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The Future of Sustainable Transport
The Future of Sustainable Transport Conference is bringing together experts from across the UK to discuss how sustainable transport can be fully developed and realised to deliver a transport system, which is energy efficient and sustainable - improving services for all. This event comes at a crucial time and against the backdrop of the Government's Northern Powerhouse plan of creating a super-connected region supported by strong metropolitan areas that could help close the north-south divide.
This conference will look at the challenge in developing a transport system, which can accommodate our growing cities, by examining the government’s transport policy and mapping out how the Cities and Devolution Bill, Buses Bill,High Speed Rail Bill and new investment into expanding Manchester Airport will create opportunities for a new first class transport system.
Overview
Chair | |
Steve Glazebrook | Vice Chair, Business and Communities, Modeshift |
Speakers | |
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Claire Haigh | Chief Executive, Greener Journeys |
Helen Ramsden | Head of Travel Choices, Transport for Greater Manchester |
Dr John Walker | Honorary Secretary, ITS (UK) Road User Charging Interest Group and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton |
Dr Steve Watkins | Transport and Health Study Group |
Councillor Chris Paul | Transport for Greater Manchester ‘Cycling Champion’ and Manchester City Councillor |
Councillor Guy Harkin | Vice-Chair Transport for Greater Manchester and Bolton Borough Councillor (Invited) |
“We are making record investment in transport, which will see the key roads upgraded, and the North’s railways improved with new trains and electrification”. – George Osborne, May 2015
The drive to cut carbon emissions from our transport system has never been greater. The UK still needs to meet its legally binding carbon reduction targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 and poor air quality in our urban areas risks becoming a serious public health issue. For these reasons, there is a need to have a transport infrastructure in place that will be cleaner and more energy efficient.
These international commitments have been taken seriously in the UK, with a 2013 Department for Transport report titled, Transport: an engine for growth concluding “Transport is an engine for growth and essential for everything we do, high-performing networks are essential for the UK to compete in the global race”. The report went on to outline how improving transport infrastructure could be achieved to deliver new transport in our towns and cities, which is a more sustainable model to the one we already have.
The new government aims to turn the report’s recommendations into a reality by implementing the Buses Bill, the High Speed Rail Bill, and empowering regional and local actors to move towards a more sustainable future through the Cities and Devolution Bill.
The High Speed Rail Bill will give ministers the powers to construct and operate phase 1 of the controversial HS2 railway between London and Birmingham. Criticisms do arise; HS2 is estimated to cost £80 billion pounds- a huge cost- although even in the face of opposition the government hopes HS2 will make the UK a world leader in rail travel.
There has been £1 billion planned for the expansion of terminal 2 at Manchester Airport, this will aide in technological advances, also creating jobs and investment to Manchester. With a billion pounds of investment, the airport could potentially become a global asset for the North of England and could see passengers rise from 22 million per year to 50 million making it a strong competitor to Heathrow. Already bringing £1.8 billion to the regional economy; this ambitious plan can only increase this figure.
The Buses Bill will give powers to an elected mayor and will support the bus industry by encouraging more passengers to use its services. This will enable cities to have an integrated bus transport system and support the growth and development of the communities that they serve.
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill will give new powers to a newly created Metro Mayor in Greater Manchester and other devolved powers to Birmingham are in preliminary stages, granting new powers and £1 billion for transport and control over buses with the new Buses Bill to be implemented. This legislation is also designed to help realise the Government's Northern Powerhouse plan of creating a super-connected region supported by strong metropolitan areas that could help close the north-south divide.
International pledges have led the UK to introduce a raft of new transport legislation that is now soon to be implemented. The Future of Sustainable Transport Conference 2015 will bring together UK experts to discuss and explore this new legislation and the implications of it for the UK’s commitments to cutting emissions and providing a more sustainable transport system for future generations, while also examining the consequences of this legislation on the distribution of power and inequalities across the UK.
Agenda
09:00 | Registration, Refreshments and Exhibition |
10:00 | Opening Remarks from Chair |
10:10 | Councillor Chris Paul, Transport for Greater Manchester Cycling and Active Travel Champion and Manchester City Councillor (Invited) Councillor Chris Paul leads on cycling issues on TFGM. He also represents the Withington ward on Manchester City Council. |
10:30 | Questions and Answers |
10:40 | Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys ‘How sustainable transport will benefit our towns and cities’ Discussion Points:
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11:00 | Questions and Answers |
11:10 | Coffee and Networking Break |
11:40 | Helen Ramsden, Head of Travel Choices, Transport for Greater Manchester Helen is the functional lead for Greater Manchester’s Travel Choices and Active Travel programme, an £80million investment strategy to encourage active and sustainable travel as part of the city region’s devolution agenda. |
12:00 | Questions and Answers |
12:10 | Ross Butcher, Chair, Modeshift ‘Effective Travel plans and sharing best practice Ross joined Transport for London in 2006 as a graduate transport planner and in 2007 completed a placement in the School Travel Plan team before joining the team (now the Education and Training team) permanently in 2008. Ross currently manages the Youth Engagement and Transition strand after managing the London STAR Accreditation scheme for five years. |
12:30 | Questions and Answers |
12:40 | Lunch and Networking |
13:40 | Dr John Walker, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Transportation Research Fellow, University of Southampton ‘Road Pricing – Past, Present and Future’ Discussion Points: Road pricing is not new. Turnpike roads were a key facilitator of the Industrial Revolution. There are many successful road pricing schemes world-wide, using proven technology, including Singapore, London, Stockholm, and truck tolling in numerous European countries. To be acceptable to the voting public, schemes must be equitable, efficient and revenue-neutral (or revenues reinvested in transport). |
14:00 | Questions and Answers |
14:10 | Dr Steve Watkins, Director of Public Health, Stockport Borough Council Steve is responsible for advising elected local councillors on issues relating to health. He is tasked with changing behaviour to improve health of local people and works with other organisations to achieve this aim. |
14:30 | Questions and Answers |
14:40 | Refreshments and Networking Break |
15:10 | Paul Zanelli, Chief Technical Officer, Transport Systems Catapult Paul is responsible for providing technical leadership as well as assuring the technical quality of work undertaken. Paul moved to Network Rail as Head of Research and Development before joining the Transport Systems Catapult in November 2013. |
15:30 | Questions and Answers |
15:40 | Stephen Joseph OBE, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport ‘Challenges for Sustainable Transport Discussion Points:
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16:00 | Questions and Answers |
16:10 | Closing Remarks from Chair |
16:20 | Conference Close |
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Learning outcomes
Attendance at this Sustainable Transport conference will give delegates:
- The next steps for a sustainable transport, dissecting the new governments approach to transport since the 2015 General Election.
- Understanding how a sustainable transport network can bring about environmentally efficient systems to positively impact the UK.
- Driving sustainable transport to meet the challenges facing our transportation networks to improve infrastructure.
- Addressing the importance of technology if a truly sustainable transport system is to be developed and maintained.
- Addressing how to best equip the UK to become a world leader in the global race for high performing networks.
- Realising the potential of new devolved powers from Whitehall has on our transport system.
- Understanding the reasons why people do not use public transport more often and how its uptake encouraged with new investment
Who should attend?
Private Sector
Chief Transportation Officers, Directors of Procurement, Sustainable Transport Officers, Transport Planners , Transport Coordinators, Transport Commissioning Managers, Sustainable Travel Team Managers, Network Managing Directors, Head of Strategic Planning, Operations Managers, Transport Commissioners, Travel Project Managers, Fleet Managers and Directors, Cycle Implementation Officers.
Public Sector
Highways Agency Managers, Transport Planning Officers, Transport Policy Officers, Strategic Transport Development Officers, Councillors with a Transport portfolio, Public Health Officials, School Travel Plan Advisors, Public Transport Policy Managers, Policy Advisors, Head of Strategic Planning, Road Safety Officers, Local Sustainable Transport fund Managers