Workshops

POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER

Road pricing alternatives – Examining innovative solutions to relieve gridlocked road networks

Road pricing is vital to relieving Australia’s congested roads but it is just part of the solution. This half-day workshop will take an in-depth look at innovative and sustainable congestion-busting techniques and examine creative solutions to traditional road congestion problems including:

• How can we maximise the use of existing road infrastructure?
• What are the alternatives? Lessening car dependency through the coordination of public transport to make the commuter’s door-to-door transport experience as smooth as possible
• Developing and testing enhanced traffic management strategies (ramp and interchange configuration and road space allocation to relieve congestion)
• Applying smart technologies for smoother commutes

Facilitated by: Dan Sullivan, Operations Director, Transport, Hyder Consulting

Road Price Modelling

Workshop B is designed to create a cohesive approach to road pricing across the transport sector by providing a closer analysis of various road pricing models and how they could work within the Australian road network context. The workshop will identify practical actions to the following road pricing challenges:

• Developing and testing road pricing models
• How to plan for, implement and action various road pricing schemes?
• What are the legal and financial implications of particular road pricing models?

Facilitated by: Jeff Lassen, Director, Synergies Economic Consulting