Zero Emission Network

When Melbourne's public transport franchises expire, what opportunities are there to make public transport grow?

Find some answers on Thursday 23 August, 10.00 am - 3.30 pm at Bio21, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville.

Key speakers:

o European network planning expert, Dr Gustav Nielsen

o Paul Mees, John Stanley and Richard Allsop in a debate moderated by the ABC's Jon Faine.

Organised by Link Up

The program and registration form can be downloaded from here

Hope to see you there asking the hard questions!

Conference Program
Registration 9.30 am
How can public transport grow?
10.00 am – 12.00 pm
(Chair: Prof Nick Low, Director GAMUT)
o Opening address
Dr Ian McPhail
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability
o Network planning: the international key to public transport growth
Dr Gustav Nielsen
Oslo Institute of Transport Economics. Author of the European Union’s HiTrans best practice guide: Public transport – planning the networks.
o Networks in Melbourne: the missing piece of public transport planning
John Stone
GAMUT Project Officer
o Questions and Discussions
Lunch 12.00 – 1.00 pm
Beyond the current franchises: public transport growth in Melbourne?
1.00 – 3.00 pm
(Moderator: Jon Faine)
Paul Mees
Senior Lecturer; Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Richard Allsop
An architect of the Kennett government’s 1999 privatisation plan, now with the Institute of Public Affairs
John Stanley
Executive Director, Bus Association of Victoria
Closing remarks