Sustainable Transport Strategy & Policy Course
Overview
Australian and international cities are evolving rapidly.
The new metropolitan formula will be based on transit oriented planning, better transit infrastructure, optimising the impacts from major transit projects, bus reform, people-friendly design for pedestrians, and the development of enhanced cycling networks.
But how do these broad goals and trends connect with change-oriented policy and strategy activities?
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognise the inherent limitations of dominant ‘sustainable transport’ narratives and move beyond them.
- Develop a strategic agenda for public or active transport initiatives with independence and creativity.
- Lead discussions and debates on sustainable and public transport among peers, industry partners, and project colleagues – with a focus on positive strategic and policy change.
- Work more effectively within a public and sustainable transport policy or project environment.
This compact, two-day experience will assist practitioners to maintain an edge by covering:
- New and paradigm-changing analytical insights for the sustainable modes.
- The role and nature of evidence-based project development for sustainable transport.
- Contemporary national and international sustainable transport infrastructure trends.
- Cutting-edge material on the attributes that make better public transport, and the needs of current and potential passengers – across rail modes and buses.
- Strategic prioritisation sensibility and ‘network thinking’ for enhancing active mode mobility (beyond ‘because it’s sustainable’ and beyond ‘individual links’).
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Aims
The aim of this course is to support practitioners working in the sustainable modes by providing an opportunity for strategic and policy-level reflection and development.
We aim to move attendees beyond the limitations of generic sustainability narratives by providing new insights and methods at a top-tier standard, in terms of emergent Australian or global conceptualisations.
We want attendees to leave feeling better empowered to outline and then negotiate the ‘policy’ and ‘strategic’ aspects of significant sustainable transport needs or initiatives. In doing so, this course will support better planning.
We want you to learn public and sustainable transport thinking to a better standard than understood, expressed or conducted by the overwhelming majority of current sectoral participants.
Content
- Course content will traverse : rail modes; bus-based public transport; transit access strategy.
- Present new concepts for pedestrian networks.
- Interrogate and review effective cycling network strategies.
- There will be a focus on behavioral data
- Applied group-based policy development exercises will be conducted on each day of the course, relative to the topics and materials covered that same day.
- Presentations from the course lead and other experts will be mixed with open discussion and other forms of learning and interaction.
The course is intended for mature practitioners working in sustainable transport fields, with a desire to gain access to higher-level thinking, and to develop their policy and strategic sensibility.
This course will be delivered in a face-to-face workshop format over two 7 hour sessions. The course will feature:
- Expert presentations – from a mixture of presenters providing different insights, perspectives, and styles.
- Q&A and lively open discussion sessions.
- Applied policy or strategy development tasks and exercises as groupwork.
- An overall curriculum intent focused on enhancing higher-level transport thinking and interaction.
Materials
A printed course workbook, with course notes, readings, and items that support subsequent further attendee development will be provided.
It is assumed that attendees will have prior knowledge and work-related experience in public and sustainable transport. Contact us directly if you wish to double-check whether this offering suits your needs.
Recommended pre-reading
The main recommended prior reading is Mees (2010) Transport for Suburbia. London: Earthscan.
This course has no assessments.
Sessions
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 Oct 2024 | 9am - 4pm (UTC+11:00) | Seminar Room 1613 - The University of Sydney - CBD Campus | Lunch provided |
| Fri 25 Oct 2024 | 9am - 4pm (UTC+11:00) | Seminar Room 1613 - The University of Sydney - CBD Campus | Lunch provided |
Upcoming classes
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 Oct 2024 | 9am - 4pm (UTC+11:00) | Seminar Room 1613 - The University of Sydney - CBD Campus | Lunch provided |
| Fri 25 Oct 2024 | 9am - 4pm (UTC+11:00) | Seminar Room 1613 - The University of Sydney - CBD Campus | Lunch provided |