Urban Congestion 2012

Urban Congestion 2012 is a conference dedicated to urban planning and policies regarding traffic congestion such as: building, planning, maintaining and operating roads and public transport services in the cities.

Key Topics

• Influencing transport modal choice through policy measures
• The economics of urban traffic congestion
• The impact of the carbon tax on the transport industry and urban congestion
• The capital cities strategic planning systems
• The impact of car parking provision and pricing on traffic congestion
• Potential pathway to introducing congestion pricing in Australia
• Telecommuting: Reducing the demand for travel by changing the way we think about the work place
• Can technology make travel more reliable?
• Planning and zoning laws impingement on urban and transport infrastructure development
• Relationships between accessibility and mobility conditions and transport
• Car sharing schemes impact on relieving traffic congestion