2011 STAR Conference
Held Thursday, 12 May 2011, The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Conference papers are listed below by topic. Papers are in PDF format.
General
- Politics, Reason and the Art of High Speed Rail - Chris Day, City of Edinburgh Council
- Does Reducing Journey Times Improve the Economy, and, if not, What Are the Implications for Transport Assessment? - Prof. Tom Rye, Edinburgh Napier University; David Scotney, Edinburgh Napier University
- Ambitions and Realities of Addressing Climate Change by Local Transport - Fiona Wilford, DfT; Steven Fraser, Atkins
- Low Carbon Vehicles in Scotland-The Way Ahead - Steven Fraser, Atkins; John Curtis, Scottish Government
Emissions Modelling
- The Detailed Modelling of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Chris Shaw, SIAS Limited
- Assessing The Value of Carbon Within The Economics Of Bus Operation - Chris Martin, The TAS Partnership Limited; Paul Turner, The TAS Partnership Limited
Integration of Land Use and Transport
- Aberdeen City Council's Transport Framework - Integrating Transport and Land Use Through The Local Development Plan Process - Scott Dalgarno, Aberdeen City Council
Places For People
- Moving In The Right Direction? Building The Information Base and Evaluating The Impact of Local and Regional Transport Policies and Programmes on Active/Sustainable Travel in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Area - Fiona Crawford, Bruce Whyte and Pete Seaman, Glasgow Centre for Population Health; Mark Livingston, Glasgow University
- Sustainable Development - Theory vs. Reality - Fiona Blackley, MRC McLean Hazel
- Towards a Healthier Economy: Why Investing in Sustainable Transport Makes Economic Sense - Jolin Warren, Transform Scotland
- There's an App For That - How Should Smarter Choices Be Marketed? - Philip Glennie, Transport Scotland; Derek Halden, Derek Halden Consultancy
- Three Years, Sixteen Projects, One Brand, Many Lessons: Early Reflections on 'Go Barrhead' Experience And Observations For The Future - Scott Gibson, East Renfrewshire Council
Social Inclusion
- Marine-Based Community Transport: Communities Can Play A Key Role In Improving Accessibility - Lessons for Other Communities, Including On Dry Land - Naomi Coleman and Anne McGregor, The Spyria Partnership; Kate Townsend, Eday Partnership
Technology for Change
- Capturing The Value of Informed Travel Choices - Derek Halden, Derek Halden Consultancy
- Development of an Integrated Ticketing Smartcard - Michael M Milne, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
The Current Economic Climate
- Value for Money of Walking and Cycling Interventions: Making the Case for Investment in Active Travel - Angela Wilson and Andy Cope, Sustrans' Research and Monitoring Unit
- M80 Stepps to Haggs DBFO - Contract Procurement Overview with Positive Lessons for Future Projects - Michelle Rennie, Transport Scotland; Robert Cairnduff, Jacobs Consultancy
Transport and Young People
- It's Child's Play: Influencing the Travel Choices of Young People Through Behavioural Changel - Caley McDowall and Amanda Holden, JMP Consultants
- Home to School Transport Policy - The Assessment, The Implementation, The Politics and The Protests! - Richard Hernan, Atkins; Elaine Lorimer, Renfrewshire Council
- Deprivation and Child Pedestrian Road Casualties in Northern Ireland - Susan Dolan, Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland; David McGuigan, Colin Buchanan
Travel Planning and Modal Choice
- The Effects of Park and Ride Parking Supply on Public Transport Demand - Analysis to Promote Best Practice - Iain Mobbs, Ove Arup and Partners Ltd; Karl Johnston, Transport Scotland; Mark Wardman and Jeremy Shires, University of Leeds; Miranda Mayes, Accent
- Travel Planning with the Village People: A Green Travel Plan for Comrie - John Geelan, Steer Davies Gleave; Kirsty Davison, Steer Davies Gleave; Will Reed, Comrie Development Trust
- Theory + Cycling + People + Data = Measurable Changes in People's Cycling Behaviour - Sama Alyasiri and Thomas Stokell, Challenge for Change