European Transport Conference 2003

European Transport Conference 2003: Seminars

Seminar	Papers
Applied Methods in Transport Planning	Validation of the operational traffic model for Copenhagen Making modelling worthwhile: revisions to the modelling framework A reverse engineering approach to determine preferred time of travel patterns The application of origin-based assignment to Saturn networks with asymmetric cost functions A meta-model for passenger transport in Europe integrating existing models Simplifying multi-stage modelling advice while retaining the essentials Public transport priority schemes: comparing microsimulation with traditional TRANSYT and LINSIG models Evaluating active traffic management systems on the M25 motorway Bridging strategic and microscopic ITS modelling - a case study for access control of a new stadium The estimation of aggregate modal split models Modelling road and rail transport in the short term: application and results A long term model for long distance travel in France Risk aversion and route choice decisions Analysing the effect of latent variables on willingness to pay in mode choice models DATELINE: macro results and O/D matrices Addressing gaps in the availability of travel behaviour data Method to identify optimal land use and transport policy packages: a comparison of cba and indicator based optimisation G Emberger, S Shepherd, ITS, University of Leeds; X Zhang, TRL, UK Economic appraisal methodology - controversial issues and Danish choices Measuring the impacts of uncertainty in travel demand modelling with a demographic approach The impact of land use patterns on travel behaviour Urban sprawl and household car traffic growth in France: projections to the years 2010 to 2020 Strategic modelling and simulation tool for rail freight transportation Elasticities and policy impacts in freight transport in Europe Modelling freight transport in the Rhine-Superior area Large-scale continuous datasets and their contribution to understanding activity shifts and distributional equity: the Melbourne experience A panel data exploration of travel to work
Congestion Charging	London congestion charging - monitoring and technology Political acceptability of road pricing: will London confirm the theory? Users reaction to toll user charges: elasticities and attitudes combined The A28 toll motorway: an innovative approach to financing Estimation of congestion costs in the Netherlands
European Transport Policy	Competition or co-operation in international transport policy - what are the choices? European approaches to decision making in local and regional transport schemes Planning and implementation of major transport projects in the European Union How can stakeholders of the transport decision-making process be convinced of sustainable transport options? The market for mobility without a government The impacts of pricing of truck transport in the EU The conception of the development of the Hungarian motorway network as part of the proposed Pan-European motorway system Trends in european road freight transport Economic impacts of the introduction of the German HGV toll system How much road capacity is it appropriate to provide? Lessons from the South and West Yorkshire Multi Modal Study Multi-modal studies: a sheep in wolf's clothing Best industry practice - IRU agenda for sustainable development The Orbit Multi-Modal Study: developing a long term sustainable management strategy for the M25 Synergy effects of integrated packages of transport measures and pricing mechanisms to reduce congestion The design and effects of a tradable Fuel Permit system Policy implications of comparative economic, environmental and social costs in Madrid Analysis of financial support to the aviation sector in Germany The Luthansa-Germania case (2002): a standard for more severe predatory pricing rules? Boom or bust? The future of low-cost airlines in Europe Decentralization and organization of public transport in France How to improve cross-border public transport?
Financing Infrastructure	Reducing or managing the forecasting risk in privately-financed projects The changing credit landscape for European toll roads A decade of road user charging - what are the effects? Fairness and infringement on freedom as determinants of private car users' acceptance of road pricing Road user charging for roads in Egypt: a case study of Cairo-Alexandria toll road Ex-post evaluation of urban development projects in the EU Galileo - Europe's own satellite navigation system: can a Public Private Partnership work? NATS: financing air traffic control infrastructure
Freight and Logistics	Location as a matter of attraction for hub ports Short-sea supply - demand model for Portugal - West Europe freight transport Logistics chain analysis of Alexandria container handling company in Egypt: a basis for assessing and improving services Performance of railway freight terminals: a generalised model Economies of scale and scope for cargo handling firms in Spanish ports A supply model for maritime terminal of intermodal transport Demand assessment and market analysis for a new trans-european rail transport corridor Transport competition on a multimodal corridor by elasticity evaluation Logistics: opportunity or threat for the labour market? The use of ICT by logistics service providers and implications for training needs: cross-country perspective Economies of scale through collaboration in an intermodal hub network Urban freight movements and logistics: an acquisition model Towards continental freight transportation planning models Efficient pricing of maritime infrastructure use - what does that require from demand analysis? Opportunities of intelligent agents in supply chains New transport chains through ICT and their impacts on environment and livability Do companies in the food sector measure up? - a case study of Ireland Toward E-procurement structures in purchasing consortia The antitrust ambiguity concerning intermodal transport in europe Rail freight services for containers: what kind of agreements after liberalisation? European third party logistics providers (3PLPs): non-asset based model for higher performance? Changes in the productivity mix for urban freight vehicles Modelling vehicle utilisation, operating costs, and efficiency of the logistics services sector Transportation of dangerous goods by railway. Costs imposed on people living nearby Environmental impact calculation of transport Energy consumed in freight transport: estimates from shipper surveys Patterns of freight distribution within a historic urban centre
Highway Finance and Management	The ETC system for HGV on motorways in Germany: first lessons after system opening Optimal design of motorway toll stations Long distance corridors in Europe: road traffic management and traveller information Can shadow toll pricing be an alternative to investment grants? Efficiency, what about it? PFI experience in the Dutch road sector The A1 motorway upgrading in yorkshire, england A comparison of non-profit toll companies and Build Operate Transfer initiatives: the case of Norway Analysis of the new management scheme for the A-8 motorway in Guipúzcoa (Spain) Successful implementation of public-private partnership road network maintenance
Innovative Methods in Transport Analysis, Planning and Appraisal	Stability analysis of equilibrium patterns in a transportation On network assignment and demand-supply equilibrium: an analysis framework and a simple dynamic model Estimating independent and simultaneous trip frequency models for all travel purposes with combined Logit/Poisson Combining spatial and temporal dimensions in destination choice models Real-time traffic estimation for Advanced Traffic Information in Berlin A systems dynamics model for the urban travel system A hybrid discrete choice model with fuzziness Fuzzy vs. random utility models: an application to mode choice behaviour analysis Econometric modelling of competition between train ticket types Travel decision and modal choice On non-linearities in travel choice utility A model of endogenous unemployment and commuting Road toll optimisation and the rule of a half Route structure analysis Valuation of aircraft noise using stated preference methods within a broader quality of life dimension Hierarchical elimination-by-aspects and nested logit models of stated preferences for alternative-fuel vehicles The value of fatal and non fatal road accident reductions Establishing formal equivalence between nested logit and hierarchical elimination-by-aspects choice models The role of experimental economics in freight transportation research: preliminary results of experimentation Distributed behavioral simulation: an innovative way to carry out traffic studies On the performance of the shuffled Halton sequence in the estimation of discrete choice models Identifying taste variation from choice models MSL for mixed logit model Estimation - On shape of Distributions Estimation of random coefficient models on GPS-data Rules of non-response and selectivity: analysing the drop-out in the multi-stage recruitment process for the German mobility panel Modelling bus transit operation: a basis for budgeting and fare determination The temporal variability of public transport usage
Land Use and Transport	Learning from European experiences in the field of land use and transport planning: a Dutch case study The role of the municipal fiscal system in the traffic increase in conurbations The SCATTER project - Sprawling Cities And Transport: from Evaluation to Recommendations Long term socio-economic and other external network effects of large scale infrastructure investments in urban agglomerations Transport and city competitiveness Towards a comphrensive measurement tool for the assessment of sustainability: a multiattribute approach, behavioural insights and policy implications Does dissonance between desired and current residential neighborhood type affect individual travel behaviour? Sustainable transport and land use planning Optimal land use and transport policy packages: a comparison of CBA and indicator based optimisation Evaluation of land-use and transport projects: accessibility and economic impacts Economic appraisal methodology - controversial issues and Danish choices Measuring the impacts of uncertainty in travel demand modelling with a demographic approach The impact of land use patterns on travel behaviour Urban sprawl and household car traffic growth in France: projections to the years 2010 to 2020 Reconciling sustainable transport and land use policy initiatives with economic development goals for UK medium sized cities: are there lessons from London? The impact of transport policies on house prices: evidence from Oxfordshire North peripheral of Lyon: existing anticipated effects on growth real estate and land market of Lyon metropolitan area? Urban form and commuting: a comparison of seven French urban areas Giving centre back to citizens
Local Public Transport	Tackling social exclusion through community transport in Greater Easterhouse Public transport demand for concessionary travel - UK experience A new collective public transport system, Regiotaxi KAN MultiBus - a new and innovative approach for bus systems in rural areas Demand responsive transport: responding to the urban bus challenge Measuring public transport accessibility Public transport in small towns - an area with great potential Delivering real benefits with quality bus corridors Speeding up public transport - a practical approach Gelderland East integrated public transport project Contractual relationships between the organizing authorities and transport operators in France The Spanish situation of road public transport competition Innovative financing techniques: European urban rail projects and the case of the Athens Metro extensions Emerging competition and market power in public transport in the Netherlands Passenger surveys to monitor customer satisfaction in the Netherlands Who should pay for on-street Real Time Passenger Information displays? Big events: planning, mobility management Conceptual issues in planning a special events public transportation network: the case of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Public transport planning for the greatest event - the 2004 Olympic Games The XVII Commonwealth Games Manchester - July/August 2002 ‘Transporting the games to success’ Sustainable transport for EXPO 2000 World Exhibition - development experience and long-term effects Guidelines Integral Business Case Light Rail (LIBRA) - methodology and applications in the Netherlands The performance of light rail on a network basis and options for improvement: a case study of Melbourne TRANSLOHR - a tramway for the future SmartRider - a smartcard ticketing initiative at the cost of 10% of a new bus Use of public transport smartcard data for understanding travel behaviour
Planning for Sustainable Transport	Tackling social exclusion through community transport in Greater Easterhouse Public transport demand for concessionary travel - UK experience Disability and transport - experiences with specialised transport in Norway Increased accessibility and more demand-orientated public transport services in rural areas by Integrated Transports: case studies in the Swedish municipalities of Varberg and Olofström Road user charging and social exclusion: the impact on at-risk groups Reducing social exclusion by improving transport - assessing the problems and appraising the options Transport and social exclusion: a G7 comparative study Tackling social exclusion due to poor access in urban and rural areas Analysis of environmental effects and modal split caused by the installation of express lanes for public transport in an urban area Tramway renewal: the Vilnius case Urban integration of tramway and busway Low carbon transport: is it achievable? Urban transport investments and changes in travel demand: evidence from European case studies Improving the environment in small towns and districts by managing the mobility and reducing the greenhouses gases emissions Travel from a user’s perspective: five different types of transport users according to their travel perceptions Reduced travel chances and supply problems of non-drivers in rural areas Objective: more cycling. Policy: no more cycle routes! Building public transport information around the needs of passengers Company incentives and tools for promoting telecommuting Gendered aspects of travel behaviour development - are the differences disappearing? Travel behaviour change - extending the theory to workplaces Understanding voluntary travel behaviour change Mapping the potential for car-use reduction in metropolitan areas
Rail Planning	Designing a better timetable for Britain's railway The effects of competitive capacity allocation on UK railway timetabling Integrating microscopic and macroscopic models for railway network evaluation The benefits and demand impacts of regular train timetables European railway infrastructures: towards a convergence of infrastructure charging? Rail infrastructure charges - the issue of scarcity Rail infrastructure charging and on-track competition in Germany - 9 years later An account-oriented approach for the marginal cost based price calculation in the case of the Hungarian State Railways Modelling the impact of alternative fare structures on train overcrowding Optimal performance-based subsidies in norwegian intercity rail transport Regionalization of railway regional passenger transport : experiences from France and Italy Institutional organization and performance contract: the experience of Dutch passenger railways Effective institutional structures for new railway regime New solutions for administration, production and funding of the transport system in Finland Railways in transition: a review of reforms in Europe, Japan, New Zealand and South America Developing benchmarking methodologies for railway infrastructure management companies What you want, is what you should get: customers' wishes in the process of (re)-development of inner-city railway areas Benchmarking passenger transport in railways Le transport combiné rail-route MODALOHR : la solution révolutionnaire pourrépondre aux besoins du transport international New bimodal opportunities using high-speed railways: a study of potential demand
Regulation and Competition in Public Transport	Public transport integration project Gelderland East Contractual relationships in France between public transport authorities and operators The Spanish situation of road public transport competition Innovative financing techniques: European urban rail projects and the case of the Athens Metro extensions Emerging competition and market power in public transport in the Netherlands Passenger surveys to monitor customer satisfaction in the Netherlands Real time passenger information: the benefits and costs
Street Management	Signal setting in an isolated junction: before and after experimentation Unsignalised vs signalised roundabouts under critical traffic conditions: a quantitative comparison Street management - the pedestrianization of a main street in the central area of Belgrade Effective redesign and organisation of the inner-city street network through new forms of public participation Measuring accessibility in scheme appraisal Information in disguise - engaging the pedestrian Towards a 'Walkability' index Benchmarking of local cycling policy The effectiveness of initiatives to reduce children's car use Child pedestrian traffic exposure and road behaviour Traffic safety related attitudes with secondary school pupils and their accident involvement The new approach and the new approach quality scheme Urban planning and traffic safety Crash against obstacles in urban areas: a real safety problem A wide-scale safety evaluation of traffic calming measures in residential areas
Transport Safety	Using expert knowledge and rules for driver monitoring: an alternative approach Young drivers: the problem of sleep Driving under the influence of alcohol Incentive system for road safety in road haulage Comparative safety management systems and safety culture in the Irish transport industry - a cross modal comparison Road traffic safety: effectiveness of the European regulatory framework Enforcement of speed limits in Norway - actual policy and drivers' knowledge Optimal social speed limits in a highway: suitability of the 120 km/h speed limit in Barcelona Child pedestrian traffic exposure and road behaviour Traffic safety related attitudes of secondary school pupils and their accident involvement Safety and comfort: wheelchair users in urban public transportation The new approach and the new approach quality scheme Crash against obstacles in urban areas: a real safety problem A wide-scale safety evaluation of traffic calming measures in residential areas Customer attitudes towards and perceptions of telematics in cars Line crossing by professional truck drivers and their acceptance of warning support Speed cameras - measuring the impact on driver behaviour Indexes and models to analyse road safety within the aggregate approach Disaggregate road accident analysis for safety policy and measures: theoretical aspects and application RES, a network disaggregate model for road risk Highway safety evaluation methods - a comparative analysis Modelling safety-related driving behaviour: impact of parameters values A GIS based accident system for reducing road accidents Estimating the relationship between accident frequency and homogenous and non-homogenous traffic flow Clustering and profiling traffic roads by means of accident data

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European Transport Conference 2003: Seminars