windows and multiple depots by column generation Do stochastic traffic assignment models consider differences in road users' utility functions? Development of a comprehensive urban public transport model for long-range patronage forecasting Accessibility levels conferred by public transport in Madrid metropolitan area Urban congestion reduction using variable message signs

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European Transport Conference 1996: Seminars