Transport Short Courses
Past courses
Understanding bus network planning
28 October 2011
The aim of this one-day course on network planning was to better understand the principles of bus network planning, guidelines for planning in NSW, and trade-offs in planning bus networks. The course benefited state government planners, local government, bus operators, and community representatives. The course was presented by Professor Corinne Mulley and Dr Rhonda Daniels from ITLS and Clayton Davidson from Busways.
Knowing your costs in community transport
22 August 2011
The aim of this one-day course was to help community transport operators to better understand the costs of providing community transport services and to better understand how to make financial decisions. Knowing their costs helps operators plan for the future. The course was of benefit to managers and other staff of community transport organisations who make decisions about vehicle purchases, user donations, and vehicle hire out rates to other organisations. The Board of Management of community transport organisations who make decisions about strategic directions would also have benefitted. The course is based on the Knowing your costs module in the long-running Certificate of Transport Management program for bus operators, but with content tailored to community transport operators. The course was presented by Professor Corinne Mulley and Professor David Hensher from ITLS, with industry input and support from Easy Transport Northern Sydney.
Innovations for public transport in low demand areas
7 July 2011
ITLS Visiting Professor John Nelson and Professor Corinne Mulley (ITLS Chair in Public Transport) presented a one-day course on innovations for delivery of public transport in low demand areas, including the role of technology developments, with a focus on buses and community transport.The course was of benefit to operators, suppliers, and public transport planners and policy-makers who wished to gain a better understanding of the role of technology in delivering more efficient services which meet customer, operator and government needs.
Download the course presentations:
- The context for public transport in low demand areas: Australia
| UK and Europe - The Legal and Funding Framework for Flexible Transport Services: Recent experience in UK and Europe
- Technology innovations and pathways for Flexible Transport Services
- Daniels R and Mulley C 2010 'Overcoming barriers to implementing Flexible Transport Services in NSW', Proceedings of the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum ATRF 2010, Canberra , Australia, 1st October 2010
Bus rapid transit: State-of-the-art in performance and benefits
29 June 2011
BRT is delivering high quality public transport efficiently in cities around the world. How can Sydney benefit from this innovative form of public transport?
ITLS Visiting Professor John Nelson presented a half-day short course highlighting recent developments in BRT including state-of-the-art in performance and benefits. Professor David Hensher, Director of ITLS, introduced the short course by showcasing the Volvo Foundation Centre of Excellence for Bus Rapid Transit development, of which ITLS is a partner.
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