athens, 24 april 2012 bernd decker, rupprecht consult introduction to civitas‘ definition of...
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Athens, 24 April 2012
Bernd Decker, Rupprecht Consult
Introduction to CIVITAS‘ definition of
“Transport Demand Management Strategies“
and a Snapshot of its Results
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Why dealing with Transport Demand Management Strategies? For cars?
“A clean queue is still a queue” (Helen Holland)
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Why dealing with Transport Demand Management Strategies? For people!
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Status?
Behaviour?
What is transport demand management?
“Transport demand management, traffic demand management or travel demand management is the application of strategies and policies to reduce travel demand (specifically that of single-occupancy private vehicles), or to redistribute this demand in space or in time.” (U.S. Department of Transportation)
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Demand Management Strategies in CIVITAS
Demand management strategies can reduce traffic through economic incentives, regulatory measures and modern communication technologies
CIVITAS cities experiment with and share lessons:
• access restrictions
• pricing strategies
• special parking tariffs for low-emission vehicles
• financial rewards for avoiding peak times
• “mobility credits” schemes that attaches a financial value to saving or exceeding emissions
• marketing campaigns
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Demonstration programme funded by EU
• Aim: Testing integrated packages of measures for clean urban transport (780 + measures)
• 450+ Mio € budget with 200 Mio € EU funding (FP RTD)
• Start in 2002; fourth round of projects is under negotiation
Programme for cities & led by cities
• Political commitment & involvement as basic requirements (17 "political advisors")
• 67 (funded) demonstration cities
• 200+ cities are members of CIVITAS Network
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
One of eight CIVITAS policy fields
CIVITAS supports cities in testing integrated packages of innovative solutions to major policy challenges:
•Clean fuels and vehicles
•Collective passenger transport
•Demand management strategies
•Mobility management
•Safety and security
•Car-independent lifestyles
•Urban freight logistics
•Transport telematics
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
One of the CIVITAS thematic groups
• Clean fuels and vehicles• Collective transport• Demand management strategies• Mobility management• Safety and security• Car-independent lifestyle• Urban freight logistics• Transport telematics• Public participation• Integrated planning
A good example for the importance of policy and measure integration
A means to address various urban challenges
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Snapshot of results - Aalborg
• Aalborg implemented an environmental zone with specific restrictions on heavy goods vehicles to improve pollution levels in the city centre.
• Share of lorries with Euro IV or newer had increased from 28% in 2008 to 54% in 2010
• Changes in air quality under evaluation
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Snapshot of results - Genoa
Package of integrated measures with a unitary plan to assure the accessibility of the city•Integrated access control system for historical centre•100 new clean vehicles and 17 km high mobility corridors•Parking pricing scheme widely applied (further extensions are ongoing);•Pricing scheme based on mobility credits concept for goods distribution (first test case worldwide)•Car sharing scheme with a yearly saving of 500.000 litres fuel and more than 1.000 tons CO2.•Change in mobility habits of the citizens!
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Snapshot of results - Stockholm
Stockholm integrated packageCongestion charging (22% decreases in traffic), biogas fuelled public transport vehicles (324 during CIVITAS I project), public transport promotion (increase of 3% in public transport travel) Environmental effects
• 3% increase due to Collective Passenger Transport promotion and congestion charging
• Multiplying the environmental effect of clean vehicles and fuels as this 3% of increased public transport passengers replaced their polluting private car travel by a travel in a clean fuelled public transport
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
Multiplying effects through integrated implementation
Environmental effects
• Promotion of Transport Demand Management strategies together with clean vehicles, public transport and soft mobility
Socio-economic effects
• Improvement of business opportunities and neighbourhood initiatives in less congested cities
Changes in mobility behaviour
• ‘Carrot and stick’ approach for changing mobility behaviour towards sustainable modes
Improved traffic conditions, safety, security, accessibility
• Positive impacts on traffic and transport management and urban design
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
More information on CIVITAS website
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult
http://civitas.eu/index.php?id=19
Thank you
Bernd Decker
Rupprecht Consult GmbHClever Strasse 13-1550668 Cologne, Germany
+49-221-6060550
www.civitas.eu
CIVITAS Transport Demand Management Strategies Athens 24 April 2012 Rupprecht Consult