UITP Master Plan

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Local public transport and sustainable
development expectations and
responses Brigitte OllierDirector UITP
EuroTeam International Associationof Public
Transport
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What is UITP?

• UITP was created by King Leopold II of Belgium in
  1885, in order to exchange information, best
  practise and to promote collective passenger
  transport - its mission remains the same today!
• It is the world-wide representative body for all
  those involved in collective passenger public
  transport mainly dedicated to urban, local and
  regional transport...
• UITP covers all modes (metro, bus, light rail,
  regional and suburban railways, ferries)
  collective transport in a wider sense

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UITP members

• UITP has over 2200 members in 80 countries
  representing all the major mobility actors on a
  regional and local level, such as
• Those responsible for ensuring the operation of
  services
• Authorities and bodies responsible for
  organising public transport
• The service and supply industry
• Research institutes, consultants and academics
• National and other transport related associations

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UITP MEMBERS REGIONS
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Quality of life in European urban areas

• 80 of citizens live in urban areas
• where environmental problems are felt most
  strongly
• Noise, poor air quality, heavy traffic,
• neglect of the build environment, poor
  environmental management

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Quality of life in European urban areas

• Some figures
• In terms of air quality, the Commission estimates
  that - in the EU - 300.000 persons die each year
  prematurely due to air pollution related deseases
• Urban transport accounts for 40 of CO2 emissions
  from road transport and 70 of other pollutants
  from transport,
• Congestion costs 2 of GDP, they are concentrated
  in and around cities,
• 65 of accidents occur in urban areas

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Integrated land use planning(ex Helsinki)

• Close cooperation between the different
  departments of the City.
• Public Transport is integrated in each new
  development and is built before other buildings

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Urban development (ex Madrid)
MetroSur is the venture the Madrid Regional
Government have put in place to reinforce
development in the Madrid southern region, in the
form of a Metro ring line that links the five
municipalities each other.
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Restriction of car traffic(ex Strasbourg)
Transport master plan - 3 light rail lines -
Complementary bus network - Restriction of car
traffic (in-transit traffic forbidden) - Control
of parking - Exclusive bicycle lanes
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Restriction of car traffic(ex London)

• Congestion charging
• - 70.000 fewer vehicles in 2006
• - Traffic level decrease of 20
• Most of avoided car trips transferred to PT
• 8000 buses on 700 routes
• At the same time
• Investment into cleaner technologies
• Introduction of hybrid buses

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Priority to public transport(ex Bogota)

• Increase of capacity to 45,000 pax/hour/direction
• 32 reduction in travel time for users
• Up to 40 reduction in air pollutants
• 93 reduction in road fatalities
• Level of acceptance 98

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Priority to public transport(ex Nantes)
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Congestion public space
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Urban space is limited

• To carry 50,000 people per hour and per
  direction, you need
• 175 m wide road used by cars
• 35 m wide road used by buses
• 9 m wide rail track bed for metro

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Recommendations for a sustainable mobility
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Adequate urban development models

• Promoting densification, in particular close to
  public transport stations
• Integrating urban development and public
  transport infrastructure projects
• Limiting parking spaces for new offices and
  commercial premises

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Zero growth in car traffic

• Parking policy (spaces, charges, control)
• Discouraging supply of a company car
• Balancing use of road space in favour of
  pedestrians, cyclists and public transport
• Restricting access to city centre at certain
  times
• Introducing road pricing

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Development of attractive and efficient public
transport

• Increasing investment in public transport
• Rationalising investment choices
• Developing reserved routes for public transport
• Providing intermodal public transport with
  integrated fares
• Developing creative financing schemes

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The vicious circle
Higher operating costs
Increase in negative effects pollution, noise,
accidents, wasted time
Higher motorization rate