2022 Sydney Sessions

Session 4

What are the opportunities for dynamic change?

Jasmine Sinclair and Sunny Hong

Session: 6

Room: 3180

Format: Discussion

Summary: The value of transport methods changed when the pandemic spread. Use these opportunities for dynamic changes. Many things are experimental but everything almost turns back after the pandemic. Moving forward, reflect on the difference between equal and equitable modes of transport. How can we support a best-practice transport reality?

Using Media and Social Data

Keith Forbes (Streem)

Session: 4

Room: 3230

Format: Discussion

Summary: Streem delivers comprehensive and real-time media monitoring, insights and reporting across Print, Online, TV, Radio and Social media as it happens. Streem’s one real-time media intelligence platform helps us stay on top of online, broadcast, social and traditional media as it happens.

Streem is the ANZ market’s leading challenger media intelligence group, delivering comprehensive and real-time Print, Online, TV, Radio and Social media monitoring, insights and reporting. From its market launch in 2017, Streem has grown rapidly to service some of Australia’s largest corporate and government organisations.

Cycling Parking Spaces

Scott Przibella (Transport for NSW)

Session: 4

Room: 3710

Format: Discussion

Summary: Idea: We should have more bike spaces

Motivation: Last-minute connectivity is an important aspect to reduce private car use. Public transport should have indoors and outdoors for cycles. Public transport should have dedicated space for cycles. The taxi should also accommodate bikes. The train stations should have dedicated cycle parking areas to motivate people to use public transport.

Conclusions:

  1. Cyclists will park where it is convenient

  2. Bike parking is a key part of station access

  3. A variety of parking options should be considered

  4. Walking, Park on a ride is still important

  5. Pedestrians and Bikers should be separated in almost all instances

The Politics of Suburbs Parking and Traffic

Graham McCabe (Urbis)

Session: 4

Room: 3200

Format: Discussion

Summary: An informal discussion on topics including:

  • How do we get beyond the need for parking

  • Who is making the decision for car parking?

  • What is the community's vision?

  • What should be the evidence?

  • What is impacting driving behaviour and the influence on parking?

  • The influences of financial institutions on the planning of parking spaces.

  • The opportunities and challenges are considered in light of existing case studies.

  • The strategic plan for parking along with other transport infrastructures.

  • Parking and traffic generation.

The Aesthetics of Public Space

Kelly Saunders (The University of Canberra)

Session: 4

Room: 3240

Format: Discussion

Summary: The aesthetics of public transport facilities have an intangible impact on user comfort and travel experience. However, aesthetics is often overlooked when designing public spaces. One particular aspect is the type of building materials. For instance, one of the Paris train stations has a “cold” style which creates a more stressful atmosphere. Wooden benches were installed around the station to give a warmer perception, improving the general user experience and emotions. This session raises awareness about aesthetic designs and their impacts, especially in public spaces such as train stations and tunnels.

Materials and public safety: less steel more timber; More natural lighting (use of glass materials)

Colours: ecological materials, signs of safety, mental easiness

Shapes: wayfinding