Action for Public Transport (N.S.W.) Inc.

Date: Tuesday 12 September.

Time: 11am (refreshments from 10:45am).

Venue: Meeting Room, Level 1, ITLS, Burren St. Newtown (between Wilson St & Macdonaldtown railway station).

Abstract: In December 2005, the NSW Government released its Metropolitan Strategy "City of Cities - A Plan for Sydney's Future" to guide the city's growth over the next 25 years. The Strategy provides an integrated approach to strategic planning with actions grouped into themes on economy and employment, centres and corridors, housing, transport, environment and resources, parks and public places, and implementation. Many agencies are involved in implementing the Strategy. Rhonda Daniels, NSW Department of Planning, will speak on the process for implementing the Metropolitan Strategy including subregional planning, State Infrastructure Strategy, monitoring and performance indicators; and discuss progress on selected transport actions including demand management measures such as parking policy and TravelSmart, and related work. Visit the Metropolitan Strategy website: http://www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/

Bio: Rhonda Daniels works in transport strategic planning in the Infrastructure and Transport Planning branch of the NSW Department of Planning. She was involved in the development of the transport elements of the Metropolitan Strategy, and currently works on implementing the Strategy. Rhonda has worked for the State Transit Authority, Environment Protection Authority and School of Geography UNSW. She has a BSc in economic geography and Master of Policy Studies from UNSW and a PhD in transport management from the Institute of Transport Studies, University of Sydney. Her interests include the use of data in policy-making and valuation of environmental impacts.