Presentations 2011 Annual Polis Conference
Once given, the presentations given at the 2011 Annual Polis Conference on 29 and 30 November 2011 in Brussels will be available for download on this page (pdf files).
Parallel sessions 1
29 Nov at 11.30h
Opening Plenary
- Patrick Olivia, Michelin: Cities - the laboratory of modern mobility
1A. Looking to the future – the role of ICT to support seamless and sustainable travel
- Integrated approach for ITS solutions in Aalborg by Kurt Markworth
- Are we all connected? The transport sector's quest for beneficial social media strategies by Daniel Kerpen, University of Kaiserslautern
- The benefit of EGNOS in urban transport by Philippe Hamet, European Commission
- Multimodal driving with car and public transport by Pim Grol and Bram Munnik, Fourtress/reisinformatiegroep 9292 (Part 1 and part 2)
1B. Vulnerable road user needs and communication on road safety
- Safer Mobility for Elderly Road Users (SaMeRU) by Paul Mathieson, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Adrian Dean, Atkins
- European safety urban motorcycling by Veneta Vassileva, ACEM
- Educating our most vulnerable: teens and adolescents by Aisha Siahaija, Noord Brabant Province
- ROSYPE: a unique road safety awareness campaign led by Michelin by Patrick Ozoux, Michelin
1C. Roundtable: Supporting sustainable transport planning (SUMP)
With contributions by:
- Jean Christophe Monnet, STIF Ile-de-France
- Levente Nagy, BKK Budapest
- Dr. Mohaupt, Dresden
- Raymond Linssen, KPVV
- Siegfried Rupprecht, Rupprecht Consult
1D. Integrating public transport in the urban mobility system
- Changing a railway station into a multimodal and multifunctional transport node including coordinated city development - the case study of Linz by Roman Klementschitz, Institute for Transport Studies (Boku)
- Integration of the Dresden tram system and its stopping points into different urban spaces by Axel Wittstock, City of Dresden
- Back to the future! Trolleybuses - the smart solution for Europe's urban public transport by Johann Kogler, Salzburg AG for Energy, Transportation and Telecommunication
Parallel sessions 2
29 Nov at 14.30h
2A. Freight
- The future for freight transport - is technological innovation necessary for increased efficiency? An investigation of the Irish freight sector by Eoin Farrell, National Transport Authority (Ireland)
- Distribution systems - optimising sustainability by Soren Hyldstrup Larsen, Eurocommerce
- Cooperative systems: enabling beneficial freight partnerships by Nuno Rodrigues and Jaap Vreeswijk, Peek Traffic
2B. Tools and methodologies to promote soft modes
- Reasons for the success of Dublin's bike scheme Lord Mayor of Dublin by Andrew Montague
- Making Walking Count - an international benchmarking tool to measure local walking activity and community walkability to ensure cost effective investment. By Bronwen Thornton, Walk 21
- ICT applications for safe cycling in Europe by Marjolein de Jong, IMOB
- EPCA Programme: the evaluation of pedestrian crossings from a safety perspective by Antida Aversa, Automobile Club Italia
2C. Roundtable: ITS benefits and evaluation
With contributions by
2D. Buses with a high level of service (COST TU 0603 action final event)
- BHLS, a wide spectrum of solutions by François Rambaud, CERTU and Arno Kerkhof, UITP
- Nantes, a new network concept by Sebastien Rabuel, Nantes Metropole
- Cambridge, the guided system, now open for business by Bob Menzies, Cambridgeshire transport
- COST BHLS: results and recommendations by Odile Heddebaut, IFSTTAR
Parallel sessions 3
29 Nov at 16.30h
3A. Improving the efficiency of urban goods distribution
- FILET: Integration of public transport facilities in the urban supply chain by Joël Danard & Xiaoning Yang, RATP
- Urban Freight Distribution, the new Green Hub Concept in Arnhem/Nijmegen by Marcel Michon, Buck Consultants International
- "Laboratory area" for innovative transport technologies and concepts for commercial transport in Berlin by Julius Menge, Berlin
- SUGAR – promoting optimal transfer of good practice regarding urban goods distribution in EU cities by Isabel Moretó and Simon Hayes, Barcelona Municipality
3B. Bringing greater accessibility to enable social inclusion
- Strathclyde Partnership for Transport: The role of IT in Virtual Fleets by Bruce Kiloh, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
- Bwcabus - Delivering a public transport revolution in rural Wales by Owen Clark, Wales Transport Research Centre (also see the background note)
- What to do when regular public transport can no longer be used? By Ricardo Poppeliers and Sebastiaan Witte, NEA
- Planning for accessibility in a real world by Jo Baker, Mott MacDonald
3C Roundtable: Stakeholders cooperation for the deployment of electromobility
With contributions by:
3D. Advanced public transport systems and services (COST TU 0603 action final event)
- World-wide trends in high-quality bus systems by Lloyd Wright, Asian Development Bank
- Bus priority system and complementary tools to improve the bus network's overall level of service by Alexandre Blaquière, Tisséo-SMTC
- European Bus System of the Future by Umberto Guida, UITP
- Innovation in public transport from the perspective of the European Transport Workers (ETF) by Sabine Trier, European Transport Workers Federation
Parallel sessions 4
30 Nov at 9.00h
4A. Optimising infrastructure maintenance, costs and safety
- Flanders new road lighting scheme by Erik De Bisschop, Flemish region
- N329 Road of the Future by Linda de Klein, Provincie Noord-Brabant
- A new tool to monitor public transport stops, measure safety/security and prioritise upgrades by Tommaso Bonino, SRM Bologna Public Transport Authority
4B. Parking as a tool to manage urban mobility
- Interaction between parking policies and urban accessibility by Peter Martens, policy and strategy committee, EPA
- Information and communication technologies applied to urban parking management in Lisbon by Tiago Farias, Lisbon Mobility and Parking Municipal Company
- New Sofia Parking policy by Prof. Lucia Ilieva, CSDCS
- Parking and Urban Mobility: an uneasy relationship? By Giuliano Mingardo, Erasmus University Rotterdam
4C. Roundtable – Why transport decisions make an impact on everyone’s health, and what we can do about it?
With contributions by:
- Int Panis: Transport & Health: some major issues
- BOKU: Urban environments promoting active travel modes
- Sustrans: Active travel: Walking and cycling as healthy transport
- World Health Organization: Transport, environment and health links and tools to support active mobility
4D. Raising quality in public transport
- ENERQI Let the public transport customer be the judge! By Patrick van Egmond & Johan Janse, DTV Consultants
- Benchmarking customer reviews in the Netherlands gives incentives to improve the quality of public transport by Wim van Tilburg and Gerard van Kesteren, KpVV
- Boosting Advanced Public Transport Systems in Northwest Europe by Olaf Lewald, City of Bielefeld, Germany
- BEST: The future of benchmarking in public transport? By Antti Vuorela & Kjetil Vrenne, Helsinki Region Transport
Closing plenary session: Roundtable “Integrating transport in the urban management of the future intelligent city”
With contributions by:
- Professor Margaret Bell, Newcastle University
- Dr. Hendrik Ammoser, TÜV Rheinland Group: Urban Mobility for Tomorrow: InnovationCity Ruhr
- Keir Fitch, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Kallas, European Commissioner for transport