International Conference on Public Transport and Urban Citizenship
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Date: Friday 21 September 2007 from 9am to 6pm
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Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
The Policy Institute conference on Public Transport and Urban citizenship aimed to contribute to an important public debate about:
- the relationship between public transport and urban design
- making Dublin a more environmentally sustainable city
- allowing citizens to be mobile without owning a car
In addition, it put back on the agenda a proposal to remove non-essential traffic from College Green by transforming the space between Trinity College and the Bank of Ireland into a Continental-style piazza with pavement cafes, allowing Dubliners and visitors to savour the atmosphere of the capital city.
Programme
Registration and Coffee - 8.45am to 9.30am
Introduction and launch
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| Prof James Wickham - Trinity College Dublin | Making Dublin the Capital of Ireland |
| Prof David Banister - Oxford University, England | Sustainable Transport: Challenges and Opportunities for Cities in Europe |
| Prof Jeff Kenworthy - Murdoch University, Australia | Ten Key Transport and Planning Dimensions for Sustainable City Development |
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| Prof Julian Hine - University of Ulster, Northern Ireland | Transport Disadvantage and Social Exclusion |
| Dr Pascal Pochet - Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat, Lyon, France | Social Inequalities in Access to Cars and in Daily Mobility: the French Experience |
Lunch - 12.45 to 1.45pm
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| Prof Kevin Leyden - West Virginia University, USA | Sustainable Planning: The Interconnections between Urban Design, Transport, Citizenship and Health |
| Prof John Pucher - Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA | Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health |
| Mr David Sim - Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark | Urban Planning from a People Point-of-View |
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| Mr Salvador Alvarez Cortizo - Tramvia Metropolita, Barcelona, Spain | An Integrated Approach to Tramways: the Barcelona Experience |
| Ms Louise Duggan - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, London, England | This Way to Better Streets: Learning from Current Practice |
| Mr John Henry - Dublin Transportation Office | Quality of Life and Transport |
| Mr Frank McDonald - The Irish Times | Re-imagining the City |
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Panel Discussion - "What Can be Done about Dublin?" |
The conference was formally closed by Minister for the Environment, John Gormley TD.