European Transport Conference 2010

European Transport Conference 2010: Seminars

Seminar	Papers
Access to Health	The application of accessibility planning to develop a locational policy for the West Midlands Evaluation of transport accessibility for elderly and disabled people: A proposal for an activity-based quality of life approach A healthy food physical accessibility standard and its implications for transport, spatial planning and public health. HSTAT – Towards a better understanding of the impact of accessibility on healthcare reconfiguration policies Health and transport – two sides of the same coin Planning for better access to health Assessing the health impact of local traffic policy plans Health impacts of childrens' traffic exposure Incorporating health and social benefits with user benefits in the valuation of urban realm improvements Development of an urban railway network to improve passenger health
Carbon reduction and climate change	Low carbon transport scenarios - what do they do for wider sustainability impacts? Lessons from Oxfordshire Mitigating transport's climate change impact in Scotland: Assessment of policy options Atkins and pteg study reveals most effective carbon emission measures for major urban areas Shrinking population: Less mobility? Cold, spread out, far...and brilliant! How native peoples and northern remote communities change transport planning Cross- and reverse commuting: are mobility patterns changing in the suburban areas of Central and Eastern Europe? Extracting maximum benefit from parking policy - 10 years of experience in Perth, Australia. Carfree, low car – what’s the difference? Urban mobility – exploring policy options for EC support to cities with urban mobility policy How low can transport go? Assessing transport’s contribution to a low carbon economy in the East of England Policy pathways for a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions in France by 2050 The curious case of selecting and ranking GHG mitigation measures in transport Policies to decarbonise transport in Europe: 80 by 50 Can mobility management campaigning contribute to a pro-environmental behaviour in general? Developing low carbon policies for road transport in Poland Evaluating climate impacts of the aviation sector: A MCA-Analysis Restricted oil supply in the transport sector and economic growth Considering the potential impacts of climate change on air traffic management
Cycling	Designing cycling for people: Applying the principles of cycling by design 2010 using the new cycle audit process Cycling demonstration towns – an economic evaluation The promotion of bicycle access to the rail network as a way of making better use of the existing network and reducing car dependence Perspectives on the growing market for public bicycles: Focus on France and the UK Public bike systems in Spain Cycle-hire - The new travel option for central London Edinburgh's active travel action plan - Making Edinburgh a cycling city. Assessing the risk to London cyclists from Mayoral policy
European Transport Policy & Research	Does money spent on transport research achieve anything? Developing an evidence base to secure future funding for European transport research. How can we demonstrate the ‘value’ of transport models ? Old conflicts, new rivals? Airline competition in the European market Challenges for air transport at the horizon 2030 Customers’ willingness to pay for intermediate cabins in the airline industry: a trade-off between improved service and frequent flier benefits Real-time multimodal travel information in the Netherlands Recommendations of the LINK project : European forum on intermodal passenger travel How do the aviation and rail sectors contribute to the wider economy? Making tracks: Transport for 21st century business The implications and pitfalls of the European Union new 2007 – 2013 cost–benefit analysis methodology for developing and carrying out rail infrastructure projects The impacts of ownership, level of subsidies and contractual determinants on the efficiency of European public service obligation air transport operators The periphery beyond the periphery: Arctic transport in the blind spot of Europe
Freight and Logistics	Economic impacts of the Flemish inland waterways masterplan The network-wide impacts of a dryport for south east Scotland Flagging out as a popular strategy of road freight transport companies. Evidence of three consecutive research projects in Austria The effect of unitised freight flows and logistics strategies on Scotland's external trade The intermodal chain competitiveness for the transport of Spanish SME production Relocation model for logistic firms with consideration of spatial effects Cost effects of delivery frequency from logistics service provider’s perspective Assessing characteristics of reverse and waste logistics from an innovation point of view Logistics costs in Norway, survey results, calculations and international comparison Port competitiveness determinants of selected European ports in the containerized cargo market The impact of the EU's common agricultural policy on the structure of demand for shipping transport of grain European transport policy instruments and actor's attitudes in specific markets: The case of motorways of the sea in the east Mediterranean Maritime container trades in the Mediterranean area: pre and post crisis scenarios Developing a new spatial computable general equilibrium model for Norway Designing a road freight model to assess impacts of a French HGV road charging scheme A freight transport model for Scotland Development of a freight database for use in allocating freight traffic to sub-state traffic zones Modelling the effects of policies to reduce the environmental impact of freight traffic in Great Britain FiLM - a model of freight and LGV movements in London Estimation of the economic order quantity model using the ECHO shipment database Logistic imperatives and mode choice A disaggregate freight transport model of transport chain and shipment size choice Development of premises delivery and servicing plans or freight mobility plans in London Sustainable goods supply and transport in conurbations: Analysis of freight developments and strategies Urban freight transport system in a south Europe city: Madrid. A good governance experience City logistics in Italy: success factors and environmental performance Freight impacts on metropolitan regions: US and European findings and responses Road freight transportation and its contribution to congestion in city regions suggestions and possibilities for improvement City logistics and urban passenger transportation – comrades or competitors? The use of bicycle messengers. An option in the 2010 supply chain? Green freight transport in Norway: Supply and demand The sustainability of freight transport: a methodological discussion Greening freight - do details matter?
High speed rail	Impact of the recession on the rail sector and its response How can the sustainability of transport be assessed? How do external factors influence passenger rail demand? Quantifying the potentials of a new high speed train using a gravity model and GIS Preliminary study on the Hungarian section of the 5th Pan-European corridor High speed rail demand forecasting: Italian case study How to promote sustainable land-use changes through developing intermodal high-speed railway stations: a case study in Portugal Modelling choices for long-distance travellers in the UK: an SP analysis of mode choice
Highway Design, Construction and Maintenance	Estimating transportation impacts fees Parking revenue model – an informational report Smarter funding for transport delivery Investigation into the use of expectation management to improve public reactions towards road pricing schemes Essential insights for decision-makers considering congestion pricing. Is Vienna ready for road pricing? An empirical study regarding the acceptability and patterns of preference within the car-driving population Congestion charging scheme for Gothenburg Sustainable practices for project delivery though practical solutions Providing safe and sustainable connections to the north and west periphery of Scotland Sustainability appraisal of the Forth replacement crossing, the major transport infrastructure project in Scotland Joint failure vulnerabilityof transportation infrastructure Are European climate change awareness campaigns targeted correctly to encourage sustainable travel? PPP Roads: Lessons from international experience and comparisons with findings from other sectors Comparative analysis and ex-post evaluation of road investments in Hungary Brenner Base Tunnel – Innovative instruments for financing to the investment
INTERACTION FP7 Project - In Vehicle Technologies	In vehicle technologies uses and misuses by drivers In vehicle technologies uses differences at individual and country levels An extensive methodology for observation of in vehicle technologies use behaviour
Leisure and Tourism Transport	The 2nd Kenza law of demand: a new qualitative and quantitative approach for assessing long-term developments of the demand for leisure destinations Aviation offers for city-breaks supported by the right marketing policy can not be affected by economic crisis: The case of cultural tourism in Athens Improving accessibility and tourism competitiveness: An action plan from the CONCERTOUR Project Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games transport strategic plan Sustainable public transport planning for special events: Insights from Johannesburg, South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Using integrated pedestrian and traffic simulation for Olympic transport planning. Recent case studies in Tokyo and London. The development of tourism on the Danube in Hungary to reduce dependence on cars New ideas for old stations – Innovative concepts for small regional stations in tourist areas
Local Public Transport	Knowledge, familiarity and mode choice Generation and quality assessment of route choice sets in public transport networks by means of RP data analysis Describing quality in Dial-a-Ride services Improving service reliability in urban transit networks Urban public transport restructuring in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Public transport redevelopment in Yerevan, Armenia – problem or opportunity? Take the bus; it's cheaper in North Brabant PPP in suburban railway transport and the cost of social inclusion Funding public transport within financial constraints: the PMF system The role of corporate objectives in decisions in the local transport planning process Finding the “right” PT system for Hamburg HafenCity Ten years of taxi deregulation in the Netherlands - the case for re-regulation and decentralisation Societal, mobility and third party effects of demand responsive local public transport in rural areas The role of taxis in improving accessibility Can we double bus use? Southampton’s vision Squaring the circle: The BHLS concept Bus Rapid Transit systems performance analysis Concessionary bus fares in England: the impact on bus travel by the over-60s Smartcard data on use of free concessionary travel by older and disabled bus passengers Review of the Strathclyde Concessionary Travel Scheme Smart card ticketing in Trondheim deliver substantial benefits to society Implementation of a public transport smartcard nationwide in the Netherlands Behavioural responses to the introduction of a new travelcard in Dutch public transport: the case of Amsterdam
Policy Making and Policy Packaging	Limits to and unintended effects of transport policies From individual policies to policy packaging Handling risk and irreversibility of transport interventions Expect the unexpected: qualitative and quantitative tools and models to detect unintended effects of transport policy measures Identifying best practice in policy packaging
Rail	Options for a railway core network of central Europe Effects of the EU rail liberalisation on international rail passenger transport Governance in railway networks Air transport and high speed rail: Assessment of cooperation and competition strategies under a cost benefit approach The effect of access charges on social welfare in the railway industry Success factors and problems of rail franchising: a fresh assessment of the German case Full Circle:Rail industry privatisation in New Zealand, and a new theory of its fundamental conceptual weaknesses How to get value for money through private sector participation in rail service delivery – international evidence Gateways to prosperity? The long term impacts of new local railway stations Promoting integrated rail planning: lessons for congested urban networks based on work in west Central Scotland
Rail Passenger Demand	A time series analysis of rail demand in Great Britain Rail modelling – integrating rail with other modes UK regional rail demand in Britain Modelling demand by time of day for high speed rail services in France Influence of chronic delays in Tokyo urban rail service on passenger behaviours and perceptions Reliability benefits of rail investment projects Music at railway stations: the influence of music on waiting experience Measuring the benefits of the Access for All programme How to improve the VfM offering in the rail industry. "What rail passengers want!"
Sustainable Land Use and Transport	Spatial planning and transport in Mid West Ireland – developing a deliverable strategy Adopting policies on spatial planning, public transport planning or road pricing to influence travel and transport: what can be expected? Relationships between urban density, travel, and business productivity in the European countries: empirical evidence and its policy implications for spatial planning and design Can bus rapid transit stimulate land development? Evidence from Beijing southern axis BRT line 1 Using the finite resource of land better in town centres - the link between transport and land use. Land use characteristics for sustainable urban mobility Strategic planning for sustainable land use - transport alignment in South Africa: now and beyond Integrated urban planning and multimodal transport masterplan for the Madrid City of Knowledge. Developing an integrated transport strategy to meet the challenges of sustainable redevelopment for an iconic Central London regeneration area Delivering a new Mayor's Transport Strategy for London - a truly integrated approach. The role of electric vehicles in achieving climate goals MOBI.E. - The Portugese programme for electric mobility Electric vehicles - challenges with market introduction and practical user experiences Policy driven demand for sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles in Germany Economic constrains for the utilisation of the safety potential of future vehicle-to-vehicle (C2C)communication technologies The challenges of conducting an economic appraisal of a low emissions zone User acceptance of HMI solutions for lane departure warning system Assessing objective and subjective spatial influences of modal choice Travel behaviour of potential electric vehicle drivers. The need for charging and contribution to stabilysing the electric grid. What shapes urban mobility cultures? – a comparison of German cities Learning lessons from smarter choices – evaluation of the smarter travel Sutton programme Changing the mindset: Using travel behaviour research to plan smarter travel in Scotland Monitoring and evaluating smarter travel measures: How to show true value? The peak avoidance project in Rotterdam and its behavioral impacts The design of a cap-and-save strategy to encourage voluntary travel behavioural change: an Italian pilot survey
Traffic Management, Engineering and Safety	Urban and inter-urban provision of journey times Signal setting and paths design for road supply management in evacuation conditions Pedestrian microsimulation of metro-bus interchanges. A case study in Santiago de Chile A multi-objective optimization model at signalized junctions A traffic signal split optimization using time-space diagrams Computing turn-dependent delay times at signalized intersections based on floating car data European road safety inspection (EuRSI) research project Safety assessment of routes in a regional network Accidents on rural roads – for better or worse Tram accidents' analysis - France Manual for Streets 2; wider application of the principles Experimentation of new speed reducer profiles suitable for maximum speeds of 20 km/h Assessing the impact of planned road works and street works in London Motorway management techniques WSDOT express lanes system plan for Seattle, WA, USA, urban area Simulation modelling and a decision support tool for managing urban congestion: The West Midlands UTMC project In-Vehicle Technologies uses and misuses self-reported by drivers In-Vehicle Technologies uses differences at individual and country levels An extensive methodology for observation of In-Vehicle Technologies use behaviour Comparing the walkability level of two urban roads in the city of Volos, Greece Pedestrian comfort guidance for London Countdown signals for pedestrians in Germany Analyzing behaviour to increase the safety of pedestrian movements
Transport Appraisal	Representing planning policy in land-use and land-use/transport modelling Appraising small schemes at a local level: A BCR approach Combining aspirations for developmental growth, renewal and sustainable mobility. Analysis from Swindon. Ex-post economic analysis of an infrastructure project in the port of Antwerp Welfare analysis in transport networks Latest developments in appraisal and practical evaluation of Intelligent Transport Systems Consistency and fungibility of monetary valuations of travel time saving and preventing statistical fatalities in transport a behavioural economic approach Economic assessment of cycle projects - methodology and cases
Transport in Scotland	Opening remarks Climate change adaptation: Scottish road network: landslides studies implementation Innovation in sustainable vehicle technology Civilsing the streets: Good practice from Scotland and the Continent in delivering active travel
Transport Planning Models and Methods	Impact of congestion, pricing, and travel time reliability on travel demand: Summary of applied models estimated in US Activity-based demand modelling on a large scale: Experience from the new Danish National Model The role of tangible attributes in hybrid discrete choice models Estimation techniques for MEV models with sampling of alternatives New features of applied activity-based models in US Long term changes in transport demand An activity-based travel demand model for London Modelling weekend travel - Worth the extra effort? System convergence in transport modelling How long to own and how much to use a car? A dynamic discrete choice model to explain holding duration and driven mileage A new model of car ownership in London: Geo-spatial analysis of policy interventions Forecasting car ownership in the Sydney area A city-wide, capacity-constrained parking choice model Integrated modelling of urban energy systems: Results from a London case study Individual versus intra-household decision making: who really wears the trousers? A general equilibrium model, a two-direction solution method, and a convergence guarantee Convergence of the Dutch national model system Passenger and freight transport in Flanders 2010-2040 under three scenarios Assessment of two tests for the validity instruments in logit models The recurrent problem of parametrising nested logit models Creating transport models that matter: a strategic view on governance of transport models and road maps for innovation Accommodating heterogeneity for reducing traffic pollution: a ‘mixed’ latent class approach APPLIED WELFARE ECONOMICS WITH DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS IN THE PRESENCE OF INCOME EFFECTS Quality assessment of the Dutch National and regional models Designing surveys with a view to accommodating heterogeneous information processing strategies Linking response quality to survey engagement: a combined random scale and latent variable approach RP/SP estimation including reference dependent preferences Some variants of the optimal strategy transit assignment method Modelling airline competition in passenger air transport markets – A game-theoretic approach Preference heterogeneity and attribute non-attendance: can they be separated? Planning and policy impacts of alternative public transport modeling methods Valuating perceived insecurity associated with use of and access to public transport Investigation spatial transferability of models estimated on stated choice data collected on four different continents Joint modeling of constrained path enumeration and path choice behavior: a semi-compensatory approach Experimental analysis of route choice behaviour with real-time information in congested, risky networks Modeling strategic route choice behaviour: A cumulative prospect theory approach Modelling the impacts of ATIS accuracy on travellers' route-choice behaviour and risk perception Evaluation of pedestrian data collection methods within a simulation framework Data pooling for choice modelling Stochastic equilibrium assignment with variable demand: theoretical and implementation issues Static Traffic Assignment with Queuing (STAQ) – static assignment revisited Simple approaches for random utility modelling Computing full link state distributions in the dynamic network loading problem Validation and forecasts in models estimated from multi-days travel survey. Towards a comprehensive framework for panel data analysis Effect of the omission of users’ costs on the spatial design of public transport services OD data fusion The practical benefits of the SATURN origin-based assignment algorithm and network aggregation techniques The value of travel time reliability for transit passengers Origin destination analysis on the London orbital automated number plate recognition network Results and experiences from the Swedish value of time study Catching the tail - empirical identifications of value of time The Erasmus Bridge; success factors according to those involved in the project Modelling the UK’s Busiest Road - using detailed data to inform design at Junction 15 on the M25 Developing a model of travel time variability for congested motorways A forecasting model for long distance travel in Great Britain The value of travel time variance Identifying the value of travel time distribution – evidence from the Swedish value of time study 2008 Are we able to forecast demand for high speed rail? Modelling long-distance travel in the UK Why benefit-cost analysis matters less and how it can be improved for decision making in the transport sector – Experiences from the Norwegian National Transport Plan 2010 -2019 A behavioral departure time choice model with latent arrival time preference and rewards for peak-hour avoidance Kent Permit Scheme: benefits assessment and monitoring Economic impact of road works Endogenous scheduling preferences and congestion Do cost-benefit analyses really influence transport investment decisions? Experiences from the Swedish National Transport Investment Plan 2010-2021. Time allocation and valuation of travel time savings in the presence of simultaneous activities

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European Transport Conference 2010: Seminars