Public Transport for Melbourne: Where’s the Plan? You may be interested in attending this public forum, hosted by the RMIT Centre for Urban Research. In August 2016, over 300 people gathered at RMIT for a forum called ‘What’s the Plan?’, to hear about the transport issues facing Melbourne. Over a year later, with projects such […]
Transport Modelling and Cost-Benefit Analysis
JUST NUMBERS? Using and abusing transport modelling and cost-benefit analysis RMIT Centre for Urban Research Talking Transport Public Seminar, Episode #5 Date: Thursday, 19 October 2017 Time: 5:30 to 7:00 pm Venue: The Green Brain, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT City campus, 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne Regularly, announcements of major transport projects proceeding, being rejected or coming under scrutiny […]
Another Worldwide Learning Opportunity Granted
Mr Joel Docker is the most recent recipient of an Austraffic Worldwide Learning Opportunity grant. Joel is an undergraduate student at Monash University and has been accepted to present a paper at the Australasian Transport Research Forum in Auckland in November 2017. His research project is on the topic of cycling infrastructure, under the supervision […]
ITEANZ Awards now open
Nomination for the following ITEANZ awards are now open: Contribution to the Transport Profession Award – for someone who has made a major contribution to the profession over a sustained period Sustainable Transport Award – for a person or organisation which has made a major contributions to sustainable transport Emerging Professional of the Year Award […]
September 2017: Future Travel
A very interesting seminar was held on 12 September 2017. About 50 people attended to hear about how transport technologies are evolving. Population and travel continues to grow but transport infrastructure is struggling to keep up. Our expert presenters gave their views on the future of travel. The speakers were: A/Prof Hussein Dia – update on […]
TransportCamp 2017
Join Melbourne’s transport and innovation communities at the third TransportCamp Melbourne. The exciting ‘unconference’ format enables attendees to share and explore ways to improve mobility across the city. Melbourne TransportCamp is being organised by CrowdSpot, Phillip Boyle & Associates and Good Cycles with support from the City of Melbourne providing the venue. Date: Friday, 6 […]
AITPM Forum: Myth-placed traffic engineering
Date: Thursday, 21 September 2017 Time: Event starts at 5.30 pm sharp. Complimentary food and drinks will be served from 5 pm. Venue: Level 5 Theatrette, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne Speakers: Rob Morgan, Andrew O’Brien and Mark O’Brien Surely Stop signs are safer than Give Way signs? What about left turn slip lanes vs. no […]
American Cities Biggest Challenges
This article asked mayors, urbanists and other thinkers to name the biggest threats that American cities currently face, and most took the long view—looking beyond Trump to challenges like urban broadband deserts, a shallow mayoral talent pool, crippling pension crises, and state or federal meddling. Interesting read from Politico Magazine: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/30/biggest-challenge-american-cities-policy-experts-215308
June 2017: Saving Lives in Victoria
A very informative seminar was held on 28 June 2017, kindly hosted by RMIT. Speakers: Mr Michael Batten is the senior sergeant in the Road Policing Command in Victoria Police. Lives lost on the roads in Victoria have been steadily reducing from over 1000 in the early 1970s down to 243 in 2013 but have increased […]
Vale Peter Bourke
It is with sadness that we announce the death of Peter Bourke who died on 25 June 2017. He was a CRB/VicRoads traffic engineer and worked in Dandenong Division at Nunawading in the early 1970s along with many well known names such as Gary Veith and the late Trevor Miller. Peter then worked at 60 […]
North East Link Authority: Help complete the missing link
The North East Link Authority has launched a survey to help it understand more about how communities, commuters, businesses and the freight industry use roads in Melbourne’s north-east, their experiences in using these roads and what they value about the area. It will also provide the authority with feedback on how transport projects should be […]
May 2017: Liveability, Health and Harm Minimization
This seminar was held at RMIT University on 31 May 2017. Melbourne is the most liveable city but won’t stay that way unless we actively pursue this goal. What can we as transport professionals do? Four expert speakers presented on these topics: Professor Billie Giles-Corti – Liveability and health Are we developing walkable suburbs through […]
2017 Ogden Transport Lecture
Public Transport in Toronto: What can we learn from the last 20 years? To register for this free seminar: https://www.monash.edu/engineering/its/ogden-lecture Date: Thursday 29 June 2017 Time: 6 PM to 7 PM (refreshments available from 5:15 PM) Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette Conference Centre (Entrance via Entry 3) La Trobe Street, Melbourne Topic: Toronto’s public transport system […]
Parking signs
Can anyone make sense of these signs?
May 2017: Anthony Albanese
The special guest speaker at this seminar was the Hon Anthony Albanese, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development. The seminar was held on Monday 15 May 2017, kindly hosted by RMIT University – School of Business IT and Logistics. A video of the presentation is on YouTube.