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PLANNING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES

08 – 12 May 2023

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PPTS-Course 2023

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The course will provide the ultimate guide to public transport planning, operations and policy. The objective of the course is to combine traditional operations and new approaches to service planning and finding solutions to difficult and persistent public transport problems. This course is provided in association with the Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University, the Transportation Research Centre at the University of Auckland and the Delft University of Technology.

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[vcj_icon_box icon=”icon-bulb” title=”Association” improved_responsiveness=”1″ style=”style2″ alignment=”left” color_icon=”#f6ad3a” weight=”normal” font_size=”24px” icon_size=”36px”]The Smart Public Transport Lab at Delft University of Technology is offering a week-long course in public transport planning in Delft since April 2016. This course is provided in association with the Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University and the Transportation Research Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Similar courses have been run before in Australia and New Zealand.[/vcj_icon_box]

[vcj_icon_box icon=”icon-bulb” title=”Objectives” improved_responsiveness=”1″ style=”style2″ alignment=”left” color_icon=”#f6ad3a” weight=”normal” font_size=”24px” icon_size=”36px”]The of the course is to compare between traditional operations and service planning, including scheduling procedures, and new approaches, and to deal with and find solutions to persistent and realistic public transport problems. This course covers public transport planning topics identified as priorities for learning by participants in previous courses. This course covers public transport planning topics identified as priorities for learning by participants in previous courses. They are designed to be relevant to all conventional and emerging public transport modes including bus, tram, rail and on-demand services.[/vcj_icon_box]

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Our speakers

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The course is designed for professionals working in the public transport domain including urban and transport planners, operators and analysts, consultants as well as for young researches.

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[vcj_team_member image=”1245″ name=”Graham Currie” role=”MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA” facebook=”#” twitter=”#” instagram=”#” layout=”style4″ image_ratio=”square” icon_style=”standard” color_name=”#505050″ color_role=”#8d8d8d” color_description=”#8d8d8d”]Prof Currie is a renowned international Public Transport research leader and policy advisor with over 30 years experience. He has published more research papers in leading international peer research journals in this field than any other researcher in the world.[/vcj_team_member]

[vcj_team_member image=”1231″ name=”Avi Ceder” role=”Technion – Israel Institute of Technology” instagram=”#” skype=”#” linkedin=”#” layout=”style4″ image_ratio=”square” icon_style=”standard” color_name=”#505050″ color_role=”#8d8d8d” color_description=”#8d8d8d”]Professor Avishai (Avi) Ceder is recognised internationally for his contributions to transportation research. His Research interests include: Public Transport, Operations Research, Human Factors and Behavior, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Road Safety, Traffic Control, Logistics.[/vcj_team_member]

[vcj_team_member image=”1236″ name=”Oded Cats” role=”TU Delft” facebook=”#” twitter=”#” instagram=”#” layout=”style4″ image_ratio=”square” icon_style=”standard” color_name=”#505050″ color_role=”#8d8d8d” color_description=”#8d8d8d”]Oded Cats is an Associate Professor in the Department of Transport and Planning and a co-leader of the Smart Public Transport Lab. His research interests lie in the intersection between transport networks, operations, policy and travel behaviour, especially in the context of multi-modal metropolitan public transport systems. [/vcj_team_member]

[vcj_team_member image=”1241″ name=”Niels van Oort” role=”TU Delft” facebook=”#” twitter=”#” instagram=”#” layout=”style4″ image_ratio=”square” icon_style=”standard” color_name=”#505050″ color_role=”#8d8d8d” color_description=”#8d8d8d”]Niels van Oort works as an assistant professor Public Transport at Delft University of Technology and is co-director of the Smart Public Transport Lab. Via previous jobs as consultant and transport planner he has been involved in several public transport projects for over 15 years. His main fields of expertise are public transport planning, data-driven design, with special interest in the passenger perspective, service reliability and multimodality.[/vcj_team_member]

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The Department of Transport and Planning at Delft University of Technology offers a week-long course which provides the ultimate guide to public transport planning, operations and policy. The objectives of the course is to combine traditional operations and new approaches to service planning and finding solutions to persistent and realistic public transport problems.

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