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Bus Rapid Transit Day Monday 22 February 2010

8.30am

Welcome coffee and registration

8.50am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Mr Jim Jarzab,

Co-Chair, NTCIP 1211 Emergency Vehicle Preemption and Transit Signal Priority standards committee

BRT: Meeting the transit needs of local economies

9am

Using BRT to improve mobility and relieve congestion in major cities

• Operating a mature low cost BRT system
• Determining the optimal network design
• Implementing the capability to convert to light rail

Mr Alain Mercier,

General Manager, Transit Services, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, OC Transpo City of Ottawa

9.30am

The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway - a driver for sustainable development

• Business case development and implementation
• Creating community connections around stations
• Implementing low cost improvements to enhance performance

10am

The O-Bahn network- Adelaide’s flagship public transport system

• Logic for choice of O-Bahn- guided busway vs. rail
• Service design principles - original and now
• O-Bahn patronage vs. metro-wide patronage
• Extension of the O-Bahn - improving the City-centre access

Mr Tom Wilson,

Acting Manager, Integrated Service Planning, Public Transport Division, Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure SA

10.30am

Morning tea

Design and Implementation

11am

Designing and operating an effective BRT in low density cities

• Creating a BRT system that is fit for purpose
• Learning from overseas experiences
• Serving the travel needs of people in low density outer suburbs
• Designing BRT for light rail convertibility

Mr Dick Fleming,

National Technical Executive - Transit Planning National Transport, Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia

11.30am

Designing a commuter-centric BRT - lessons from the Northern Busway establishment

• Determining the operating rules
• Developing bus route service strategies
• Overcoming congestion around stations

Mr Wayne McDonald,

Regional Director, Auckland and Northland, New Zealand Transport Agency

12pm

Improving access to Western Sydney through strategic bus corridors

• Integrating BRT with legacy urban transport infrastructure
• The speed to market of a BRT project
• Corridor planning for the Sydney-Liverpool Transitway

Mr Craig Moran,

Executive Manager, Transport Strategy & Systems, Roads and Traffic Authority

12.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm

BRT’s role in enhancing capacity in Queensland’s South East corridor

• The policy framework underpinning the BRT system
• Identifying and overcoming system capacity in the CBD area
• Co location and integration with Brisbane’s light rail system

Mr Alan Warren,

Divisional Manager, Brisbane Transport

Operations and Delivery

2pm

Maximising the operational performance of BRT

• Reducing travel times and improving schedule reliability
• Design considerations for improving headways in high-travel
corridors
• Servicing potential demand to attract additional riders

Mr Neil Smith,

Director, Transit Systems Australia

2.30pm

SkyBus - Melbourne’s airport BRT service

• Transport options to and from airports
• What is different about BRT operations to an airport?
• How SkyBus meets customer needs for airport public transport

Mr Simon Cowen,

Managing Director, SkyBus

3pm

Afternoon tea

BRT Versus Light Rail

3.30pm

BRT or light rail - which mode delivers the most value for money?

• BRT and light rail - a cost comparison
• Funding options for bus-based transitways
• Will BRT replace heavy and light rail as a transport mode in high capacity corridors?

Professor David Hensher,

Founding Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney

4pm