Paul Childs
Chief Operating Officer
M1 Rail Detroit, US
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Download The Latest AgendaConference Day Two: Friday, 31st August 2018
Friday, August 31st, 2018
11:30 AM INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Exploring the Challenges Faced During the Planning and Delivery of Detroit’s Q-Line Street Car Project
- Financing the project through private donations from route beneficiaries
- Exploring the revenue prediction model and how that has evolved since project inception
- Overcoming the intermodal intersection challenge
- Constantly seeking ways to enhance service within budgetary constraints
- Lesson learned – if we could go back, what would we have done differently?
4:20 PM CLOSING INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION: Exploring Delivery Model Opportunities and Challenges for Light Rail Infrastructure Projects
- What are the greater degrees of innovation the PPP model can offer in comparison to other delivery models?
- Value Capture: Understand how capturing land value around major project sites can provide an alternate source of funding
- Managing complex PPP contracts to reduce the risk of dispute
- Effectively evaluating and mitigating risk during the project lifecycle
- Overcoming communication challenges across multiple project stakeholders
- Exploring successful international delivery models utilised on light rail projects