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How do we build a lasting transport legacy from the Games?

This seminar will discuss how transport can make or break a good event and transport infrastructure projects have the capability to transform a suburb, city or region. A well thought out transport plan is key to a successful event and can have last impacts into the future. So how do we ensure that the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are leveraged to provide sustainable and beneficial legacies for Queensland? Our three speakers are all experts in the field of transport planning and will outline how a transport legacy can be achieved.

Scott Palmer
Scott has over 15 years of transport planning and operations experience within Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Glasgow and the Middle East, including major events such as the Commonwealth Games and Football World Cup. Scott has specific expertise in transport corridor protection, land use management, development assessment, strategic public transport network planning, strategic transport area and corridor planning, event transport planning and operations. Scott has worked with organising committees, stadium management teams and public transport authorities as a public servant and as a consultant and continue to work with public transport providers, event organisers and City Councils across various projects.

Neil Scales

Neil joined the Queensland Public Service in March 2012 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TransLink where he was responsible for the public transport network across Queensland. He was appointed Director-General of TMR in March 2013 and has recently completed his time in this role.

Prior to joining TransLink, Neil was one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) most senior public transport executives. He was Chief Executive and Director-General of Merseytravel, the transport authority for Merseyside in the north of England.

In 2021, Neil was awarded the Roads Australia John Shaw Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to roads in Australia.

Neil continues to work in numerous Board positions, which are focused on transport and engineering.

Matt Burke M海角社区
Professor Matthew Burke is the Transport Academic Partnership (TAP) Chair and the Transport Innovation and Research Hub (TIRH) Chair at Griffith University's Cities Research Institute. He coordinates much of Griffith's transport research under the TAP agreement, funded by the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads, and the Motor Accident and Insurance Commission. He plays a similar role for the TIRH agreement, funded by Brisbane City Council. He is presently leading projects on demand-responsive transit, improved mode-choice modelling, cashless payments for public transport, and tactical urbanism and cycling.

In recent years Matt has received funding from the Australian Research Council, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, the Motor Accident and Insurance Commission, Brisbane City Council, the City of Gold Coast, Transport for NSW, and Queensland Airport Limited. Matt’s team also has received funding support from the Australia Awards (the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Advance Queensland, Neuron Mobility, and Beam. Matt has been a member of various transport groups and forums, including the Queensland Government's Fares Advisory Panel, Cycling Advisory Group, Bus Safety Forum and Brisbane Lord Mayor's Transport Strategy External Advisory Group.

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