Meead was first exposed to urban cycling at the University of Oregon. At Monash, he established “City Science” - using open data to create spatial visualisation.
Read MoreNew Science of Cities - Need for Urban Data Visualisation
2014 Sessions
In total, there were 24 fantastic TransportCamp sessions that were proposed during 'agenda setting'. You can take a look at the final agenda matrix.
Our amazing Guest Bloggers created a blog post for each unconference session. Each post includes all the essential session details, links and a sumamary of all the key points of discussion.
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Data to Drive Decisions For Safer Cycling
Warwick is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne Using data to drive decisions for safer cycling.
Read MoreIdeal Conditions for Flexible Transport
In regional Victoria, some towns already have on-demand buses. For example, buses only operate when there are passengers. Mobility on demand - buses only operate if there are enough passengers, and will be more personalised based on the passengers’ destinations; demand-responsive service
Read MoreDesigning a High-speed Multimodal Network for Melbourne
Multimodal networks - one stable, easy-to-use network for all at all times. OpenTripPlanner analyses all possibilities and informing you the best possible method of travel.
Read MoreAURIN Workshop
The AURIN is accessible for free with an .edu.au account, providing a huge variety of spatial data from different sources, including maps and visual representations.
Read MoreThe Emotional Drivers of Society
"It becomes very hard to take away their ability to move, as they truly hold the skill of driving a car as one of their individual strengths. To take that away, leads not only to a loss of their mobility but to their individual identity and self worth."
Read MoreArticulating Community Transport - Mobility for the elderly
"25% of the population experience issues with mobility over a distance of 400m". Governance is not set up to represent 25% of the communities transport needs.
Read MoreWhat can we offer you? Data sets for the public
Over 3000 data sets have already been released publicly through data.vic.gov.au - However so far the data releases have involved more pushing data into the public domain rather than data being pulled from public service at the request of the public.
Read MoreMapping the Melbourne Bike Grid: Better By Bicycle
Adrian moved to Melbourne in 2008 and has been using cycling to get around in the past five years. As he lives in the inner suburbs, he got rid of his car and has not bought another one, finding cycling a good way of getting around. His presentation centred on finding the best routes to get around by bicycle.
Read MoreWhere’s My Train? The struggle for real time data on the Metro network
Despite having real time information on trams (TramTracker), no such service exists for Melbourne’s trains. People expect to be able to stand on a platform and be able to see how far away the train is and where it is going.
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