Designing and Planning Multi-modal Transport Hubs

Over the past few years governments across Asia have been investing billion of dollars in city rail projects due to rapid urbanization. With the global focus on climate change and a clean environment, governments also view rail networks as a more environmentally friendly public transport system. The growing demand for passenger transport, increased industrialization, urbanization and road traffi c congestion have all driven countries to develop city rail infrastructure. Creating integrated transport systems is fundamental and this workshop has been designed specifically to showcase the key issues in effective design and planning. Don’t miss this opportunity to pinpoint the key issues and take back to your organisation practical tools that can be implemented for success.

Workshop Agenda

• Developing the concept for an integrated sustainable transport network
• Addressing issues in relation to sustainability
• Creating a framework for evaluating new transport options
• Ensuring transport is integrated with development
• Creating complete and holistic communities
• Profiling new technologies management practices and models

Profiling New Generation Electronic Fare Ticketing System

Singapore has unique practical experiences in the development and management of the operation of payment systems for public transport and Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) systems. This includes contactless smartcard for public bus and rail and a smartcard system for road pricing. Land Transport Authority (LTA) launched its new generation e-payment system for public transit, Symphony for e-Payment (SeP) in January 2009. The launch included the mass replacement of the old smartcards with the new generation smartcards. Developed in-house by LTA, SeP is built on the Singapore Standard for Contactless ePurse Application (CEPAS2) which allows any smart card that complies with the standard to be used with the system and in a wide variety of payment applications. It is based on an 'open platform' that allows multiple card issuers who comply with the standard to use the system. This has opened up the transit market for more card issuers and provided more choices for commuters.

WORKSHOP LEADER
Silvester Prakasam, Director Fare Systems, LTA

In the workshop, Silvester Prakasam, Director Fare Systems, LTA who led the project and established Singapore’s fare card system, will share his experience of the new generation fare ticketing system. In addition the workshop also includes a visit to the Land Transport Gallery which aims to explain in an interesting and interactive way, the development of the land transport in Singapore and how improvements have been made possible. The gallery will provide delegates with an overview of the \ history, progress and future of Singapore’s land transport, as well as gaining an understanding of the key issues surrounding land transport. They will also take part in an interactive game to vote on transport choices under different scenarios of transport challenges.