News and Events
Associate Professor Stephen Greaves to present at Australasian College of Road Safety's seminar - Toward Best Practice Cycling Infrastructure - Friday 10 September 1.30-5pm @ Parliament House, Sydney
10 Sep 2010Free Event ~ RSVP by Wednesday 8 September to exa@acrs.org.au
Location: Parliament of NSW Theatrette, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Toward Best-Practice Cycling Infrastructure
This seminar aims to present state-of-the art research relating to which types of infrastructure offer the safest cycling environment and discuss the possibility of recommendations for best-practice cycling infrastructure.
Associate Professor Stephen Greaves will present on "Urban cycling in Australia: from marginal to mainstream" with Dr Jan Garrard (Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University).
Other panel members are: Dr Shane Turner, South Island Transportation Director, Beca NZ and Adjunct Senior Fellow, University of Canterbury; Marilyn Johnson, PhD candidate, Accident Research Centre, Monash University; and Dr Julie Hatfield, Senior Research Fellow, NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of NSW.NSW Chair in Public Transport, Professor Corinne Mulley, gives presentation at Urban Transport Summit in Brisbane
18 Aug 2010Professor Corinne Mulley gave a presentation at the Urban Transport Planning Summit in Brisbane on 18 August. Her topic “Transport systems facilitating full participation in society – catering for equal and social inclusion” focused on the accessibility gaps which can prevent use of public transport, and the role of flexible transport services.
Download presentationProfessor William Greene - Toyota Motor Corporation Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, USA - becomes Honorary Professor at ITLS
11 Aug 2010NSW Chair in Public Transport, Professor Corinne Mulley, and Dr Rhonda Daniels give presentation on bus services at Transport Symposium for Western Sydney Public Transport Users
07 Aug 2010Professor Corinne Mulley and Dr Rhonda Daniels spoke on the topic 'Planning for bus services – closing the accessibility gap' at a Transport Symposium for Western Sydney Public Transport Users organised by the Western Sydney Community Forum on Saturday 7 August. The presentation highlighted the spatial gap in access to bus services. 11 out of the 15 bus contract regions do not meet the Government’s standard for 90% of households to be within 400m of a rail station or bus stop in daytime. The presentation also identified a potential role for flexible transport services in helping to close the gap.
Professor David Hensher addresses New Zealand Ministry of Transport
29 Jun 2010Professor David Hensher, Director of ITLS, has given an invited address on 'Economic analysis tools and transport policy development' to the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. In his address Professor Hensher discussed the contribution of economic analyses in transport policy development, by citing some examples of recent work carried out by ITLS. During his time in New Zealand, Professor Hensher will also give one of the keynote speeches at the New Zealand Association of Economists 2010 Conference which will be held at the University of Auckland from 30 June to 2 July 2010.
Key Centre Annual Report 2009 Available
24 Jun 2010The Australian Key Centre in Transport Management, a joint venture between ITLS-Sydney and the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University, has published its Annual Report for all Key Centre activities in 2009.
ITLS-Interfleet Transport Opinion Survey: Second Quarter 2010 Results
23 Jun 2010The latest ITLS-Interfleet quarterly transport survey shows that Australians remain more concerned about improving public transport than improving roads. More than half of those surveyed said improving public transport was Australia’s highest transport priority, with less than a quarter saying better roads should be the top priority. The latest survey results show only one in five Australians think transport in their local area has improved in the last year, with a similar number saying transport in their local area will improve in the next year. The longer term continues to offer more hope, with 45% of respondents believing transport in Australia will be better five years down the track.
Click here to view the full Second Quarter 2010 TOPS ResultsTransport studies agreement for Sydney (ITLS) and Abu Dhabi
22 Jun 2010The Abu Dhabi Department of Transport and The University of Sydney signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 22 June 2010 aimed at providing Masters courses in transport management to targeted United Arab Emirates' students and executive courses for the Department's employees.
The Abu Dhabi Department of Transport responsibilities cover aviation, maritime, public transport, road safety and highways management. Abu Dhabi has ambitious long-term transport plans that aim to improve the lifestyle of their growing population and provide suitable infrastructure to strengthen their position as a regional hub for distribution of goods and services across the Gulf. The Department is also keen to focus on transport options that explore alternative energy options and protect their natural assets.
In order to provide excellence in transport planning, the Department recognises that skill levels of their employees must be of the highest calibre. They have therefore developed a scholarship program targeting leading students from across the region and providing them with Bachelor and Masters training. ITLS has been chosen for the high quality of its courses to provide the Masters level part of the program.
This agreement is a significant opportunity for both parties, contributing to knowledge and development in the transport domain in the fast growing region of the Gulf and enriching the already diversified student base of ITLS.
L-R: Professor John Hearn, University of Sydney's Deputy Vice Chancellor (International), HE Mohamed Hareb Al Yousef, Executive Director of Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, and Professor David Hensher, Director, ITLS
L-R: Professor John Hearn, HE Mohamed Hareb Al Yousef, Professor David Hensher, and Mansoor Jaffar (Support Services Advisor, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport)
L-R: Associate Professor Stephen Greaves and Professor David Hensher on invited visit to Abu Dhabi in May 2010.
Professor Peter Stopher appointed as Honorary Professor at Beijing Transportation Research Centre
21 Jun 2010On 21 June 2010, Professor Peter Stopher (Professor of Transport Planning at ITLS) was appointed as Honorary Professor at the Beijing Transportation Research Centre. Director Guo Jiffu presented Professor Stopher with a certificate appointing him to the role for a period of two years. In his presentation speech the Director stated that members of the Centre were eager to learn from Professor Stopher's experience and expertise. He spoke of the enormous challenges facing China, and Beijing in particular, in the field of transport and expressed his gratitude for Professor Stopher's willingness to help them.
Professor Corinne Mulley presenting at Public Transport Planning Short Course, November 2010
26 May 2010The Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University in association with the Transportation Research Centre at the University of Auckland are offering two public transport industry short course in November in both Brisbane and Sydney. Planning Public Transport Services I & II Short Courses will be held in Brisbane (8-11 November 2010) at the Grand Chancellor Hotel and Sydney (15-19 November 2010) at the Habourview Hotel, North Sydney.
The course is presented by Professor Graham Currie of Monash University and Professor Avi Ceder of The University of Auckland. The Sydney course includes an extra day of inputs from Professor Corinne Mulley of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. The courses are a practical guide to operations planning, market forecasting and economic appraisal methods for the development of bus, tram and rail services and also a guide to strategic and operations planning, network design, data collection, performance measurement and priority design for bus, tram and rail services.
For more details, including a course brochure and registration, click here.
Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald on Bus Rapid Transit
01 May 2010Choked roads to be given fast bus test
Andrew West, Sydney Morning Herald
ITLS partner in a multimillion dollar grant for Centre of Excellence for Bus Rapid Transit
28 Apr 2010ITLS is a partner in a consortium that has been awarded a US $3.5 million dollar, five-year grant, from the Volvo Research and Education Foundation for a Centre of Excellence for Bus Rapid Transit.
The consortium is headed by Associate Professor Juan Carlos Muñoz of the Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Collaborators in the Centre at ITLS will be Professor David Hensher, Professor Corinne Mulley and Adjunct Professor John Stanley.
In addition to ITLS and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Centre consortium involves researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Instituto Técnico Superior de la Universidad Técnica de Lisboa and The World Resources Institute Centre for Sustainable Transport (EMBARQ).
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a term applied to different types of public transport using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than ordinary bus lines on dedicated infrastructure, along similar lines as light and heavy rail.The primary goal of the Centre is to develop a new framework for the planning, design, financing, implementation and operation of BRT in different urban areas, offering clear guidelines to decision makers on when and how such projects can enhance mobility and meet accessibility needs. An essential goal is to make the knowledge developed through the Centre widely available to support more successful BRT deployment, and in particular to identify elements which are transferable between existing and prospective systems. The focus will be not only at the project level, but also on how such projects interact with other elements of the urban system so that the total urban mobility system is transformed.
The Centre will provide research and analysis to support the successful deployment of existing and proposed BRT systems. It includes five programs: a BRT Observatory, which will produce case studies of BRT planning and implementation; a BRT Laboratory, which will analyse BRT system performance; a BRT Educational program, which will distribute knowledge gained from the Observatory and Laboratory to educate transport practitioners; and, finally, Support in BRT Implementation and Dissemination, which will be provided via the worldwide network of Centre partners.
The Centre of Excellence in BRT was selected among many applicants worldwide. It is the eighth centre funded by the Volvo Research and Education Foundation (VREF).
The other Centres of Excellence funded by VREF are: Sustainable Urban Transport in Less Motorised Countries: Research and Training, New Delhi, India; The Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, New York, USA; UC Berkeley Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, Berkeley, USA; China Urban Sustainable Transport Research Centre, Beijing, China; Australasian Centre for Governance and Management of Urban Transport, Melbourne, Australia; The OMEGA Centre for the Study of Mega Projects in Transport and Development, London, UK; and The African Centre of Excellence in Public and Non-Motorised Transport, Cape Town, South Africa.
ITLS Lecturer Christopher Skinner gives presentation on Wireless Communications for Road Safety and Efficiency at Engineers Australia Transport Engineering Panel
06 Apr 2010The statistics in vehicle road safety have shown a recent plateau that will need further innovative approaches for further improvement. One area receiving increasing attention is the application of wireless communications to improved safety of vehicles and this subject has been under study by the Australian Roads Research Board and the Automotive Technology Cooperative Research Centre plus active discussion with the Australian Communications and Media Authority about wireless spectrum licensing. This talk will provide a summary of progress world-wide and Australia’s growing involvement, especially the formation of the industry cluster AusDSRC and current issues for Australia in standardisation of both vehicles and protocols and network standards for wireless vehicle to vehicle, and vehicle to infrastructure communications.
ITLS' Dr Sean Puckett wins funding in inaugural Freda and Len Lansbury Early Career Researchers' Support Fund round.
06 Apr 2010Dr Sean Puckett (ITLS) wins funding in inaugural funding round of Freda and Len Lansbury Early Career Researchers' Support Fund for his project - Design and Administration of a Stated Endogenous Attribute Level (SEAL) Survey.
ITLS-Interfleet Transport Opinion Survey - First results released!! First Quarter 2010
23 Mar 2010On Tuesday 23 March Professor David Hensher introduced the new ITLS-Interfleet Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS) and presented the first quarter of results. TOPS is a national, quarterly survey of Australians' thoughts about transport. Do Australians think transport is getting better in their local area? How confident are Australians that transport will improve in the short-term and long-term in Australia? What is the highest priority issue in transport for Australians? Is the state or federal government considered most responsible for transport? TOPS will track changes in Australians? confidence and sentiment about transport every quarter, and compare NSW with other states. The results are available on the TOPS webpage.
To subscribe to the Transport Opinion Survey email list and receive quarterly releases, please email business.itlsinfo@sydney.edu.au with the word "TOPS" in the subject line.
Logistics Association of Australia selects ITLS as Training Provider of Choice
22 Mar 2010The Logistics Association of Australia (LAA) has selected ITLS as the provider of training services for short courses for its members. LAA President Brad Harrison spoke enthusiastically about this program. "The LAA has long been committed to fostering professionalism in the logistics and supply chain industry and we are delighted that ITLS have come on board to assist us in expanding our professional services further". Under the agreement, ITLS will provide subject matter and teaching resources on a variety of short courses which will be made available to members at various locations Australia wide. Welcoming this move, Professor David Hensher, Director of ITLS, said that he felt ITLS had much to offer LAA members in the provision of training services aimed at the professional development of members and the wider community: "Undertaking to deliver these training services reflects our commitment to promoting logistics and supply chain management practices for the benefit of the industry." Factors supporting the decision to align with ITLS included its widespread reputation and influence across the logistics and supply chain sector and its cultural fit with the full span of course material and subject matter aligned to LAA member's needs. The first course to be delivered is on Retail Logistics in August 2010.
Dramatic reforms needed in public transport: Report
16 Mar 2010Professor John Stanley, Adjunct Professor at ITLS, has called for dramatic reforms to the nation's transport infrastructure.
Professor Stanley co-authored the report Moving People: Solutions for a Growing Australia for the country's major peak transport bodies: the Australasian Railways Alliance, Bus International Confederation of Australia and the International Association for Public Transport. It was handed to transport minister Anthony Albanese last week.
Read the full report.
"Transformational changes," the report says, "must be made to overhaul a system that is not sustainable in economic, environmental, or social terms."
Professor Stanley says the report was motivated by "growing problems of congestion in the road system, rising greenhouse gas emissions and crowded services."
Professor Stanley also draws attention to Infrastructure Australia's State of Australian Cities 2010 report, which recently revealed that all of Australia's major capital cities had slipped in world liveability rankings, partly because of our "deteriorating system of transport".
"The liveability of our cities has been a major international selling point, from a business point of view," Professor Stanley explains.
"Liveability is an insidious thing, it's hard to turn it around. We're arguing for some transformational thinking," he says.
The report indicates that Australia must make more efficient and sustainable use of its existing vehicles and infrastructure, erstwhile concentrating on better urban structure and planning.
Due to the scale and geographical spread of Australia's land transport network, as well as the sheer scale of funding required, the report recommends the Federal Government take the reins in overhauling the system.
In addition, road pricing and taxation must be reformed, fuel efficiency in cars must be brought in line with European standards, and, unsurprisingly, funding must be increased to reform public transport and freight capacity.
Worryingly, the report predicts that the national cost of congestion will double in the next ten years to an overwhelming total of $20 billion annually.
Congestion charges are suggested, somewhat controversially, as a means to cut these costs, using a "finely graded" system to charge motorists for entering a congestion zone within a peak period.
"At the moment with the global financial crisis there's been a difficulty trying to find sources of revenue," Professor Stanley explains.
Congestion charges are advantageous both in providing much-needed revenue and in encouraging people to make responsible transport decisions.
"If we don't do something like this the system is going to really struggle," Professor Stanley says. "It's been under funded for a long time."Cycling Down Under: ITLS academics find Melbourne is more cycle-friendly than Sydney
13 Mar 2010Cycling Down Under: A Comparative Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies in Sydney and Melbourne
A recent paper on cycling trends in Australia authored by ITLS' Associate Professor Stephen Greaves, Visiting Professor John Pucher (Rutgers University, USA) and Dr Jan Garrad of Deakin University has been featured in a Sydney Morning Herald article: Sydney: the city that hates bikes. The paper, to be published in the Journal of Transport Geography (18), reports that Melbourne's cycling levels are twice those of Sydney and suggests that this is due to Melbourne's superior cycling infrastructure, higher safety levels for cyclists and more supportive public policies. However, both cities have worrying trends in motorist aggression towards cyclists, which appears to be on the rise and both come out poorly compared to northern Europe where both land use and transport policies are far more supportive of bicycling while discouraging car use through numerous restrictions and financial disincentives.ITS-Monash Workshop: New frontiers in transportation modelling - Friday 29 January 2010 9am-5.30pm
29 Jan 2010This workshop will provide an overview on transportation modelling. It further introduces the state of the art developments in the area of transportation and land use modelling as well as travel and household survey technologies.
Please click here for further details.To download the registration form please click here.
Places are limited to only 20, so please register now to secure your place!!Venue
ITS-Monash, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Department of Civil Engineering, Room 110, Building 60
Speakers
A/Professor Stephen Greaves, ITLS-Sydney, The University of Sydney, AUS
A/Professor Kouros Mohammadin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Dr. Majid Sarvi, ITS-Monash, Monash University, AUS
Professor S.C. Wong, University of Hong Kong, HK
Workshop objective
The workshop is aimed at providing:
• An overview on transportation planning, travel demand and network modelling
• A rich overview of the latest research in emerging methods of urban transportation modelling such as tour and activity based modelling
• A basic understanding of data needs of current and emerging transport models
• An overview of the latest research in land use modelling
Who should attend?
This workshop is suitable for transport industry professionals including engineers, planners, researchers, and state and regional government planning agencies. Those interested in transportation planning and modelling, strategic modelling, land use modelling, and application of advanced technologies to travel surveys will benefit from the specialist topic discussions during this workshop.
Fee
The registration fee is AUD$550 (GST inclusive). The fee includes attendance, workshop materials, lunches, morning tea, and afternoon tea.Further information
Registrations: Ms Irene Sgouras irene.sgouras@eng.monash.edu.au
Technical: Dr Majid Sarvi majid.sarvi@eng.monash.edu.auProfessor David Hensher, Director of ITLS, receives the prestigious International Association of Travel Behaviour Research Lifetime Achievement Award
04 Jan 2010
Professor David Hensher is the recent recipient of the 2009 International Association of Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR) Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was given to David in recognition for his long-standing and exceptional contribution to both IATBR as well as to the wider travel behaviour community. As was noted at the time of the presentation of the award, David's contribution to the field is phenomenal, with David consistently being at the very edge of the research frontier where he can only be described as both a leader and pioneer. To understand fully the meaning of this award, one need look no further than the names of the only other previous recipients, Frank Koppelman (Northwestern), Moshe Ben Akiva (MIT) and Ryuichi Kitamura (Kyoto). The cost of life? A video on the research at ITLS which re-evaluated the way we estimate the cost of saving human lives lost in car accidents.
02 Dec 2009How much would you pay to save a life on the road? ITLS re-evaluates the way we estimate the cost of saving human lives lost in car accidents. Download Video (mp4, 17Mb)
Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald on congestion charging
26 Nov 2009In his interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Professor David Hensher said that a 10 cents-a-kilometre congestion charge levied across the metropolitan area could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8.4 per cent as well as cut the number of kilometres cars are driven by 8 per cent. For the full article please click here.
ITLS Scholars recognised in University Scholarship Index
23 Nov 2009The University's Scholarship Index recognises staff members who contribute to teaching quality through the scholarship of university teaching. In the recently released results for 2007 Professor David Hensher, Professor David Walters, and Associate Professor Stephen Greaves were all recognised for their contributions.
ITLS-Africa's Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management receives government accreditation
20 Nov 2009The new Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management is the first of its kind in South Africa and contains peer-reviewed articles by local and international transport and supply chain specialists. From January 2010 the journal will receive accreditation from the South African Department of Higher Education and Training and be included in their list of approved journals.
ITLS Post Graduation Work Experience Program - Applications close Monday 23 November
18 Nov 2009ITLS offers our students the opportunity to undertake a 12-week full time (minimum 35 hours per week) post graduation work experience placement with one of our industry partners in a transport or logistics and supply chain management related field. Applications for January to March placements close: Monday 23 November. For more details about the program, including how to apply, please click here.
Associate Professor Stephen Greaves receives Dean's Citation for Teaching
16 Nov 2009Associate Professor Stephen Greaves has been awarded with a Dean's Citation for Teaching in recognition of the excellent feedback received from students on his unit of study on Sustainable Transport and Logistic Systems (TPTM6470).
Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) interviewed by Elsevier on the Thredbo Conference Series
03 Nov 2009Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) was interviewed by Elsevier during the Thredbo 11 conference in Delft, Holland on the conference series (International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (The Thredbo Series)) including on the forthcoming Elsevier publication of the Thredbo 11 papers in Research in Transportation Economics.
Watch the video on YouTube | Thredbo conference series website | Research in Transportation Economics
ITLS PhD candidate Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya wins a Logistics Development Award from the Logistics Association of Australia (sponsored by CHEP Asia-Pacific)
29 Oct 2009The Logistics Development Award has long been Australia's major logistics industry award and is offered annually by the Logistics Association of Australia. The award is sponsored by CHEP Asia-Pacific. Applicants for the LDA are required to submit a paper of approximately 1,500 words on either: the most significant supply-chain trend that they see affecting business in Australia; or the most successful innovation in logistics or supply-chain in which they have been involved. Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya's paper which won a runner up prize was titled: "Interactions Matrix as a basis for framing strategy in global value networks - an integrated approach to managing customer and supplier relationships."
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport publishes article on the work of ITLS in their Logistics and Transport Australian Review 2009
14 Oct 2009In the second edition of the Logistics and Transport Australian Review the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics in Australia has published an article on the work of ITLS, please click here to view the article.
Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) honoured with award for Outstanding Contribution to the NSW Bus and Coach Industry
07 Oct 2009
Professor Hensher was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to the NSW Bus and Coach Industry at the BusNSW Industry Gala Dinner on Wednesday 7th October 2009. The award was presented by Darryl Mellish (Executive Director, BusNSW) on behalf of the NSW Bus and Coach Industry; he had the following to say about Professor Hensher's contributions:
"The winner of this year's award has been a major contributor to the bus and coach industry in NSW for more than 20 years. He has been actively involved with BusNSW by presenting at numerous conferences and seminars as well as providing and assisting BusNSW with many papers covering topics such as contracts, funding, fares and competition policy. He is Professor of Management, and Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) at The University of Sydney and is the Executive Chair and Co-Founder of The International Conference in Competition and Ownership of Land Passenger Transport (the Thredbo Series), now in its 20th year. He has published extensively (over 425 papers) in the leading international transport journals and key journals in economics as well as 11 books and is Australia's most cited transport academic and number three academic economist. He has advised numerous government and private sector organisations on matters related to transportation especially matters related to forecasting demand for existing and new transportation services. He is regarded as Australia's most eminent expert on matters relating to travel demand and valuation and transport reform. Appointments over recent years include: a member of the executive committee that reviewed bus transport bids for the Olympics; the NSW Government's Peer Review Committee for the Sydney Strategic Transport Plan; panel member of NSW Ministry of Transport benchmarking program. His practical contributions to the bus industry are reflected through: CTM/BOAS Training; Margin setting in bus contracts; Measuring performance that will assist with contract renewal; Establishing a chair or Professorship in Public Transport, to name a few."
Christopher Skinner to give industry track plenary at 2010 Advanced Information Networking and Applications conference
25 Sep 2009Christopher Skinner, Adjunct Lecturer in Intelligent Transport and Logistics Systems, has been invited to be on of the plenary speakers in the industry track program of the 2010 Advanced Information Networking and Applications conference to be held in Perth, 20-23 April.
ITLS PhD candidate Alejandro Tirachini receives the Michael Beesley award for the best workshop paper presented at the Thredbo 11 conference by an early career researcher
20 Sep 2009ITLS PhD candidate Alejandro Tirachini received the Michael Beesley award for the best workshop paper presented at the Thredbo 11 conference by an early career researcher.
The 11th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 11) was hosted by the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) from 20-25 September 2009. The conference attracted 120 participants from 22 countries, representing transport authorities, operators and academia. The conference included seven parallel workshops discussing 87 papers on the topics of the outcome of competitive tendering practices, ways to reach a successful contractual setting, alternatives beyond competitive tendering, system development, social inclusion, public policy and transport, and public transport markets in development.
Director of ITLS visits site of construction of Gautrain, a mass rapid transit railway system under construction in Gauteng Province, South Africa
18 Sep 2009Professor David Hensher, Director, ITLS-Sydney, visited the site of the construction of Gautrain with the Director of ITLS-Africa, Professor Jackie Walters. Gautrain is an 80-kilometre mass rapid transit railway system which will link Johannesburg, Pretoria, and/or Tambo International Airport.
Director of ITLS gives keynote speech at the South African Transport Forum Special Interest Group
15 Sep 2009Professor David Hensher was invited to be the keynote speaker at the September meeting of the South African Transport Forum Special Interest Group. He presented two papers: Incompleteness and Clarity in Bus Contracts: Identifying the Nature of the Ex ante and Ex post Perceptual Divide; and Road Pricing and Road Funding. The presentations are available to download from the SIG website.
Successful ITLS Post Graduation Work Experience Program in Uni News
01 Sep 2009Professor David Hensher appears in the Economics and Business section of the September 2009 edition of the Uni News outlining the success of the ITLS Post Graduation Work Experience Program (PGWEP). The program, which offers ITLS graduates the opportunity to take a paid 12 week full-time work placement with an industry partner, has been well received by both students and employers.
Professor Corinne Mulley (NSW Chair in Public Transport) interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald on public transport ticketing
28 Aug 2009To view the Sydney Morning Herald article - "In the zone: paper is just the ticket to end unfair fares" by Andrew West - click here
. Director of ITLS to chair session on Transporting Australia's Future at inaugural Australian Economic Forum
19 Aug 2009Australian Economic Forum 2009, 19-20 August 2009, Dockside, Sydney. An initiative of the Economic Society of Australia (NSW).
Professor Corinne Mulley interviewed on her ITLS Leadership and Policy Seminar Series presentation on " Promoting social inclusion in a deregulated environment: extending accessibility in areas of low demand" in the Sydney Morning Herald
04 Aug 2009To download the Sydney Morning Herald article - "Minis back in fashion: private bus plan for city" by Andrew West - click here
. To see further details of Professor Mulley's presentation click here .ITLS in the news for its new research re-evaluating the economic cost of a human life lost in a car accident
14 Jul 2009The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies received wide coverage in the media on its new research, conducted by Professor David Hensher and Dr John Rose, which re-evaluates the economic cost of a human life lost in a car accident. Coverage included articles in AAP Newswire, The Age, the Daily Telegraph, the Newcastle Herald, and The Sydney Morning Herald amongst others. Professor Hensher was also interviewed by several radio stations, including ABC Brisbane (Madonna King), ABC Illawarra (Peter Hahn), ABC Newcastle (Jill Amberson), ABC Riverina (John Morrison), ABC 702 Sydney and 2GB (Tim Fowden). He was also interviewed by Michael Mackenzie for ABC Radio National's Bush Telegraph.
Professor Corinne Mulley gives keynote address at BITRE's 2009 Infrastructure Colloquim - Infrastructure for the nation's future
18 Jun 2009Sydney Morning Herald reports on ITLS seminar on fare setting in train travel
11 Jun 2009Sydney Morning Herald reports on seminar given at ITLS on fare setting in train travel
Federal Minister for Transport launches the Australian Davos Connection's report 'Infrastructure 21: from Incrementalism to Transformational Change' edited by Professor John Stanley
05 Mar 2009On 5 March 2009, the Honourable Anthony Alabanese MP, Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, launched the Australian Davos Connection's (ADC) proceedings of its Infrastructure Summit, edited by ITLS' Professor John Stanley. At the launch, Minister Alabenese had this to say:
"I congratulate the Australian Davos Connection on the production of this report. In particular, I recognise the efforts of Professor John Stanley who edited the publication. It's no mean feat capturing the thoughts and ideas of 100 plus delegates. You have done a remarkable job.From a government perspective, in-depth reports such as these are incredibly useful. They help shape policy direction and provide government with proposals for future consideration. Just as importantly, it reinforces ADC's reputation as one of Australia's pre-eminent business bodies, dedicated to proposing ideas to build a stronger Australia.It gives me much pleasure to officially launch Infrastructure 21. Thank you."
In 2008, the Prime Minister and Queensland Premier had asked the ADC (a leadership group formed by Australian participants in the World Economic Forum, of which The University of Sydney is a member) to hold an Infrastructure Summit, to identify priorities for Australia's infrastructure development. The Summit was held in October 2008 in Brisbane, and Professor John Stanley chaired the Organising Committee for the ADC. In 2009, the 144 page Conference Proceedings edited by Professor John Stanley were published by ADC, as ADC Infrastructure 21: from Incrementalism to Transformational Change. Please click here to view the report.