2014 STAR Conference

Held Wednesday, 21 May 2014, The Lighthouse, Glasgow. Original 2014 Conference Programme.

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

General

• Experimental and Stated Preference study of the factors that influence driver frustration on the A9 - Paul Murphy and Joanne Casey, AECOM; Neale Kinnear and Shaun Helman, TRL; Judith MacDonald, Transport Scotland
• Connecting to Succeed: Air Transport, the Economy and Competitiveness - Ross Nimmo, Glasgow Airport Limited

Cycling

• Assessing the health and economic benefits of cycling in Glasgow - Fiona Crawford and Bruce Whyte, the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH)
• Cycle to work scheme – weekend warriors or daily commuters? - Anne Clarke, Arup, Jeremy Shires and James Laird, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
• Evaluating the impact of innovative cycling measures in EU cycling cities - Catriona O'Dolan and Kathryn Stewart, TRI, Edinburgh Napier University; Reggie Tricker, City of Edinburgh Council

Trends and Challenges in Transport

• Regional stakeholder solutions to empty container repositioning costs in peripheral regions - Jason Monios and Yuhong Wang, TRI, Edinburgh Napier University
• The optional dawn horror: Explaining the trends in Scottish access to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the last ten years - Ross Clark, Transport Scotland
• Aberdeen transport trends - Then, now and the future - Callum Guild, SIAS

Passenger Journeys and Technology Solutions

• E-Paper Public Transport Information System - Graeme Scott, Colin Wilson and Gareth Tyler, IBI Group
• ORIGAMI and COMPASS – seamless passenger journeys in Europe - Helen Condie and Christiane Bielefeldt, TRI, Edinburgh Napier University

Costs of Connectivity

• Does the income elasticity of road traffic depend on the source of income? - Scott Le Vine, Charilaos Latinopoulos, Bingqing (Emily) Chen and John Polak, Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London

Best Value

• How can a local authority facilitate the successful implementation of a car club, both for the benefit of residents and the future prosperity of the city? - Alan Simpson, Aberdeen City Council
• A study of measurement methods for diesel sorbent performance and the components of user delay associated with diesel spills on the UK strategic road network - John Bullas, Atkins; Jim Doxford and Paul Hupton, Highways Agency
• Streetwise decriminalised parking enforcement (DPE) - John Mitchell and Susan Keenlyside, Fife Council

Transport and the Economy

• Is the equity value of time really fair? - Guoqing Zhang and James Laird, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
• Factors associated with young adults delaying and foregoing driving licences - Scott Le Vine, Charilaos Latinopoulos and John Polak, Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London
• A study of travel time predictability in Auckland - David Siddle, SKM Colin Buchanan

Travel Planning

• A TDM Programme for the Glasgow 2014 Games and beyond – the potential for legacy - Alina Tuerk, Sarah Crane and Damian Price, Mott MacDonald
• The part schools can play in sustainable transport education - Gary Cummins, JMP Consultants; Tony Maric, Perth and Kinross Council

Stakeholder and Public Engagement

• Can we rest and be thankful yet? Solutions and effective stakeholder engagement for the A83 trunk road route study - Graeme McQuaker and Graeme Herd, Jacobs; Karl Johnston, Transport Scotland
• Bringing Scottish stations back to life: the Stations Community Regeneration Fund - John Yellowlees, ScotRail

Environment

• Assessing the carbon impact of ICT measures - Kathryn Stewart, Achille Fonzone; James Cooper, TRI, Edinburgh Napier University
• Public bodies duties - a new way of demonstrating compliance and embedding sustainability in your organisation - Alan Hendry, Jacobs; Jenny Fausset/Nick Croft, City of Edinburgh Council
• Collaborative Sensor Rotation Programme (CSRP) - Accuracy and Application of Low Cost Environmental Sensors - Jacqueline Barr, IBI Group; Drew Hill, Transport Scotland