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State and Capital City vehicle kilometres travelled, 1990–2012

This information sheet presents estimates of vehicle kilometres travelled in Australia from 1990 to 2012 and vehicle fuel intensity estimates for the same time period. These estimates are presented by vehicle type by fu…

Release date: 2 December 2012

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Statistics

Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme Monitoring Report No. 13

This report presents the results of our thirteenth review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011.

Release date: 2 May 2012

Research Report

The Spread of Technologies Through the Vehicle Fleet

Paper given to the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28–30 September 2011, Adelaide.Authors: David Gargett, Mark Cregan, David Cosgrove. The Spread of Technologies Through the Vehicle Fleet

Release date: 2 September 2011

Research Report

Brief—A profile of high-speed railways

This paper discusses high-speed train services. The paper sets out what is meant by 'high-speed', explains the objective of introducing services and sets out where they have been introduced. The paper also considers fun…

Release date: 2 September 2010

Research Report

Commuting to Work by Private Vehicle in Melbourne: Trends and Policy Implications

Paper given to the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2010, Canberra. Authors: Hema de Silva, Anatoli Lightfoot. Commuting to Work by Private Vehicle in Melbourne: Trends and Policy Impli…

Release date: 2 September 2010

Research Report

Petrol prices in Australia

Paper given to the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2010, Canberra.Author: David Gargett.Petrol Prices in Australia

Release date: 2 September 2010

Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme 2007-09

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme No. 12

This report presents the results of our twelfth review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme, covering the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2009.

Release date: 2 December 2009

Research Report

The global economic downturn—some implications for Australian local governments

In undertaking its research, BITRE is often required to estimate the likely consequences of changes in market conditions or potential policy changes. In order to do this, it uses estimates of the likely responsiveness o…

Release date: 2 September 2009

Research Report

The global economic downturn—some implications for Australian local governments

This paper was developed as background for the meeting of the Australian Council of Local Government in June 2009. It looks at the economic downturn and its implications for local government and regional economies with …

Release date: 2 June 2009

Research Report

Seminar: The future isn't what it used to be—how technology and society will change the face of urban transport 7 April 2009

Transport planner Todd Litman will be in Canberra to share his insights into the changing face of transport. Todd is director and founder of Canada's Victoria Transport Policy Institute and is the author of the Transpor…

Release date: 2 March 2009

Research Report

Long-Term Emission Trends for Australian Transport

Paper given to the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum, 2 October–3 October 2008, Gold Coast. Author: David Cosgrove.Long-Term Emission Trends for Australian Transport

Release date: 2 October 2008

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme: Monitoring Report No. 11

Our eleventh annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme, up to and including 2006-07.

Release date: 2 September 2008

Research Report

National Workshop on Urban Transport Modelling

In order to maximise the value of urban transport modelling as a tool for improving urban congestion interventions, a National Workshop on Urban Transport Modelling was held in Canberra on 5 March 2008. It was co-conven…

Release date: 2 March 2008

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No. 10

This report presents the results of BTRE's tenth annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to and including 2005–06.

Release date: 2 July 2007

Research Report

BTRE 2007 Transport Colloquium—Australian Transport and the Challenge of Growth

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Rothengatter is an internationally recognised authority on the application of transport theory to policymaking. He is head of the Institute of Economic Policy Research and the Unit of Transpor…

Release date: 2 June 2007

Research Report

National Guidelines for Transport System Management in Australia

The first edition of the Guidelines (ATC 2004a) was produced by the Guidelines Assessment Methodology Working Group (endorsed by the Standing Committee on Transport). It incorporated a generic framework, with an initial…

Release date: 2 February 2007