Conference papers

The VLGA conducted a number of Regional Transport Workshops in early December 2010, designed to provide regional and Rural local governments with information specifically relevant to their situation, without them having to travel significant distances in order to access it. Three Workshops have been held to date in:

• Grampians Region (held in Horsham)
• Gippsland Region (held in Traralgon)
• Hume Region (held in Shepparton)

The topics for each Workshop were determined by the attendees to ensure maximum relevance. Linked and attached below is a list of resources gathered for these three Workshops. These will be of high value to any regional or rural local government. For further details or additional topics, contact the Local Government Transport Facilitator on (03) 9349 7943.

Rural Inequality and Health

• Vic Government Rural Inequality Report 2010 – attached
• Rural Health Resources Kit – attached

Climate Change and Carbon Management

• Probable impacts of Climate change to regional Victoria: Vic Government, Federal Government, specific impacts on wheat crops
• Whittlesea City Council’s green fuel trial
• Vic Government’s Smart Driving techniques
• Other car efficiency tips

Bus Safety Act 2009 and its Impact on Community Transport

• Overview of the Bus Safety Act 2009
• VCTA review of the Bus safety Act and impact on community transport
• DoT presentation of the impact of the Act on community transport

Community Transport and Mobility Disadvantaged

• Information on providing transport for aging population
• The WYNcabs model for elderly residents
• The Victorian Community Transport Association

Active Transport for Regional Areas

• Mount Alexander Walking and Cycling Strategy and associated presentations

Transport Integration Act 2010 for local governments

• Numerous items explaining and assisting local government to use the new Transport Integration Act 2010
• Presentation on the Transport Integration Act for local government

Freight (Road and Rail)

• Vic Government Freight Futures strategy
• Zoanne Morrissy happy to be contacted regarding V-line future plans at Community [dot] relationsvline [dot] com [dot] au

Road Safety in Regional Areas

• Road Safety in Australian Rural areas report 2006 – attached.
• Safe Motoring Guide for Fleets - attached

The Institute for Sensible Transport hosted over 120 transport professionals to discuss improved methods of dealing with Parking Management. The purpose of this session was to highlight the latest, evidence-based practice on parking policy.

The High Cost of Free Parking" was held on the 4th November at the Melbourne Town Hall. This car parking policy seminar featured leading thinkers on car parking strategy and sustainable transport, including Professors' Donald Shoup (UCLA), Graham Currie and William Young (Monash University).

A variety of presentations from the event are now available on the Institute of Sensible Transport's website:

• Professor Shoup's car parking innovations are now being implemented in San Francisco and many other parts of California. Click here to watch a short video on San Francisco's implementation of Donald Shoup's approach to parking management.
• Download presentations from the seminar:
• Podcast of Professor Shoup's keynote address click here (1hr, 10min) 
• Professor Shoup's PowerPoint presentation on car park pricing policies click here (37.5MB) 
• Professor Shoup's PowerPoint presentation on minimum car parking requirements click here (18.4MB)
• Podcast of Professor Currie's keynote address click here (44min)
• Professor Currie's PowerPoint presentation on the impact of the Melbourne car parking levy click here (17.9MB)
• GTA Consultants PowerPoint presentation on car parking strategies in activity centres click here (2.7MB).

Interest in car parking policy has become heightened in recent years and conventional parking policy is now more contested than ever. This talk discusses new insights on parking policy developed in two publications by Dr Paul Barter.

One, recently published in Transport Reviews, explores further implications of Donald Shoup's arguments calling for the abolition of minimum parking requirements. The other, soon to be published as an Asian Development Bank (ADB) working paper, reports on a comparative study of parking policy in 14 large metropolitan areas in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Both publications use a new typology of parking policy approaches. The results of the studies and the framework help place common parking policy controversies into a clearer perspective than usual and highlight policy opportunities which are otherwise difficult to see.

Paul Barter is an Assistant Professor in the LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore where he teaches infrastructure, urban and transport policy.

You can view presentation via the GAMUT website.

GAMUT and the Department of Transport presented a forum on the new Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel Project that will run between Dynon in the west to St Kilda Road, intersecting the CBD.

This forum featured a group of experts and practitioners who considered the proposal from employment, design, passenger and planning perspectives.

Presentations from these speakers can now be accessed on the GAMUT website, including:

• Overseas Metros Presentation: Professor Nick Low(Co-Director of GAMUT)
• Project Overview: Ms. Adele McCarthy (Deputy Project Leader, Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel, Department of Transport)
• Economic and Employment Impacts: Mr. Julian Szafraniec (Senior Consultant, SGS Economic and Planning Pty Ltd)
• Redevelopment potential/MCC’s view of the Project:  Mr. Richard Smithers (Melbourne City Council)
• How does Melbourne balance the aspects of Function, Form and Character? - Urban Design of Metro Projects around the World: Mr. Keith Brewis (Grimshaw Architects)