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Transport Congress Theme and TopicsTransport Congress Theme and Topics |
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The theme for SITCE 2013 is 'People-centred Mobility for Liveable Cities'. We welcome submission of abstracts on the topics mentioned below: |
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| Topic 1 – Mobility and the City |
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- Connecting the last mile of the journey
- Dealing with socio-economic impact in transport choices for the city
- Demographics impact on mobility shift and choice
- Formalisation process of informal transport
- Impact of digital lifestyle on urban mobility demand and expected services
- Institutional and legal frameworks
- Integrated mobility planning
- Integration of public transport and urban planning
- Integration of the station and interchange in the city
- Providing appropriate infrastructure for walking and cycling
- Sustainable urban transport financing
- Urban transport policy and strategies
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| Topic 2 – Communicating with the Traveller and Enhancing Travel Experience |
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- Actions and strategies for awareness raising and involvement of travellers in public transport
- Enhancement of the interchange experience of the traveller
- Measuring customer satisfaction quantitatively and qualitatively
- State-of-the-art tools and analytics to monitor and enhance service quality
- Understanding customer perceptions and offering quality riding experience to travellers
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| Topic 3 – Public Transport Management |
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- Demand management and forecasting
- HR strategies for delivering staff and customer satisfaction
- Industry structure and regulation for public transport
- Integration of bus/rail network and ticketing systems
- Modal choice and mobility analysis
- Revenue strategy
- Strategic marketing, product development and segmentation
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| Topic 4 – Rail Infrastructure Development and Management |
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- Challenges of transport infrastructure alignment in urban setting
- Construction challenges
- Electrical and mechanical systems
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- Fares and ticketing technologies
- Fire safety strategies
- Passenger information system
- Power and traction system
- Project management
- Rail system specification
- Rolling stock and trackwork
- Signal, communication and control
- System integration
- Tunnel ventilation system
- Tunnelling and mining challenges
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| Topic 5 – Environmental and Health Management |
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- Energy friendly transport infrastructure
- Environmental management
- Environmentally sustainable transport
- Green designs and technologies
- Traffic emission and health
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| Topic 6 – Efficient Operations of Land Transport Systems |
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- Asset management and asset replacement strategies
- Earmarking local charges for public transport
- Operation and maintenance
- Upgrading of infrastructure and systems
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| Topic 7 – Security, Safety, Risk Management and Procurement |
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- Emergency plans and strategies for increasing preparedness for natural disasters and service disruptions
- Good practices in contract management
- Lifestyle cost/calculations of rolling stock and infrastructure
- Procurement strategies and processes of construction contracts and rolling stock
- Programme management of mega construction contracts
- Public transport security strategies and technologies
- Risk management and insurance
- System reliability and assurance
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| Topic 8 – Road Infrastructure Development and Traffic Management |
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- Bridge and road tunnel designs
- Bus priority schemes
- Car sharing and combined mobility
- Construction challenges in road projects
- Electrical and mechanical systems of road tunnels
- Integrated cycling infrastructure
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Integrated pedestrian infrastructure
- Intelligent transport systems and telematics
- Project management of road projects
- Taxi operations and management
- Technologies for road pricing
- Tunnel ventilation system in road tunnels
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