UITP PEER REVIEW OF MOSCOW CITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND POLICY Mohamed Mezghani Deputy Secretary General
Feb 14, 2017
UITP
PEER REVIEW OF MOSCOW CITY
TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND POLICY
Mohamed Mezghani
Deputy Secretary General
OBJECTIVES
• To assess Moscow’s
public transport policy
and organization system
• To formulate a general
appreciation and
recommendations for
further actions or
accompanying measures
It is neither and audit
nor a scientific
analysis, but an
opinion of public
transport
professionals
MAIN TOPICS
1. Transport strategy and mobility policy
2. Regulatory framework and
stakeholders relationships
3. Traffic and parking
4. Public transport modes and networks
5. Information technology and ticketing
6. Branding and image
TRANSPORT STRATEGY AND
MOBILITY POLICY
• Strong leadership and political will
• Still favourable to private cars (cf.
London, Singapore, Shenzhen)
• Integrated and holistic approach (cf. Singapore, Dubai, Seoul)
• Integration of transport and land
use (cf. Madrid, Copenhagen)
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND
STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIPS
• Impact of Federal Law (cf. Paris, London)
• Trust in relationships between authority and operators
• Develop non-transport revenues: PPPs, value
capture (cf. Japan JR East)
TRAFFIC AND PARKING
• Parking policy improved traffic
flows but …
• Hierarchy and compementarity
between modes
• Priority to pedestrians (cf. New
York, Switzerland)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES AND
NETWORKS • Metro extension and
modernisation
• Upgrade of ground transport
• Business model for private
operators
• Taxi reform
• Bike and car-sharing
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
TICKETING
• Advanced digital technologies
• Benefits of open data (cf. Scandinavia)
• Troika: from e-ticket to e-money (cf. Seoul, London)
CONCLUSION (1/2)
Integrated and holistic approach
Important extension and modernization of the metro
Upgrade of the bus and tramway fleet
Development of bike- and car-sharing
New routes and business model with private operators
CONCLUSION (2/2)
Continuation and strengthening of the public transport reform.
Moscow mobility policy is still favourable to private cars. Moscow city needs more substantial measure to limit car traffic.
Ambitious policy: that will make mobility easier for the benefit of
its citizens, visitors and businesses.
Full support and recognition