Using global knowledge to keep Melbourne moving

Students and an academic from the University of Melbourne have recently completed a piece of work for the Committee for Melbourne using knowledge from across the world to provide input into benchmarking Melbourne?s public transport system.

Around 800,000 people move throughout Melbourne every day and this is expected to increase to more than one million by 2030. Such a large movement of people places heavy demands on a public transport network.

Victoria?s public transport network incorporates metropolitan and regional rail, route buses and the world?s longest tram network, and a team of students from the University of Melbourne?s Faculty of Business & Economics are working on a short-term research program for the Committee to research and identify leading public transport cities across the globe and compare these with Melbourne.

Committee for Melbourne

The students developed their own original Public Transport Value Framework, which identified key determinants of value from a consumer perspective and measured the performance of seven cities against these indicators.

Professor Margaret Abernethy who is supervising the students outlined the value of the research, ?this is an important study for the Committee for Melbourne as they are an independent association whose role is to influence policy not only in Melbourne but hopefully elsewhere in Australia. The research our students conduct will add to a collective piece of work regarding the value of public transport to Melbourne.?

One of the students and team leader Umanda Attanayake feels that the team?s research has produced insights that could form the basis of a strategy to combat these problems ?we feel that consideration of these ideas is important in understanding why Melbourne?s public transport stands where it does, relative to others, and has provided the client with exciting future research opportunities ? perhaps even for a future intake of MBP students?

From left to right, students Umanda Attanayake, Claire Du, Jessica Chan and Abhinav Suthakar.

The Committee for Melbourne is an apolitical not-for-profit, member network that unites a cross-section of Melbourne?s leaders and organisations to work together and enhance Melbourne?s economic, social and environmental future.

Nathan Stribley, Policy Manager at the Committee, outlined the value of the this project ?the program continues to provide inquisitive, well rounded students that easily transition into a professional environment and deliver high quality analysis that can be incorporated into our work program.?

The students complete the research as a part of the Melbourne Business Practicum (MBP) within the Faculty of Business & Economics at the University of Melbourne.

The MBP is an intensive subject that involves a team of four students, working with a Melbourne based host organisation during the winter and summer term for 10 consecutive days, with a week of induction and post assessment.

The MBP aims to provide students with real experience in a workplace environment, working on a challenging project and its organiser Sue Elston encourage business interested in participating to get in touch, ?The MBP is a wonderful initiative that benefits all those who get involved. The business gets access to some of the leading young business and economic minds in Australia and the students get to put their theories into action.?

Source: http://benews.unimelb.edu.au/2013/using-global-knowledge-to-keep-melbourne-moving/

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