The Hon. David Campbell MP
Minister for Transport NSW
Les Wielinga
Director General
Ministry of Transport NSW
 David Marchant CEO
ARTC
 Rodd Staples Acting CEO
Sydney Metro
 Chris Lock CEO
Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
 Shashi Verma Director of fares and ticketing
Transport for London
 Peter Bentley COO
ConnectEast
 Bob Menzies
Head of Delivery, CGB
Cambrideshire County Council UK
Alan Warren
Divisional Manager
Brisbane Transport
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Pre-Conference Day- Bus Rapid Transit Australia 2010 Pre-Conference Day- Bus Rapid Transit Australia 2010
8.30am Welcome coffee and registration8.50am 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 economies9am 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
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
Head of Delivery, Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, Cambridgeshire County Council
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
Acting Manager, Integrated Service Planning, Public Transport Division, Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure SA
Design and Implementation11am 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
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
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
Executive Manager, Transport Strategy & Systems, Roads and Traffic Authority
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
Divisional Manager, Brisbane Transport
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
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
Managing Director, SkyBus
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?
Founding Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney
4pm Panel discussion: How does BRT compare against light rail?
Acting Manager, Integrated Service Planning, Public Transport Division, Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure SA Managing Director, SkyBus National Technical Executive - Transit Planning National Transport, Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia Head of Delivery, Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, Cambridgeshire County Council General Manager, Transit Services, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, OC Transpo City of Ottawa
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