SUBMIT A PAPER PARALLEL AND PLENARY SESSIONS

This call is open to proposals from individuals from any organisation regardless of their membership of UITP. However, in case of arbitration between proposals, preference will be given to member organisations.

Paper content should cover topic(s) related to the two sides of the UITP strategy:

1. Why more public transport

2. How to materialise this growth

1. Why more public transport

The benefits of public transport will be developed in several sessions (4 to 8) and will examine the following issues:

1. Contribution to economy
   Public transport contributes significantly to the local economy: it is a source of green and varied jobs for millions in the supply chain, and more importantly, it allows cities to function efficiently as catalyst of business and economic activities. Jobs and wealth creation from public transport usually stays in the local or regional economies, yet political attention to support this is often elsewhere.
   Keywords: job creation, macro-economic efficiency, time saving, etc.

2. Local and global pollution
   Despite technological progress, local pollution and greenhouse gas emissions are increasinge in cities. Well-patronised attractive public transport uses energy both efficiently and in an equitable manner. A behavioural change towards more PUBLIC TRANSPORT is therefore essential. But pollution can also be interpreted in a wider sense such as noise pollution, visual pollution of too much information. How can we contribute to a serene and liveable city for all.
   Keywords: health, climate change, clean air, noise, energy efficiency, green new deal, etc.

3. Congestion
   Congestion makes cities unattractive places to live and work in and costs up to 2% of GDP annually. Without a structural change towards intelligent mobility, congestion will continue to grow.
   Keywords: productivity gains, time savings, cost of infrastructures, accidents, etc.

4. Social cohesion and inclusion
   Economic development relies on a skilled and mobile workforce. Public transport acts as an enabler by easing access to education, job market, health services, economic activities for all levels of society in a safe, efficient and affordable manner.
   Keywords: social inclusion, accessibility, efficient societies, etc.
   

2. How to materialise this growth

The conditions required to achieve substantial market share growth will be developed in several sessions (13 to 17) and will examine the following issues:

1. Deliver life-style services
   Customer needs and life-style must be the drivers of planning, funding and delivering high quality mobility solutions, that are quick, safe and secure, convenient, reliable, clean and affordable, the whole wrapped up with understandable information.
   Keywords: commercial price, customer segmentation, full mobility portofolio, quality of service, intermodal partnership and alliances, integrated and customer-friendly services, IT, image and brand, innovation, etc.

2. Develop visionary integrated policies
   Integrated urban policies optimise the benefits of public transport and enable citizens to enjoy a pleasant urban life. This requires the coordination of all transport activities (all modes, incl. soft mobility, all operators as well as various competency levels) as wel as the integration of associated policies (tax, environment, land-use, etc.)
   Keywords: regulatory framework, sustainable mobility plans, policy integration, transport coordination, etc.

3. Create a new business culture
   Beside the traditional approach of public service and its social function, our organisations should also instil elements of innovative, efficient and competitive business models. A change in corporate culture and more customer–orientation is required to attract entrepreneurship, capital and talent into viable public transport.

Keywords: regulatory frameworks, contracts, corporate culture, training, entrepreneurship, job pride, customer orientation, management, code of ethics, etc.

4. Secure stable funding and investment schemes
   Diversified revenue, stable funding, enhanced efficiency and higher patronage are the four pilars supporting the financial robustness of the sector and contributing to reduce its dependency on public money. Securing more resources, on a structural basis, is essential to further develop and improve public transport and to sustain services in the long run.
   Keywords: access to funding, value for money, new income sources, fiscal and accountancy rules, green new deal, LCC, PPP, LVC, etc.

5. Steer and curb transport demand
   Even with a good public transport supply side, demand management is necessary to further help to trigger favourable modal shift and to ensure that the full collective benefits of the policies in place are reaped.
   Keywords: car use limitation, congestion charge, land use, parking policy, green zones, traffic calming, fiscal regime, etc.

   A specific aspect of this issue is Overcoming behavioural challenges in car- oriented cities:

   One of the challenges faced by car-oriented cities is transforming public behaviour towards travelling. This requires education, motivation, incentives, policies to shift travel behaviours in car dominated countries. There is a need to evaluate possible group solutions for cosmopolitan cities where single type of alternatives may not give desired results.

   Keywords: travel behaviour, cultural influence, environment consideration, etc.