2019 STAR Conference

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, Hamish Wood Building, Glasgow Caledonian University 2019 Conference Programme.

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

Morning Plenary

• The Rail Capital Investment Strategy: plotting the next generation of rail investment in Scotland - Richard Owen, Network Rail
• Sustainable Transport for remote island communities - Thomas Schoenberger, Neil Ferguson, University of Strathclyde; Colin Young, Argyll and Bute Council; Derek Halden, DHC Loop Connections

Keeping Scotland Moving - Mitigation, Resilience and Adaptation

• Climate change risks facing Scotland’s transport infrastructure. Caroline Toplis, AECOM
• Optimising road network recovery from major multi-day disruptions. - Antonio Pellicer-Pous,Neil Ferguson, University of Strathclyde
• Whose Heathrow is it anyway? The changing Scottish international aviation market – and where rail can make a contribution! - Ross Clark, Transport Scotland

Apraisal and Economic Impacts

• Understanding how future land use assumptions influence transport appraisal. - Andy Dobson, Paul Minta,Carmela Sibilla, David Simmonds Consultancy
• Programmatic appraisal – the appraisal of transport synergies - James Laird, Peak Economics; Chris Bruce, Arup; Richard Connors, ITS University of Leeds; Margot Finley, Arup; Peter Mackie, ITS University of Leeds; Hannah Norman, Arup
• Transport investment strengthening long-term efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable growth within Levenmouth - Graham Bell, Peter Brett Associates

Safety - Influencing and Understanding Travel Behaviour

• Innovative speed management and accident reduction: A75 route safety improvement schemes - Vincent Tait, Transerv; Chris Keenan, Clearview and Kathryn Stewart, Edinburgh Napier University
• Effect of ‘fake’ police officers on vehicle speeds on residential streets in Dundee - Stephen Cragg, Kirkton Community and Safety Partnership
• A simulation model for platooning on two-lane roads - Frank Brooks-Tyreman, University of Bristol.

Collaborative project Delivery for Communities

• Edinburgh City Centre Transformation: Creating a more liveable, inclusive and resilient city centre. - Keith Gowenlock, Jacobs; Daisy Narayanan, City of Edinburgh Council
• Refurbishment of Partick Bus Station - David Gardner, Graeme Wark, SPT and Andrew McCafferty, Siobhan Vernon, Austin-Smith:Lord LLP
• The role of collaborative inclusive design in delivering, cohesive and self-sufficient communities. - Irene Tortajada, Emily Gait, Sustrans Scotland

Improving Value in Active Travel Investment

• Capacity for active travel in Scotland: a spatial micro-simulation approach - Matt Pearce, Matthew Dallas, Sustrans; Ian Philips, ITS, University of Leeds
• A cost-benefit-analysis of Glasgow City Council’s expanding cycle network - Giorgia Bow, Sustrans/Glasgow City Council
• Investing in cycling to tackle transport poverty and promote equity. - Alex Quayle, Sustrans Scotland

Strategic Projects and Policy - Past Present and Future

• Strategic Transport Projects Review 2: the story so far - Stuart Turnbull, Jacobs; Neil Halket, AECOM
• National Transport Strategy policy collation and assessment - Paul McCartney, Peter Brett Associates; Laurence Kenney, Transport Scotland
• Bus quality contracts in the UK – lessons learned from the quality contract scheme in Tyne and Wear - Clare McTigue, Jason Monios, Edinburgh Napier University

Enabling Economic Growth with Sustainable Logistics

• Delivering on sustainable logistics by thinking inside the box – a case study of a successful business model. - Jonathan Cowie, Edinburgh Napier University; Keith Fisken, SEStran
• Sustainable road freight in port cities-Aberdeen and CIVITAS PORTIS. - Amye Robinson, Aberdeen City Council; Caroline Hood, Richard Laing, David Gray, John McCall, Robert Gordon University; Neale Burrows, Aberdeen City Council.
• Fish’n’Trips: the logistics needs of the Scottish aquaculture industry, and how transport affects economic growth - Tim Steiner, SYSTRA; Frank Roach, HITRANS

Smart Technologies in Urban Areas

• Subway Smartapp - Michael Nimmo, SPT
• The use of ubiquitous real-time bus passenger information in Scotland - Faqhrul Islam, Achille Fonzone, Edinburgh Napier University
• Impact of autonomous vehicles for freight in urban areas. - Eilis Garvey, TRL

Enhancing the Customer Journey

• Smart mobility in rural areas: insights and good practices from Europe and beyond - Mark Beecroft, Richard Mounce, John Nelson, University of Aberdeen
• Rural Mobility as a Service: The story so far - Jenny Milne, University of Aberdeen
• The development of the guest satisfaction survey for Caledonian Sleeper. - Toby Cotton, Transport Focus; Claire Bradley, Serco Caledonian Sleeper

Addressing Barriers to Cycling - People and Places

• WheelNess – widening access to cycling in Inverness. - Donna Nicholas, Cycling UK
• Performing cycling: cultural dimensions of cycling practices - Junaid Vali Janvaria, Jacobs.
• GO e-Bike; an approach to e-bike sharing through co-design with local communities - Keith Fisken and Peter Jackson, SEStran and Chris Slade, CoMoUK

Afternoon Plenary

• Collaborative practices across organisational boundaries in Scottish transport governance: fit for the future? - Kate Pangbourne, ITS, University of Leeds
• Transport aspects of the Aberdeen City Region Deal - Paul Finch, Aberdeenshire Council