Parallel Sessions

Session One: China National and Metropolitan Urban Transport Policies

• China's National Urban Transport Policies
• Multi-modal, Integrated Urban transport system
• Urban Transportation and Economic Development: Pillar Industry and Economic Agglomeration
• National Urban Transport Policies in EU and North America
• Transportation Regulation and Deregulation: History and Evolution

Session Two: Green Transportation and Sustainable Development

• The Role of Urban Transport in Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Mobility, Accessibility and Sustainable Transportation Planning
• Climate Change and Air Pollution: Transportation Solutions
• Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Supply for Urban Transport

Session Three: Urban Transportation and Socioeconomic Development

• Social Inclusion of Urban Transportation: the Poor, the Senior and the Disabled
• Transportation Safety and Security
• Transportation and Public Health

Session Four: Urban Transportation Planning--A Comparative Perspective: Beijing, London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Sydney

Session Five: Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning

• Interaction between Urban Transportation and Land Use
• China's urban spatial structure and its implication in transportation planning
• Urban Accessibility and Urban Mobility
• Integrated Urban Land Use and Transportation Planning Practice
• Transit-Oriented Development
• Regional Job-Housing Balance

Session Six: Intelligent Transportation System and Urban Information Technology

• Core Technology Innovation
• Recent Trends in Intelligent Transportation System
• Real time information system and its application in urban transportation
• Application of Urban Information System in Urban Transporation
• AFC/AVL/APC
• ITS Industry Survey

Session Seven
Mega-Transportation Projects: International Experiences and Cooperation

Session Eight: Urban Public Transportation: A New Paradigm in China

• Priority of Public Transportation
• Public Transport Institution Reform
• Models of Public Transport in the US, Europe and Asia: Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing
• Fare Policy and Ticketing Media
• Financing Public Transport Operation
• Bus Rapid Transit: World Cities Experiences

Session Nine: Financing Urban Transportation and Public-Private Partnership in China

• China's Urban Transportation Infrastructure Investment Financing System and its Reform
• Urban Transportation Financing System in the US, the UK, the Hong Kong
• World Bank and Asia Development Bank Transport Investment Policies in China
• Public Private Partnership in Financing Urban Transport
• Innovative Urban Transportation Financing Methods

Session Ten: Managing Congestion: Policies and Practices

• Rapid Motorization and Urban Congestion: Economic Cost of Congestion; Monitoring Congestion
• Economic Policy and Pricing: Congestion Charging Pricing Theory and Practices
• Regulation: Licensing Fee/No Drive Day/Downtown Pedestrianization/Taxi management
• Soft Travel Demand Management (TDM): Pedestrian/Cycle/Travel Plan/Teleworking
• Parking Policy and Regulation

Session Eleven
Urban Transportation and Mobile Media

Session Twelve
Interdisciplinary Transportation Education