Evening         Welcome reception

Opening session

• Programme introduction
• “Get to know each other”
• What is UITP?

Session 1.  Why public transport is indispensable

• Main public transport notions
• Performances and added-value of public transport
• External costs of transport
• Contribution to sustainable development

Session 2.  Public transport and urban planning

• Land use planning
• Control of car traffic and parking
• Developing public transport
• Integrated public transport system
• Lessons learnt from the latest urban mobility indicators

Session 3.  Pricing of urban journeys and financing of public transport

• Financing sources for public transport (internal and external)
• Financing of public transport operation
• Financing of public transport investments (incl. PPP)
• Pricing approach : social vs. commercial
• Economic impact assessment of public transport investments

Evening: Dinner party

Session 4.  Contractual relations between organising authorities and operators

• Overview of organizational forms in local public transport
• PT actors: types of authorities, their role and competences
• Allocation of decision-making in public transport between various actors: Strategic –Tactical – Operational levels
• Type of contracts, levels of risk and sharing of risks and responsibilities between operator and authority
• Regulated vs. deregulated market

Session 5.  Globalisation and impact on the public transport sector

• Emergence of global players
• Role of competition
• Main concepts related to competitive tendering in public transport
• Economic performance and service quality

 Evening: Free

LOCAL HOST SESSION
Presentation of the public transport system in Stockholm

Technical visit

Conclusions & Evaluation of the training