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About PATREC

Evidence-based
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As cities begin integrating sustainable practices into long-term planning, more rigorous and comprehensive measures are needed to understand the complex ties between land-use and transport choices.

This is where PATREC’s research and expertise in the connected spaces of transport and land use planning can offer insight into trends, patterns and processes and inform innovative solutions that fit the future.

The Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) is a collaboration of leading experts and researchers from the University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University as well as policy makers from the Department of Transport, Main Roads and the Western Australian Planning Commission.

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RailSmart presented at “Data Analytics in Action” event

RailSmart presented at “Data Analytics in Action” event

Hot off the heels of a commendation in the RTPI Research Awards for Excellence, Mr Tristan Reed presented the RailSmart project to an audience of over 100 at the “Data Analytics in Action” event hosted by the WA Data Science…
RailSmart receives a commendation in the Royal Town Planning Institute's Awards for Research Excellence 2019

RailSmart receives a commendation in the Royal Town Planning Institute's Awards for Research Excellence 2019

The RailSmart Dashboard was highlighted by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and commended by the Research Awards jury for its originality and its applied focus. The judges found that the format of the submission (an online decision-making tool) made…
Cost-Benefit Analyis seminar series off to a good start

Cost-Benefit Analyis seminar series off to a good start

Today marked the first in a series of seminars regarding cost-benefit analysis to be undertaken by Dr Sae Chi. In association with the Departments of Transport and Lands, Planning and Heritage, Dr Chi is undertaking a series of seminars to…
"Pulse of Perth" Featured in RAC Horizons and Nine Newspapers

"Pulse of Perth" Featured in RAC Horizons and Nine Newspapers

The “Pulse of Perth” analysis recently completed for the RAC was featured in WAToday and syndicated Nine newspapers nationwide (such as the Age and the SMH). Articles were also published by the RAC and iMove CRC. The analysis aimed to…

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Video Analytics

Video Analytics

Feasibility assessment of using video analytics to identify and count vehicles from MRWA video footage.
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Your Move Options Analysis

Applying some of the analyses undertaken in the PATREC Projects (1 and 4.2 in 2017) to inform the DOT process…
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Smart Cities and Suburbs grant: RailSmart Wanneroo Planning Support System

Smart Cities and Suburbs grant: RailSmart Wanneroo Planning Support System

This project was completed on 1 May 2019 it adapts existing planning support tool technology – currently used for state-level…
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PhD OPPORTUNITIES

PATREC collaborates with our university partners in the supervision of PhD candidates. Should you have a research proposal in line with PATREC focus areas, please contact us at using the form at the bottom of the page.