2022 STAR Conference

Wednesday 2 November 2022. University of Strathclyde’s Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD 2022 Conference Programme.

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

Morning Plenary

• Making active travel relevant to the whole nation: lessons from the second Strategic Transport Projects Review. T Steiner, C McDowall, Jacobs; A Priestley, Transport Scotland download presentation
• The Levenmouth Reconnected Programme P Clarke, Fife Council

BUILDING A STRONGER EVIDENCE BASE

• Making use of the new National and Regional Transport Forecasts. S Cragg, Transport Scotland; M Neil, SYSTRA
• Building an innovation eco-system to enable smart city and region logistics – drone services use case. J Cowie, Edinburgh Napier University; P Jackson, K Fisken, South East Scotland Transport Partnership; M Richardson, Ristol Consulting
• Is homeworking good for the environment in Scotland? D Simmonds, Allanfield Consulting; M Bosredon, Independent Consultant

EVIDENCE LED CYCLING INVESTMENT

• Overcoming the pitfalls (& potholes) of predicting cycle usage and benefits C Donaldson, I Burden,SYSTRA
• Modelling future cycle behaviour changes: application to transport strategies B Loreille, N Raha, SYSTRA
• Big Data approach to the introduction of secure on-street cycle parking in an urban environment C Little, Glasgow City Council

SAFE STREETS AND ACTIVE COMMUNITIES

• Normalising school streets H Underwood, Ayrshire Roads Alliance/East Ayrshire Council
• Protected junctions and their effect on the attitudes and behaviours of pedestrians and cyclists in Glasgow B Farrington, J Clarkson, Sustrans
• Affordable access to bikes: reuse B Menzies, T Vogt and A Parker, Enscape Consulting, and J Higham, Cycling Scotland

RURAL & ISLAND CONNECTIVITY

• Ready2Go Around Inverurie: an evaluation of an enhanced Demand Responsive Transport service R Thomas, S Leitham, J Ritchie, Stantec; M McKay, R McKenzie, Aberdeenshire Council
• Islands Connectivity Study: Arran and Cumbrae M Joyce, A Rothnie, R Khakh, L Gilbert, Mott MacDonald

PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOUR AND NETWORKS

• The impact of the absence of centre line road markings on traffic speed within 20 mph and 30 mph speed limits A Davis, University of the West of England and also Edinburgh Napier University; A Tapp, J Parkin, S Warren,University of the West of England
• Making zebra crossings work for disabled people and older people: a research study on views, experiences and potential improvements C McDowall, J Muir, Jacobs; J Manner, Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP)
• Travel demand insights from purchase data J Fisher, J Uri, Network Rail; N Curran, Scotrail; F Pavlica, S Cragg, Transport Scotland

LEARNING FROM THE DISRUPTIVE EFFECT OF THE PANDEMIC

• STPR2 – Stakeholder engagement during a pandemic – lessons learned A Diansangu, AECOM; K Gowenlock, K Chesney, Jacobs
• Analysing the impact of Edinburgh’s temporary cycleways during the Covid-19 pandemic R McMeddes, City of Edinburgh Council
• The role of Cargo Bikes in supporting small business and community transport needs in Edinburgh during Covid-19 lockdown B Woodall, M Hammond, M Melville, Sustrans

HEALTH & WELLBEING

• Health and transport partnership working in Grampian – a journey A Stewart, Health & Transport Action Plan Partnership
• Children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods P Coles, H Musgrove, Sustrans
• Glasgow Connecting Communities Programme and 20 minute neighbourhoods C Benton, Arcadis and Collective Architecture

SYSTEMS THINKING

• Evaluating alternative approaches for monitoring scour at flood-critical bridges E Perugini, E Tubaldi, A Maroni, University of Strathclyde; D Zonta, University of Trento; H McDonald, Transport Scotland
• Cycle activated safety signage J Malone, Glasgow City Council
• Analysing the effectiveness of 20mph speed limit and speed distribution based on key spatial and temporal attributes in Scottish Borders Area A Olowosegun, A Davis, Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University; G Fountas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; P Gilhooly, Scottish Borders Council Area

MAKING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SUSTAINABLE

• Regulations, improvements and service delivery models. How partnerships may benefit Scottish bus services J M Cooper, Tactran; M Neil, SYSTRA Consulting; A Smyth, Transport Analysis & Advocacy
• Learning from Amsterdam’s PlusNet - an innovative strategic transport planning methodology for streamlining & integrating active travel & public transport in dense, historic cities A Calder, Sustrans
• Scoping bus governance options in the Glasgow & Strathclyde area N Birch, SYSTRA; B Kiloh, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; D Paton, Glasgow

THE JOURNEY TO NET ZERO

• The development of Aberdeen’s Low Emission Zone C Guild, SYSTRA
• Decarbonising travel to work - Dundee Green Transport Hub and Spokes R Mackenzie, J Simmonds, Stantec; J Mullen, Dundee City Council
• Business models for net-zero transport D Halden, DHC Loop Connections

Afternoon Plenary

• Nestrans 2040 and the Vision for Aberdeen Rapid Transit K Chalmers, Nestrans
• Spaced Out: Developing a Streetspace Allocation Framework for Glasgow A Kelly, Jacobs; J Geelan, Steer; D Paton, Glasgow City Council