Smart, safe and accessible places will be discussed next week at Trafinz 2019 – the annual national conference bringing
together professionals involved in all aspects of the transportation business.
Taking place at Claudelands Events Centre, from November 11-13, Hamilton City Council is proud to host this nationally
acclaimed event, which aligns with the Council’s transport strategy towards improving the health and well-being of
Hamiltonians by providing transport choices connecting people and places safely and enabling sustainable economic
growth.
“Trafinz 2019 will showcase the great leaders we have working internationally, nationally and within the region’s
transport sector,” says conference convenor and member of the Trafinz Board, Robyn Denton, the Council’s Transport
Network Operations Team Leader.
“It involves those delivering grass roots community and road safety programmes, operations, maintenance, asset
management, enforcement, as well as engaging with visionary strategic thinkers and planners within transportation,” she
says.
A further highlight of the conference is the prestigious National Trafinz Safety and Sustainability Leadership Awards,
in which the Council is a finalist along with the NZ Transport Agency, Palmerston North City Council and Nelson City
Council.
The Council’s award nomination relates to safety improvements at the Thomas Rd and Gordonton Rd intersection – a first
of its kind project in New Zealand, which saw safety improvements made at a high-risk and fatal site to eliminate
crashes through engineering and problem solving. The award winners will be announced on Tuesday night by the Vice
President of the institute, Mr John Goettler.
Along with national and international industry partners, the Council will have a stand at Trafinz 2019 to present what
it is doing in terms of its Access Hamilton transport strategy incorporating safety, choice of travel, growth and smart
technology.
Keynote speakers include transport engineer and urban strategist Steve Burgess and renowned international public
transport research leader and policy advisor Professor Graham Currie.