Draft Programme - Monday 27th February 2012

As from 9.00: Registration & welcome coffee (offered by Transport for London)

09.30: Welcome & Opening speech

Welcome

Jan Borghuis, Chair of the UITP Combined Mobility Platform; CEO, Greenwheels: Becoming a real mobility provider  

10.00 – 11.30: Session 1: Integration of car-sharing with public transport

Chair: Isabella Kossina, Wiener Stadtwerke, Vienna, Austria

• Integration of car-sharing with public transport in Milan - Andrea Leverano, ATM Servizi, Italy
• Operating electric vehicles in the car-sharing fleet - Marco Viviani, Communauto, Canada
• Regional government support for car-sharing/car clubs in London – how the strategy is working - David Rowe, Transport for London, United Kingdom

11.30 – 11.45: Coffee Break (offered by Transport for London)

11.45 – 13.00 Session 2: How bike-sharing and taxi-sharing make a difference

Chair:  Chas Ball, Carplus UK

• Bike-sharing – London case study - Abby Taylor, Transport for London, United Kindgom
• Taxi-sharing – Linz, Austria: case study - Klaus Dietrich, Linz Linien, Austria
• Hannovermobil – public transport and co-operation with combined mobility services - Martin Röhrleef, ÜSTRA, Hannoversche Verkerhrsbetriebe, Germany

13.00- 14.00: Lunch (offered by Transport for London)

14.00 – 14.45: Session 3: Panel Discussion:

Combined mobility – mobility services and innovation - what is beneficial to cities – what works to aid modal shift?

Moderator: David van Kesteren, Taxistop, Belgium

Discussion points:

• Smart cities need sustainable mobility - but how far will they make cities more pleasant places to live in and reduce the dominance of the car?
• How will new mobility solutions or “point to point” schemes like car2go, DriveNow and Autolib’ work alongside public transport, car-sharing, bicycles and taxis? Will they conflict or complement them?
• Smart cities are joining up mobility options to combine with public transport using simplified integrated payments systems

Participants:  Lili Matson (Transport for London); Gunnar Heipp (Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft); Bernhard Ensink (European Cyclist’s Federation); Graham Parkhurst (University of the West of England, Bristol).

15.00 – 17.00: Technical Visit

The technical visit will depart at 15.00 run until 17.00. It will allow delegates a chance to participate in a guided tour of the on-street car-sharing (car club) parking bays, docking station for Barclays Cycle Hire (bike-sharing) and “shared space” (innovative street design on a large scale) in Exhibition Road, South Kensington, outside the underground station. The tour will be led by Chas Ball (Carplus) and Jon Little (Project Centre).

IMPORTANT PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Delegates who wish to join the tour will travel to South Kensington by London Underground and should pre-purchase a Zone 1/2 Travelcard or use an Oystercard. The base for the tour will be a pub (the Hoop & Toy) where bags may be safely stored during the tour. After the tour delegates may wish to enjoy a drink (cash bar) at the pub.