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BESTUFS National Seminar in Ireland
Title:
"Accommodating Urban Freight Deliveries"
Date:
6th May 2008
Venue:
Dublin Institute of Technology
Bolton Street
Dublin 1
Summary
The workshop was opened by the Lord Mayor on 6th May and hosted by the DIT Department of Transport Engineering. It was organised by Hugh Finlay (national focal point) and by Roisin Byrne and attended by 32 participants including 8 speakers, representing government, municipalities and businesses. Developments reported included research into noise abatement for night deliveries, bio-fuels in fleet operation in Cork and freight planning in London. A vision of sustainable cities of the future was illustrated. Issues raised included more effective integration between spatial and transport planning, data for decision support systems, underpinning the investments in infrastructure with a dedicated research budget. This was the second BESTUFS workshop hosted in Dublin since 29th April 2003.
Agenda:
| Tuesday, 6th May 2008 | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Welcome and Introduction Prof. Brian Norton (President, Dublin Institute of Technology) His Worship the Lord Mayor of Dublin (Alderman Paddy Burke) Chair - Dr. Mike Murphy (Director & Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology) |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | BESTUFS - An Overview Hugh Finlay (Dublin Institute of Technology) |
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| 11:20 - 11:40 | HGV Strategy for Dublin Dublin County Council |
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| 11:40 - 12:00 | Smartfreight and Freight in Dublin Michael Aherne (Dublin Transportation Office) |
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| 12:00 - 12:20 | Towards the Development of Sustainable Transport Policy Dr. Lisa Ryan (Comhar Sustainable Development Council) |
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| 12:20 - 12:50 | Round Table Discussion |
| 12:50 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Transport for London - Experience of the London Freight Plan Ian Wainwright |
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| 13:50 - 14:00 | Freight Policy in the Netherlands Dutch Ministry for Environment |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | 'Low Noise Solutions' Programme Roisin Byrne (Dublin Institute of Technology) |
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| 14:20 - 14:40 | Biofuels in Fleet Use Brian Cassidy (Cork City Council) |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 | City of the Future & Implications for Transport Henk van der Kamp (DIT School of Spatial Planning & Urban Focus) |
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| 15:00 - 15:20 | Open Discussion |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Close of Seminar |
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