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Road Pricing Forum 2011The 2nd Road Pricing Forum, to be held on 13th October 2011 in Sydney, will examine exactly what road pricing should achieve and will identify what the most effective solutions could be. |
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Gridlocked road networks are a growing frustration in Australia’s car-dependant cities and unless decisive action is taken soon our roads are in danger of grinding to a halt.
The general consensus among industry experts is overhauling road pricing to explicitly charge road users for their travel choices is a major part of the solution to Australia’s congestion woes. But the concept of congestion charging, like the introduction of any new tax, is controversial and tends to attract fierce opposition. So the challenge ahead is to not only develop the right congestion pricing model for Australia but to harness the political and public support needed to put theory into practice.
Lloyd’s List DCN is proud to present its second Road Pricing conference – which aims to examine exactly what roadpricing should achieve in order to identify the most effective solutions, the transport alternatives to back up pricingreforms and techniques to harness political and public support of its introduction.
Now is the time to act! By 2020, Australian Motorists will waste $20 billion a year in avoidable congestion costs. The need for a road pricing system that better reflects the true cost of road use has never been more urgent, so join government representatives, transport operators and industry experts to open up the road pricing debate, learn lessons from its introduction abroad and examine the best solutions within the Australian context.
The conference aims to bring together experts in the field to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of varying road pricing models and the policy framework and community engagement strategies needed to support their introduction.
Hear contributions from industry experts including:
- Neil Aplin, Road Reform Project Director, Council of Australian Governments
- Professor David Hensher, Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies
- Professor Harry Clarke, Professor of Economics. Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University
- Meena Naidu, General Manager of Economics and Productivity, National Transport Commission
- Michael Roth, Executive Manager Public Policy, RACQ
And many more...View the full agenda here
PLUS: You can complement your attendance at Road Pricing 2011 by attending one or both workshops below:
Workshop A: Road pricing alternatives – Examining innovative solutions to relieve gridlocked road networks
Workshop B: Road Price Modelling
More information about these workshops here
How can you get involved ?
- Registrations -Book your place now here
- Sponsorship & Exhibitions – Find out how you can profile your organization by contacting the Sponsorship Manager , Sarah Cullen on 03 8842 2430 or by emailing: sarah.cullen@informa.com.au
- View the detailed agenda – Simply download the brochure here or view the agenda online here
TOPICS AT A GLANCE
- Government plans to take road pricing forward
- COAG update – Priorities for road pricing reform
- Identifying the way Australian motorists use roads
- Likely road pricing structures for Australian roads
- Deciphering what road pricing should achieve in order to identify the most effective solution
- Road pricing as a tool by which you get an outcome rather than just a tax – If the purpose of road pricing is to change people’s driving behavior what are the alternatives to back it up?
- Shifting focus – Looking to long term solutions to minimise congestion over quick-fixes
- Considering mass-distance location variables
- Engaging the unwilling – Techniques to foster public and political support for road pricing reforms
- Examining the road pricing models most suited to heavy vehicle and mass-distance transport
- A ports perspective of road pricing
