8TH TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR
PUBLIC TRANSPORT MANAGERS
Belfast, 16-18 November 2009
Porto, 8-10 March 2010
Montreal, 3-5 May 2010
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MODULE 1: PUBLIC TRANSPORT POLICY AND ORGANISATION, BELFAST, 16-18 NOVEMBER 2009
UITP reserves the right to make amendments to the programme or any related activity
Sunday 15 November
Evening: Welcome reception
Monday 16 November
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
Tuesday 17 November
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
Wednesday 18 November
LOCAL HOST SESSION
Presentation of the public transport system in Belfast
Technical visit
Conclusions & Evaluation of the training
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