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The seamless journey –The seamless journey: Public transportlinks with walking and cyclingThe PEP WorkshopKyiv, UkraineJune 8-9, 2011Susanne Stölting
UITP A global membership
UITP is.The network of all mobility actorsThe catalyst for new business opportunitiesThe global centre of knowledge and know-howThe advocate for public transport and sustainablemobilityThe promoter of innovations and forward-lookingsolutions
Some facts about Public Transport Costs less to the communityNeeds less urban spaceCreates JobsSaves time. Is the safest mode. Offers mobility for all. etc. Transmilenio, Bogota
Some facts about Public TransportCosts less to the communityThe cost of transport forthe community in citieswith a high share ofpublic transport is up tohalf the cost in citieswhere the private car isdominant.This differencerepresents a saving of2.000 EUR per inhabitantper year.
Some facts about Public TransportCreates JobsFor the same amount of money invested, PTcreates 19% more jobs than roadinfrastructures
Some words about Public TransportSaves timeTime is money:Time spent for trips is much shorter in denseareas where the majority of trips are made byPT
Public Transport: Back to the roots?What is your vision of your city in the future?Sustainable mobility is based on political commitmentfor PT, controlling car traffic and parking, Publictransport & urban planning (land use planning)Before the car ageKiev, 21st centuryThe compromise?
Public Transport: Back to the roots?Virtuos circle PT Integration of Public Transport from the veryconception of urban planning projects Involvement and coordination of all relevant actors Private property developers to be required to supportthe development of public transport Ensuring that City Centres remain lively (commercialand leisure activities) – building a living place Limitation of car accessibility and adaptation ofparking rules and management High quality transport provision right from the start Focus on accessibility and connectivity not onlyon mobility
The Seamless Journey:Changes in mobility patterns:- Lifestyle, Urban sprawl, EconomyChallenge: To provide mobility that enables public transportusers to reach their destination- speedy, reliable, regulary, flexible, comfortableusing different modes of public transport.The aim: To reach amobility that providesa real alternative tothe private car
The Seamless Journey – What’s your modal choice?UITP combined mobility platformUse :Access:CollectiveTaxiTrain, tram, bus,metroShared-taxi Rent-a-bike (a-car)PublicPrivateIndividualDRT (demandresponsive)Car-sharingBike-sharingChartered servicesBikeCar poolCarPedestrianPlatform scope
The Seamless Journey – Interconnectingnetworks and modes Short-term reduce number of unnecessary transfersbetween modes and lines integrating timetables- coordinating arrivaland departure times taking into account other public and privateservices: car-sharing, bicycles, andpedestrians – combined mobility providing on demand services can becheaper than infrequent public transport filling missing links – e.g. orbital lines
The Seamless Journey – Interconnectingnetworks and modes Long-term Attaining interoperability on thelevel of the vehicles used Standardizing infrastructure Investigating potential for tracksharing between urban, local andregional operators.
The Seamless Journey – Cycling and walkingas part of the package For shorter trips Tackling the „last mile home“ –complementing services Connection to trip generators Accessibility at tourist sites,stations*, social facilities(administration, sports)
The Seamless Journey – Cycling and walkingas part of the package European Cycle Federation
The seamless journey: Examples Rapid acceptance ofTransport for London’s BikeSharing Scheme: 2.5 MioJourneys with 5.000bicycles at 315 dockingstations within the first 6months of operation.Access to city centre reservedto pedestrians, cyclists andpublic transport (e.g. Ghent) Transdev - Veolia: offeringa broad range of bicycleschemes incl. 24 hrs bikesharing scheme. Result:2010 – 6.000 bicycles,1.300 bicycle parkingfacilities, 1.000.000 bicycletrips and 1.8 mio Euroturnover.
The Seamless Journey: - How to succeed (1)General Get to know your customers Strong political leadership to adoptingan integrated public transport packageincluding cycling and walking Bring all mobility stakeholders on one table: Building strongalliances and solid and fair partnerships among them. Interconnect PT networks and modes Enhance interchange points (comfortable, safe, secure) Make tickets userfriendly – one for all offered modes Providing the full picture of travel information Turn travel time into an assetDiscourage the use of the car in city centersMonitoring of PT network performance
The Seamless Journey: - How to succeed (2)Cycling and walking As part of a global and integrated transport strategy for yourcity Provide a dense network of good & comfortable public bicyclesharing stations – for easy accessibility – at least 150bicycles' fleet size Create infrastructure for a safe and comfortable route to/from the station and cycle parking facilities at the stations Efficient service and communication. Pedestrian oriented city: street-facing buildings, good-streetand side-walk opportunity, encourage car-free historic citycentresCoordinated pricing, ticketing, as well as marketing
Whendeveloping yourvision for yourcity’s mobility:
When developing yourvision for your city’smobility:Offer your citizens the possibilityto live and work in your citywithout owning a car!
Thank you for your attention.Questions?Susanne Stöltingsusanne.stolting@uitp.org
The Seamless Journey - Interconnecting networks and modes Short-term reduce number of unnecessary transfers between modes and lines integrating timetables- coordinating arrival and departure times taking into account other public and private services: car-sharing, bicycles, and pedestrians - combined mobility
