This webinar was presented by Takeshi Nakamura on 23 May 2023. View the Recording Equity refers to the fairness with which impacts (benefits and costs) are distributed. Transport planning decisions can have large and diverse equity impacts in our lives. In this presentation, Takeshi talked about how the concept of race, gender, and class can […]
2023 April Webinar: iRAP Practical investments saving lives
This webinar was held on 19 April 2023 and showcased the innovative and practical use of iRAP Star Ratings. Guest speakers were: Rob McInerney – CEO, iRAP presenting on iRAP Global Partnerships and Practical Investments Saving Lives Matt Allan – Senior Network Safety Planning Officer, Department of Transport Planning, Victoria sharing VicRoads’ A$1.7 billion Safer Roads Infrastructure Programme (SRIP) […]
2023 Annual Breakfast Meeting
This annual event was held on 22 March 2023 at Zinc at Fed Square. The Breakfast was proudly sponsored by O’Brien Traffic. Our special guest speaker was Marion Terrill – Transport & Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute. Marion is a leading transport and cities expert with a long history in public policy. She presented three well-developed proposals […]
2023 March Webinar: Exciting Collaboration Efforts through ITE Councils
This webinar was held on 21 March 2023. Special Guest Speaker: Eric Rensel – Chair, ITE Council Leadership Team Eric outlined the role of the ITE Councils and how the involvement of Australian and New Zealand transport professionals can provide benefits across both sides of the Pacific. Link to Zoom recording Eric started his journey with ITE […]
2023 March Webinar: Transport Projects in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This webinar was presented by Afiq Salehudin from UNOPS on 16 March 2023 Link to Zoom Recording The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) focuses on implementing projects which help build better lives and enable countries to achieve peace and sustainable development through the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Afiq joined the United Nations Office […]
2023 March Webinar: International Women’s Day
This webinar was held on Thursday 9 March 2023. A recording of the webinar can be viewed HERE. ITE-ANZ celebrated International Women’s Day by showcasing some incredible women in the Transport sector. These women told their stories of their careers so far and reflect on what the IWD theme #EmbraceEquity means to them. Tiffany Robinson […]
2023 February Seminar: Suburban Rail Loop
This seminar was held at RMIT on 8 February 2023, with three eminent speakers: Prof Graham Currie Prof John Stanley Emeritus Prof Michael Buxton The entertaining speakers talked about the proposed Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop. There were criticisms of the project and the lack of planning process. The question and answer session raised some key […]
50 Years of ITE-ANZ
The Australian Section of ITE was created in 1972 and expanded to include New Zealand in 1996. A short summary of our 50-year history is presented in the attached pdf file.
2022 President’s Dinner
The traditional ITE-ANZ President’s Dinner was held at the beautiful Kew Golf Club on 22 November. This year was different to last year as the President, Sarah Zhang, was able to fly down from Sydney to attend in person. The special guest speaker was Jonathan Spear – CEO of Infrastructure Victoria – who gave a […]
Transport Planners – Free membership
Transport Planning Professionals Special Offer Join ITE through December 2023 for Free Collaboration between planners and engineers leads to better outcomes for communities. With a variety of resources and a robust and highly involved membership of both planners and engineers, ITE is ideally situated to serve as a go-to organization for both! We want transport planning professionals […]
2022 November Webinar: Opportunities for Young ITE Members
This webinar was held on 14 November 2022. Madi Salter and Matt Bennett reported on their trip to the ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans. Their trips were subsidised by grants from the Austraffic Worldwide Learning Opportunities fund. What did they learn from the conference? How does America’s transport system compare to Australia […]
National Electric Vehicle Strategy Submission
In October 2022, ITE-ANZ made a submission to the National Electric Vehicle Strategy. The main plank of that strategy, and one we fully support, is the introduction of ambitious mandatory vehicle emission standards – also known as “fuel efficiency standards”. Here is a copy of our submission: ITE-ANZ-submission-on-National-EV-Strategy
2022 October Webinar: Sustainable Road Pavements
This webinar was held on 26 October 2022 Speakers were: Associate Professor Chaminda Gallage from Queensland University of Technology Presentation title: Experimental approach to estimate improved Modulus/CBR of Geogrid/Geocomposite reinforced weak subgrades Associate Professor Filippo Giustozzi from RMIT Presentation title: Waste tyres and how we used them in roads against UV damage Dr Marie Enfrin Post-Doc Researcher from RMIT Presentation title: Road-grade plastics […]
2022 October Webinar: Designing for Cyclist Safety
This webinar was held on 6 October 2022. Speakers were: Max McCardel from Safe System Solutions, Melbourne Nicole Badstuber from Aecom, Sydney Max presented the case study of the town of Houten in the Netherlands where cycling infrastructure was planned right from the start. Nicole approached the topic through two lenses: gendered experiences of travel and catering […]
2022 August Webinar: Gender Impact Assessments
This webinar was held on 18 August 2022. The speaker was Bonnie Coogan, Gender Equality Officer at Melton City Council. Bonnie Coogan is a public health professional with a Bachelor of Health Sciences focused in Health Promotion & Physical Activity and Health from Deakin University. She is an experienced practitioner with a demonstrated history of working […]