Constraints and needs for the mobility of Constraints and needs for the mobility of Geneva airport staffGeneva airport staff
Airport staff: all employees working in the airport area Airport management (AIG) : 700 employees 8’000 employees, more than 200 companies
Working hours 86% irregular schedule 25% of daily commuting trips starting between 4h and 6h
Living areas 58 % in state of Geneva (good public transportation network) 26% in other Swiss state (good access by train) 16% in France (no public transportation)
Airport access 36 % in an area well served by public transportation 27 % in an area less than 4 km from the airport main building
Overview of the airport area and public Overview of the airport area and public transportation networktransportation network
Goal: decrease the negative effects of road traffic and ensure easy Airport access
Noise and air pollution are exceeding the limit values
Clogging of roads to/from the Airport
Airport car parks are saturated : strong problem for both staff and passengers
2020 Objectives 45% of Airport staff and passengers use public transport or non
polluting transportation
Objectives of the airport mobility planObjectives of the airport mobility plan
History:
April 2002: free Public Transportation in the airport area
March 2004: early/late shuttlessubsidy for Public
Transportation pass
September 2005: improvement of the shuttle serviceimportant communication campaign
April 2007: increase of the shuttle networkecomobility subsidynew rules for the car park useimportant communication campaign
September 2009 (planned): introduction of carsharing improvement of the shuttle
service
Mobility plan historyMobility plan history
Founding of the mobility measures
Since 2004, progressive increase of the employee car park price (current prices are well below market price in the area)
This increase makes the car less competitive compared to public transportation
The money raised with the increase is used to fund the mobility measures
Mobility plan foundingMobility plan founding
Public transportation (Unireso: bus - tram, coach and train) pass subsidy for employees without car parks (occasional car parks allowed)
CHF 100.- (67 €) subsidy on annual bus, tram or train pass (CHF 440.-/290 € for AIG employees)
Bus and tram (Unireso), additional reduction CHF 120.- (80 €) reduction due to orders centralizing
New bike parks, and an air column
CHF 440.-/290 € ecomobility subsidy for AIG employees who bike or walk most of time (occasional car parks allowed) to go to work
Communication campaign (mobility kit)
Mobility plan: incentive measuresMobility plan: incentive measures
Access to car parks is time limited for all employees
Full time : 240 hours per month
Half time : 120 hours per month, half price
Occasional : 60 hours per month, quarter of price, allows to get the public transportation or ecomobility subsidy
This duration limitation does not apply to the crew of airline companies
Duration limitation for staff car parkingDuration limitation for staff car parking
Eligibility conditions : living at a distance higher than 1 km AND in a location with bad public transport
Public transportation commuting time of more than 20 mn and more than 1.5 the driving time.
Conditions on the frequency (peak hours and off peak) as well
Bus/tram stop at a distance higher than 300 m or train station at a distance higher than 800 m from the living place
Occasional car park (60h per month) available for all employees
Staff car park eligibilityStaff car park eligibility
Car park exclusion area Car park exclusion area (good public transportation)(good public transportation)
Public transportation and ecomobility subsidy 86 participating companies representing 7’500 employees
All airport companies: 916 subsidised employee, 13% of the staff
AIG : 144 subsidised employees, 21 % of the staff, increasing
Early/late shuttles Regular increase of use : 24’653 users in 2008 (average 68 /
day)
+ 50% increase compared to 2007 (+150% compared to 2006)
Cost Around 900’000 CHF (600’000 €) in 2008
Fully paid by the price increase of the staff car park
Costs and use of incentive measures Costs and use of incentive measures
12%3%
69%
11%5%
Bus TPG Train CFF Voiture privée Vélomoteur / moto A pied - vélo
13%
5%3%
6%
1%
60%
12%
Bus, tram, NPA Train A pied
Vélo, vélo élec. Covoiturage Voiture privée
Vélomoteur / moto
9% decrease of car use (60 %)
1% increase of motorised two-wheels (12 %)
4% increase of walk/bike (9 %)
3% increase of public transportation use (18 %)
8 % increase of sustainable mobility, from 20 % to 28 %
2000 study 2007 study
Modal split evolutionModal split evolution
Difficulties Communication to all companies staff Working hours and work organisation complexity thorough the companies Reluctance to change « old habits »
Strengths Good public transportation network in Geneva city and for Swiss cities (train) Legal rules prevent the building of new park spaces => helps us to convince people that there is no other way than changing one transportation mode We are in charge of most of the parking in the area => we can set the rules, and we get money to fund our actions
What did change Employees starts thinking about their commuting choice Opinion and perception on biking
EvaluationEvaluation
Action for airlines passengersAction for airlines passengersFree ticket offered by AIG, allows to use public transport in Geneva for a period of 80 minutes
2 machines in the luggage collecting area
Increase of about 30% in 2008 compared to 2007 of unireso tickets withdrawn from airport machines
Costs in 2008 : CHF 320’000.- (215’000 euros)
Other promoting actions for public transport Reduction vouchers for train tickets (CHF 10.-) Advertising and information about coach companies
Modal split 2008 39% for Public Transportation
Next steps Improve the network of early/late shuttles (Sept. 09)
Develop an attractive carsharing tool for employees living away from the public transportation network (Sept. 09)
Lobbying with the authorities to improve public transportation network around the airport (especially in France)
Communication, communication, communication
Future evolutionsFuture evolutions