2008 STAR Conference

Held Thursday, 24 April 2008, The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

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

General

• GLASGOW 2014 TRANSPORT STRATEGY - George Vincent, Glasgow City Council
• CALEDONIAN MARITIME ASSETS LTD - LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE - Guy Platten, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
• BETTER ROAD WORKS - CAN SCOTLAND LEAD THE WAY? - John Gooday, Scottish Road Works Commissioner
• MAKING SENSE OF THE BIG ISSUES - CLIMATE CHANGE AND PEAK OIL - Scott Leitham and Stephen Canning, MVA Consultancy
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERNISATION OF THE PLANNING SYSTEM - William Smith, WSP Development & Transportation

Active Travel

• METHODOLOGY FOR PRIORITISING WALKING AND CYCLING SCHEMES - Cathy Kay, Halcrow
• STREETS AND SPACES THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO WALK AND CYCLE - Kate Gifford and Pete Zanzottera, Steer Davies Gleave
• MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES REVISION - APPLICATION OF THE MANUAL FOR STREETS PRINCIPLES IN A WORLD HERITAGE CITY - Richard Llewellyn, Halcrow Group Limited; Phil Noble, City of Edinburgh Council

Bus Travel

• WHERE DO THE BUSES GO? THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF THE "STOP-SPECIFIC" BUS MAP - Gareth Evans, Dr David Forrest and Dr. Alastair Morrison, University of Glasgow
• CONCESSIONARY BUS FARES IN SCOTLAND: IS THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT PAYING TOO MUCH? - Tom Rye and Michael Carreno, Napier University

Land Use Planning

• LIGHT RAIL, ACCESSIBILITY AND LAND USE: A CASE STUDY OF VANCOUVER'S LIGHT RAIL LINE - Kristin Olson, Faber Maunsell/AECOM
• THE CONTINUING ROLE OF THE STRATHCLYDE TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE MODEL IN STRATEGIC PLANNING - Paul Emmerson and Dr Andrew Ash, TRL; Jim Dunlop, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; Andy Dobson, David Simmonds Consultancy
• DO IMPROVEMENTS IN MODELLING TRAVELLER RESPONSES DISTORT ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT? - Stephen Cragg, SIAS Limited; Dr Andy Park, Transport Scotland

Safety and Roads

• TRAFFIC SIGNALS INNOVATION AND REALITY - Andrew McNab, Renfrewshire Council
• RURAL ROAD SAFETY - A QUESTION OF SPEED? - Emma Collins, TNS System Three; Steve Stradling, Napier University
• FREIGHT TRANSPORT - THE POOR RELATION? - Gavin Scott, Freight Transport Association

Technology and Transport

• ONE-TICKET: THE TRIUMPHS, PERILS AND PITFALLS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-MODAL TICKETING SCHEME - Stuart Lockhart, tie ltd; David Scotney, Atkins Transport Planning

The Future of Rail

• EDINBURGH WAVERLEY REDEVELOPMENT - SIMULATING THE FUTURE - Julian Heathcote, Transport Scotland; Paul Rawlins, Corus RIS
• ATTRACTING BUSINESS TRAVELLERS FROM AIR TO RAIL - Jolin Warren and Calum McCallum, Transform Scotland

Transport and the Environment

• WEB SURVEYS AND CO2 FOOTPRINTS - Euan Hamilton-Rigg, Colin Buchanan
• UPPER FORTH CROSSING AT KINCARDINE: MEETING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE - Steven Brown, Transport Scotland; Helen Bradley, Jacobs
• RESEARCH INTO REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES - THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - Jonpaul Simpson and Jonathan James; Faber Maunsell Ltd / AECOM
• MOVING LIZARDS AND SNAKES FROM THE PATH OF NEW ROADS AND IMPROVEMENTS: HOW TO GET IT RIGHTt - Warren Cresswell, Jacqueline Hay, Rhiannon Whitworth, Mike Head and Laura Penniston, Cresswell Associates

Transport Policy and Strategy

• STRATEGIC TRANSPORT PLANNING IN SCOTLAND - IS THERE SUCH A THING? - Laurence Kenney, SIAS Limited
• THE INTRODUCTION OF A ROAD EQUIVALENT TARIFF BASED FARES SYSTEM ON SCOTLAND'S FERRY NETWORK - Paul McCartney, Pamela Gidney and Gordon Dickson, Halcrow Group Limited
• EXAMINING THE WIDER CONTEXT OF RAIL-AIR COMPETITION BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND & WALES - Ross Clark, Transport Scotland

Travel and Rural Areas

• ORKNEY'S PASSENGER TRANSPORT INITIATIVES SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM - Adèle du Feu, Orkney Islands Council
• ACHIEVING ACCESS TO WORK, IMPROVED SOCIAL INCLUSION AND REDUCING RURAL AREAS COSTS. THE POTENTIAL AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RURAL TRANSPORT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES - Ursula Cooper, T2E Transport to Employment; Prof. John D. Nelson and Dr Steve Wright, University of Aberdeen; James M. Cooper, Napier University