2012 STAR Conference

Held Thursday, 16th May 2012, The Lighthouse, Glasgow. Original 2012 Conference Programme (February 2012).

Conference papers are listed below by topic. Papers are in PDF format.

General

• Policy Implications of CO2 Emissions for Island Ferry Services - Prof. Alfred Baird, Transport Research Institute; Roy N. Pedersen, Pedersen Consulting
• Powering Ahead: How to Put Electric Vehicles on Scotland's Roads - Jane Robinson, Atkins; Dr Sam Gardner, WWF Scotland
• Making Budgets Go Further - Scotland's National Road Maintanance Review - Ewan Wallace, Aberdeenshire Council; Donald Morrison, Transport Scotland; Donald Bell, Halcrow
• Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - Transport Strategic Plan - George Vincent, Glasgow City Council

Social Marketing

• Making The Invisible Real: Using Social Marketing Techniques to Improve Air Quality in Dundee - Caley McDowall, JMP Consultants Ltd.
• The Sound of the Crowd - How Social Media Can Complement Traditional Information Systems - Niall Gardiner, Tactran; Craig Nelson, Steer Davies Gleave
• Killer Apps for Transport Delivery - Derek Halden, DHC

Analysis Tools

• Chicago Lakeside - Measures to Achieve A Step-Change - Bill Smith, WSP UK
• Extracting Added Value from a Strategic Four-Stage Model - David Siddle, SKM Colin Buchanan; Dr Euan Hamilton-Rigg, SKM Colin Buchanan

Connecting Scotland's Economy

• Applying the Freight Model for Scotland to Develop the SEStran Freight Routing Strategy using EU Dryports Funding - Dr Marwan Al-Azzawi, URS Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited; Ian Mathie, SEStran
• Linking Glasgow and Edinburgh - The Glasgow Edinburgh Collaboration Inititative - Paul Finch, AECOM
• A Crossroads for Glasgow's Rail Services - Tony Hughes, Glasgow City Council

Sustaining the Road Network

• Making the Case for Road Maintanace Spend in a Competitive Budget Environment - Karl Johnston, Transport Scotland; Chris Parkman, Richard Abell, Cathy Bell, TRL
• Clogging of Filtration Suds - Implications for Design, Operation of Filter Drains on Scotland's Roads - G. Mitchell, BEAR Scotland Limited; C. Jeffries, University of Abertay Dundee
• Climate Change and The Scottish Road Network:UKCP09 - Update on the Projected Changes to Climatic Variables that Effect the Design, Management and Operation of the Road Network - Eva Kordomenidi and David Price, Jacobs

Healthy Places

• Improving the Air Quality in Cupar (Cupar AQMA) - Nick Barron, Fife Council
• Measuring the Health Impacts of Scotland's Canals - Steven Canning, MVA Consultancy; Richard Millar, Scottish Canals; Karen Moore, The Waterways Trust Scotland
• Exploring the Accessibility of Recreational Physical Activity Facilities in Scotland - Neil S Ferguson, University of Strathclyde; Karen E Lamb and Anne Ellaway, MRC Social and Public Health Science Unit; David Ogilvie, CEDAR

Connecting Communities

• Demonstrating the Value of Transport for Communities - Derek Halden, DHC; John Taylor, TAS; Ranald Robertson, Hitrans; David Summers, Highland Council
• Developing Car Clubs in Rural Communities Across Scotland - Matthew Eastwood, Carplus
• Adopt a Station - John Yellowlees, First ScotRail

Systems and Quality

• Developing a Quality Management Scheme for Improving Accessibility: Implications for Scotland's National Transport Strategy - Catriona O'Dolan and Michael Carreno, Transport Research Insitute
• M74 Completion - Does It Do What We Said It Would Do? - Alison Irvine, Transport Scotland; Alan Anderson, Glasgow City Council

Reducing Transport Emissions

• Persuading Scottish Drivers to Buy Low-Emission Cars?: The Potential Role of Green Taxation Measures - Sarah Borthwick and Michael Carreno, Transport Research Insitute
• How to Meet the Government's Carbon Reduction Targets in the Transport Sector - Stuart Knowles, Fife Council
• Demand Drivers in the Emerging Market for Low Emissions Vehicles in Scotland - Craig Morton, University of Aberdeen

Road Safety

• National Debate on Young Driver's Safety in Scotland - Jane Robinson, Carollyn Mitchell and Steven Fraser, Atkins
• Young Driver Safety - Kate Wheaton and Fran Warren, Transport Scotland
• Rural Road Safety of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland - Susan Dolan, Departmemt of the Environment (NI); David McGuigan, SKM Colin Buchanan
• Operation Zenith - Reducing Motorcycle Casualities in North East Scotland Using a Multi-Agency Approach - Richie Fraser, AECOM

Information Systems

• Integrating Technology into the Transport Business - Mark Cartwright, RTIG; Ian Mathie, SEStran
• An Appraisal of Emerging Bluetooth Traffic Survey Technologies - Alasdair Kay, SIAS; Paul Jackson, Sky High Traffic Surveys
• The Use of RFID Technology at Pedestrian Crossings to Assist Disabled Users - Presentation of On-Street Trial Results - Colm Smyth, Halcrow Mark Crabtree, TRL