The 3rd Annual Urban Transport Planning Summit will be held by Informa in Brisbane on 17-18 August 2010.

View the detailed agenda and speaker line-up  HERE. Attendees will gain insights into major urban plans for the future:

• The SEQ Plan and Program 2009-2026, with David Welsby, Executive Director Transport Strategy Development, Department of Transport and Main Roads, QLD
• Sydney towards 2036 , with Norma Shankie-Williams, Director, Metropolitan and Regional Strategies, Strategies and Land Release, Department of Planning, NSW

Register your place before 07 August and save AUD 200 per delegate. Book online here, email registrationinforma [dot] com [dot] au or call 02 9080 4307

The Australian Fabian Society is hosting a forum on the role of public transport in urban planning and development, to be held on Tuesday 3 August 2010. Come along to take part in a discussion on what is required for an effective public transport system in a post carbon city.

Speakers for the event include:

• Brian Tee MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Public Transport.
  
• Prof Graham Currie, Chair of Public Transport, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
  
• Paul Mees, Global Studies Social Science and Planning, RMIT – Author of Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age

The event will be held at St Michaels Convention Centre, Rear 120 Collins St, Melbourne. For further details or to book, see the Australian Fabian Society website.

Portland, Oregon, is a US city that has built an international reputation for its achievements in developing a more sustainable urban transport system. What factors have contributed to Portland’s success? What challenges lie ahead? What lessons can we learn from Portland’s journey?

The 2010 Ogden Transport Lecturer, Professor Jennifer Dill, will draw insight from  her research in Portland to provide answers to these questions. The Lecture will be held on Tuesday 24th August, 6-7pm at Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library, Entrance 3, Latrobe St.

To book, visit www.monash.edu/researchmatters

ARRB and Austroads are hosting a two‐day training workshop on Traffic Theory and Applications, 23‐24 August 2010.

This workshop will present and explain the key areas of traffic theory, illustrate their application to various types of traffic analysis and provide participants with hands‐on practice in identifying and undertaking the analyses appropriate to different situations.

The event will be held at the ARRB Auditorium, 500 Burwood Hwy, Vermont South. For further details and to book, see the attached registration form.

ARRB Group is hosting a three‐day intensive training workshop on Basic Geometric Road Design.

This workshop, to be held on the 17-19 August 2010 is designed to provide new graduates, draftpersons and technicians with a practical understanding of basic geometric road design.

The workshop will be held at ARRB Auditorium, 500 Burwood Hwy, Vermont South. See the attached registration form for more information and booking details.