Smart Cities Clever Towns // 25th May 2012 at Excel, London

Railway hubs are still at the heart of this year’s conference based at London’s ExCeL. But this year what interests FOSD is how integrated they are within their geographical location and the other transport modes. We would like to explore how all hubs can work closer together with shared information systems, better facilities and a more seamless passenger experience.

The morning of the conference will concentrate on hub design, passenger flow, retail and support management. This year, with the guidance and direction of Atos and our other steering committee members from First Group, Crossrail, SSP, RailMedia and Atkins we will be looking at a wide range of services and procedures that enhance journey satisfaction.

FOSD want to explore the fact that all hubs can have a major impact on the towns and cities that they serve, often acting as regional gateways, helping to stimulate economic growth and attract businesses. We would like to illustrate that any investment can act as a catalyst to broader development.

The productivity benefit associated with increased development around hubs enabled by station investment can exceed those benefits estimated by traditional transport appraisal techniques by 5 to 7 times. We will cite examples such as :

Investment in Sheffield Station and the surrounding area contributed to a 67% increase in the rateable value of property within 400 metres of the stations between 2003 and 2008 – three times the average increase for Sheffield over the same time period.

We will also draw on the recently published facts that investment in Manchester Piccadilly hub has similarly helped to create 650,000 square feet of new and refurbished office space and to increase property values by some 33%.

It would appear that the more we develop hubs the more develops!

• Delegate information

  The delegate fee includes a place at the conference, beverages, lunch and delegates pack. Further the conference will deliver a great opportunity for networking with heads of the industry.

   

   

  Early bird delegate fee: £250 + VAT (£50) = £300 

  

  Full Price (from 1st Mar 2012): £325 + VAT (£65) = £390 

  

• About the Conference

  This year the FOSD conference will
  be looking at 5 areas within Hubs:

  • Way-finding and  Passenger flow
  “A question of congestion”

  • Maintaining a safe environment
  “Greener, lean, mean and less clean”

  • Planning and Design
  “Building opinions”

  • Retail development
  “Attention to retail and hub food”

  • Integration and the multimodal journey
  “On air, on sea on land and on line”

  Each workshop will feature
  questions on the FOSD debate:

  The Thames Hub vs Existing infrastructure
  HS2: Brilliant or Bonkers

  Speakers and workshops will look at issues such as the Olympic transport infrastructure legacy and the beautiful burden of HS2. The greening of UK Ports and their connectivity with other modes  and The Thames Hub debate will both feature in key workshops supported by key industry figures. Our aim is to create a conference that looks at the integration of multi modal transport hubs and the challenges they all face in modern cities and towns.

  
  

• Conference workshops

  Essentially FOSD will concentrate on the passenger experience. This has always been the focal point of any FOSD event. By looking at the entire process, including maintenance and management, it gives FOSD a unique and insightful perspective on how to create a better traveller experience.

  • A question of congestion Passenger flow, dwell time, way finding and customer messages. This combined with passenger with passenger information systems, ticketing, self service kiosk, information sharing and safety will be discussed and debated.

  • Green, lean, clean and less mean The workshop panel will have a close look at how we keep hubs safe, profitable, secure and sustainable. Panellists will be a collection of representatives whose day to day role is to maintain standards and ensure better passenger transport.

  • Building opinions Design and construction will be examined and case studies used to illustrate the challenges and the pitfalls in hub development and re-development. Leading architects, animations specialists, planners, designers, mangers will all take part in the debate.

  • Attention to retail and ancillary revenue FOSD have a passion for the retail and leisure offer in all hubs. We want to research how the design and build of any hub will in corporate shops and food outlets more efficiently. It will also look at new innovations in ancillary revenue for TOC’s, Airport management and port authorities

  • On air, on sea on land and on line This workshop will look at all connectivity and how information systems can be shared by various operators.