Nanyang Executive Centre at 60 Nanyang View, Singapore 639673 (located in Nanyang Technological University)
3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Delegate registration |
5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Welcome reception |
All plenary sessions will be held in The Auditorium.
8:00am |
Delegate registration |
9:00am |
Opening of conference |
9:10am |
Welcome |
9:15am |
Keynote address |
10:00am |
Morning break |
10:30am |
Operator and Regulator Roundtable Andrew Edwards Operating in a regulated Bus Contracting Model gives public transport companies the freedom to flourish with high performance and focus on key targets set by the regulatory authority that meet their key criteria for the city, community or country that they are serving. Go-Ahead’s presentation will focus on why they believe Bus Contracting works in Singapore, touching on their many years of experience in regulated markets like TfL in London, what benefits they see for organisations operating in in the BCM and a small comparison of the other models they work in around the UK and world. Ian Wallis It presents some new evidence on this issue from the recent regulatory and policy reforms of the urban bus sector in New Zealand – where, in the main metropolitan centres, about half of the bus contracts have been competitively tendered, the other half negotiated with their incumbents. The presentation reports on the good and the not-so-good results of this NZ ‘mixed’ procurement model. In the light of this experience, and also wider experience internationally, it poses some questions and challenges -- particularly relating to the key ingredients of successful negotiations where authorities are increasingly seeking better value for money. Jeremy Yap |
11:45am |
Measuring Public Transport Fare Affordability - Methodological Issues and Call for Collaboration Providing affordable public transport services is a major policy objective for all municipal governments. But there is no consensus on the meaning and measurement of fare affordability. In this talk, I will discuss the pros and cons of several affordability measures and illustrate the challenges with examples. A collaborative research effort is called for so that we can collectively measure and benchmark the affordability for major cities in the world. |
12:15pm |
Workshop rules |
12:30pm |
Lunch |
1:45pm |
Workshop sessions Workshop sessions run concurrently and delegates remain with their workshop throughout the conference. |
Workshop 1. Models of mainstream public transport provision |
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Workshop 2. Practical considerations in implementing different institutional regimes |
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Workshop 3. Emerging business models and implications for the transport ecosystem |
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Workshop 4. Realising the potential benefits of demand-responsive travel |
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Workshop 5. How much regulation should disruptive transportation technologies be subject to? |
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Workshop 6. Better service delivery through modal integration |
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Workshop 7. Assessing the wider benefits of public transport projects |
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Workshop 8. Beyond the farebox: sustainable funding of public transport by better understanding service values |
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3:45pm |
Afternoon break |
4:15pm |
Workshop sessions |
6:00pm |
Close |
9:00am |
Workshop sessions |
10:30am |
Morning break |
11:00am |
Workshop sessions |
12:30pm |
Lunch |
1:45pm |
Workshop sessions |
3:15pm |
Afternoon break |
3:45pm |
Workshops sessions |
5:00pm |
Close |
6:45pm - 9:00pm |
Dinner Under the Stars Taste for yourselves why Singapore’s unique hawker culture deserves to be recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO as you embark on a culinary discovery @ LTA with live stations providing a selection of Singapore’s top favourite hawker dishes. Continue your adventure with a visit to LTA’s SG Mobility Gallery, which will be opened beyond usual hours, to take a look at how LTA plans, designs and builds Singapore’s transport system. Have loads of fun with the multi-sensory exhibits using augmented and virtual reality and challenge each other in our interactive activities and games. Finish off by picking up a souvenir or two from our Knackstop which features quirky merchandise celebrating milestones in Singapore’s land transport industry. Proceeds go to the LTA Cares Fund, a charity fund that helps with the transport needs of financially and physically disadvantaged students and working adults. |
9:00am |
Workshop sessions |
10:30am |
Morning break |
11:00am |
Workshop sessions |
12:30pm |
Lunch |
2:00pm |
Singapore Bicentennial Experience (Optional social tour) |
5:30pm |
Pre-Dinner Cocktails |
6:30pm |
Conference banquet dinner
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9:00pm |
End (back at accommodation around 9:45pm) |
9:00am |
Plenary Regional operations of shared autonomous vehicles – with and without dynamic ridesharing |
9:30am |
Presentation The regulation of point-to-point transport services |
10:00am |
Morning break |
10:30am |
Reports from Workshops 1-4 |
12:30pm |
Lunch |
1:45pm |
Reports from Workshops 5-8 |
3:45pm |
Afternoon break |
4:15pm |
Michael Beesley Award Presentation of shortlisted papers Presentation of award |
5:15pm | Closing remarks |
5:20pm |
Conference close |
5:30pm |
End |
9:30am - 12:15pm |
Technical tour of Singapore Bus Academy’s Bus Technical Specialist Certification Centre (BTSCC), Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (optional) The BTSCC supports the training needs of technicians by providing a conducive environment for technical training and certification, with specialised training facilities that use innovative technologies such as augmented reality and tablet devices to provide an interactive learning experience. ![]() |