strengthening public transport provision: a snapshot from europe

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Strengthening Public Transport Provision:A Snapshot from Europe

Paul CurtisPolis

THE PEP Workshop: Green and Health-Friendly Sustainable MobilityAlmaty 26-27 September 2013

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Major reorganisation of bus network objectives: To redefine the overall public transport network in

order to improve the efficiency of the system in terms of accessibility and coverage

To set up a new traffic control system giving priority to public transport

To implement innovative access and transit scheme according to the Superblocks philosophy

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Major reorganisation of bus network•29 October 2009 saw 17 bus services disappear overnight to be replaced with 9 lines. Changes included:

Major mapping exercise done to understand user need and bus route/stop priority

146 bus stops relocated, redesigned improving access Better frequencies for services New bus lanes & priority traffic lights at busy junctions ‘Superblocks’ ensure standardised resident proximity and

maximum bus route efficiency

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

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old network new network with ‘superblocks’ philosophy

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Bus Lane PriorityBus lane priority over other vehiclesQueue jumping at 22 busy junctions

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

New traffic light regulationsLight priority extended at 48 junctions between 2009-2012

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Bus stops - improved accessibilityHigher platforms to minimise distance between bus and bus stop

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Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

ResultsNumber of users of Public Transport users has increased 80% in last 6 yearsMore efficient public transport network in terms of speed, frequencies, coverage and accessibilityNew ranking of road user priority away from cars and towards public transport and bicycles & pedestrians Bus commercial speed has increased from 10,97 to 12,56 km/hFuel consumption savings of 6,24%Lower Co2 emissions

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Donastia-San Sebastian, Spain

Bus service technological improvementsReal time information by text & smart phone apps, security cameras, smart ticketingPuntuality of the bus corridors 98%Bio Diesel bus fleets better fuel efficiencyAverage bus speed increase by 2km

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Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

No. travellers

26m 26.2m 26.7m 27.3m 28m 28.5m 29m 29.2m

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Donastia-San Sebastian, Spain

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Tallinn, Estonia

Free Public Transport for residents 2012Rationale: mobility for all, especially for low wage workers for whom some jobs are inaccessibleFree transport attracts workers, employers and customers to businesses, shops and restaurantsSmart ticketing system introducedPublic Transport budget €53 millionNormally ticket revenue €17 million

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Tallinn, Estonia

Free Public Transport for residents 2012Results in 2013

Public transport up 17% Traffic congestion down 15% Car use down 9%

€10 million tax revenue gained through extra 10,000 residents registering in Tallinn. This mitigates the €17m revenue lost in ticket sales

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Istanbul, Turkey

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services offer fast and regular services. Prague, Budapest have signalled interest

Istanbul has one of the most

famous and well-used BRTs 42km long, 33 stops Recent figures show:

40 km/h average speed reduction in journey time from 2.5 hours to 40 mins 600,000 travellers per day, 144 buses per hour

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Thank you for your attention

Mr Paul Curtis

Polis

paul.curtis@lept-eu.org

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