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