The 2008 Roads for Public Transport Summit hosted by the VRBPTAC will be held on the morning of Thursday 9 October at the RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Details regarding the Summit can be found in the Summit Flyer [PDF, 188kb, 1pp].
Registration is required for this free event. RSVP to rbpt@roads.vic.gov.au
The Victorian Road Based Public Transport Advisory Council (VRBPTAC) provides advice to the Minister for Roads and Ports on matters relating to road management for trams, buses and taxis. The VRBPTAC meets four times per year. The meetings are chaired by VicRoads Chief Executive and VicRoads provides secretarial services and other support.
The VRBPTAC’s membership includes representatives from the State Government (DOT, DSE, VicRoads, Police), operators (bus, tram, taxi), Local Government, Unions, RACV and public transport users.
The purpose of the VRBPTAC is to report to the Minister for Roads and Ports on the needs of Public Transport in the development, planning, regulation, design and operation of the road and traffic network in Victoria and with particular reference to:
- State Government strategies, road transport efficiency, road safety, community and environmental issues, performance standards, and international best practice
- Understanding the road and traffic factors that affect public transport performance
- Solving strategic, policy or practical issues to facilitate our progress
- Designing roads and traffic systems that support on-road public transport
- Developing beneficial and practical projects
- Improving coordination and cooperation between key stakeholders; and
- Developing and creating appropriate training for those involved in the planning and design of road based public transport
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In the area of on-road priority for buses and trams, the following Advisory Council recommendations have been acted on:
- Guidelines have been developed on the location of bus bays, limiting their use to where they provide benefits to passengers and motorists but avoid delays to buses re-entering the traffic stream
- Use of red pavement for bus-only lanes and tram conflict points
- Treatments to promote safety and priority for trams at roundabouts have been adopted
- A review of traffic signal priority practices, and investigations on how these can be improved, is being undertaken
In the area of bus and tram stops and taxi ranks, the Advisory Council has:
- Provided input to bus stop guidelines
- Requested targeted enforcement of road rules at high-risk tram stops
- Initiated drafting of guidelines for design and operation of taxi ranks
The Advisory Council has prepared inputs to the issue of competition for road space between public transport and other road users in different environments.
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The VRBPTAC hosts an annual series of public transport forums involving representatives of State and Local Government, public transport providers and a wide range of user representatives and interest groups.
The purpose of the forums is to identify key issues in the public transport network, possible actions to take and to set priority on those initiatives. These ideas are used by the VRBPTAC for action in the coming year, by delegation to the relevant authority, development through a working group or for further discussion at future meetings.
In 2007, the Advisory Council held a Summit in lieu of a series of forums. The theme for the Summit was "Roads for Public Transport". The Ministers for Public Transport and Roads and Ports addressed the opening of the Summit, followed by the Coordinator General of Infrastructure as the keynote speaker. Participants of the Summit were then divided into two concurrent sessions, these being either "Roads for Public Transport in Congested Areas" or "Meeting the Challenge of Transport Disadvantage". Attached are the presentations from the Summit. A final report of the outcomes from the Summit will be produced once the Advisory Council has determined the resulting actions it will take.
Ms Meredith Sussex - Executive Director - Integrated Transport Planning [PDF, 1081 kb, 21pp]
Ms Meredith Sussex - Presentation Speaker Notes [PDF, 1410 kb, 17pp]
Mr Peter Daly - RACV [PDF, 87 kb, 7pp]
Professor Graham Currie - Chair in Public Transport, Monash University [PDF, 2132 kb, 31pp]
Cr Janet Bolitho - Mayor of Port Phillip [PDF, 627 kb, 20pp]
Mr Ray Kinnear - Department of Transport [PDF, 448 kb, 16pp]
Mr Bernie Trim - Golden Plains Shire Council [PDF, 151 kb, 16 pp]
The theme for the 2006 series was "Moving Motorists onto Public Transport - Playing our Part". Reports from the 2006 series:
Mornington Forum [PDF, 895 kb, 4pp]
Geelong Forum [PDF, 1112 kb, 5 pp]
Moonee Ponds Forum [PDF, 943 kb, 5pp]
Knox Forum [PDF, 371 kb, 5pp]
Summary [PDF, 2179 kb, 5pp]
The theme for the 2005 series was "Travel time and Reliability - responding to the challenge". Reports from the 2005 series:
Narre Warren Forum [PDF, 457 kb, 6pp]
Bendigo Forum [PDF, 468 kb, 4pp]
Coburg Forum [PDF, 476 kb, 4pp]
Melbourne Forum [PDF, 430 kb, 4pp]
Summary [PDF, 808 kb, 6pp]
The theme for the 2004 series of forums was "Managing Roads for Public Transport Modes". Reports from the 2004 series:
Melbourne Forum [PDF, 208 kb, 4 pp]
Box Hill Forum [PDF, 244 kb, 4 pp]
Ballarat Forum [PDF, 233 kb, 4 pp]
| If you would like to be alerted to announcements relating to these forums, please provide your name and email address to: rbpt@roads.vic.gov.au, including 'VRBPTAC forum alerting service' in the email's subject heading. |
Mr Gary Liddle - Chairman - VicRoads
Mr Phil Altieri - Rail, Tram and Bus Union
Mr Jim Betts - Department of Transport
Mr Dennis Cliche - Yarra Trams
Prof. Graham Currie - Monash University
Mr Peter Daly - RACV
Mr Rob Freemantle - VicRoads
Cr Brenda Hampson - Municipal Association Victoria
Dr Michael Kennedy - Interface Councils
Cr Grace La Vella - Eastern Transport Coalition
Ms Patricia Malowney - Community representative
Mr John Picone - Transport Workers Union
Ms Lorna Pitt - Victorian Local Governance Association
Ms Liz Roadley - Minister's Appointee
Mr Neil Sach - Victorian Taxi Association
Supt Kevin Sheridan - Transit Safety Division - Victoria Police
Mr John Stanley - Bus Association Victoria (BAV)
Ms Pam Usher - Croydon Bus Service
Vacant - Department of Planning and Community Development (Interim representative, Mr Halvard Dalheim)
Vacant - Environment Victoria (Interim representative, Mr Peter Flanagan)
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