Thanks to everyone -– from Vancouver to Halifax — who participated at the Transport Futures Mobility Pricing Conference in Toronto on February 3, 2011!  It was a packed day of learning led by our stellar line-up of ten North American speakers who provided us with analysis, insight and innovative ideas related to road pricing, parking, gas taxes and transit pricing. While achieving public acceptance will always be the critical element in establishing or expanding user fees of any type, the agenda gave us a much better sense as to how an integrated menu of mobility pricing measures can promote transport efficiency, sustainability and social justice.

Lisa Schweitzer, University of Southern California
Bruno Jacques, Transport Canada
Roger von Haefen, North Carolina State University
Brendon Hemily, Hemily & Associates
David King, Columbia University
Keith Neuman, Environics Research Group
Jeff Casello, University of Waterloo
Peter Mills, Perrin, Thorau & Associates
Ralph Bond, BA Group
Harry Kitchen
Harry Kitchen, Trent University

Delegate feedback confirmed that the conference met the Transport Futures standard for learning and pushing the mobility pricing envelope: 92% of evaluations received stated that the conference met their expectations. This was backed up by very positive testimonials, including:

  • “Excellent presentations and great discussions!”
  • “Amazing mix of theory and practice.”
  • “Great content! I left with some great ideas.”
  • “A terrific day of information!”
  • “One of the best conferences anywhere in a long while.”
  • “You are riding a good horse with these seminars. Congratulations!”

Thanks to our generous sponsors who made the Mobility Pricing Conference possible: LIUNA Local 183 and 407 ETR (Gold), BA Group (Silver), ReNew Canada Magazine (Bronze) and our Copper supporters: AECOM,  the Conservation Council of Ontario and e-RegisterNow.