Graham Currie | Professor of Public Transport
Monash University

Day 1 @ 13:40

Mass Transport Planning and the Worlds Largest Special Events - Lessons for Australia

• Prof Currie led planning for numerous major special events including most Summer Olympic Games since 1996 and the Hajj Pilgrimage in KSA
• Presentation covers event planning, infrastructure needs and legacy planning
• Explores transport capacity in regional Victoria for the withdrawn 2026 Victorian Commonwealth Games
• Outlines the 'real' approaches used to carry vast travel demand in already congested cities

Day 2 @ 13:55

Trackless Tram Workshop (Bring your laptop for the online exercise!)

BRING YOUR LAPTOPS!

Running from 1:55 PM to 3:30 PM, this workshop will enable attendees to gain a deeper understanding of the trackless tram technology, its benefits, and the collaborative approaches necessary for implementation. Additionally, the workshop will provide hands-on experience in addressing technical issues and using tools like SNAMUTS for transit-oriented planning and especially, how much more urban regeneration can be expected as the trackless tram corridors are implemented. A final panel discussion will provide further insights and answer questions.

Join us as we discuss the following questions:

1. Why do Trackless Trams enable developers to invest in development along their corridors? 
2. What kind of urban regeneration would you like to see along these corridors?
3. How do local governments make sure the best development outcomes happen along with the Trackless Trams? 
4. How important is it to ensure there is better public transport, cycling and walking in the net zero energy transition? 

Jan Scheurer, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research (CUR), RMIT University

Peter Newman, Distinguished Professor, Curtin University

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Peter Newman / Trackless Tram Workshop (Bring your laptop for the online exercise!)

Peter Newman, Distinguished Professor,
Curtin University

Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University. Peter has written 23 books and over 400 papers on sustainable cities and decarbonization policy. He created the term automobile dependence in the 1980’s which is now standard terminology in urban planning and his book with Jeff...

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Graham Currie, Professor of Public Transport, Monash University