From Past to Present: Sustainable Transportation Practices in Graz

From Past to Present: Sustainable Transportation Practices in Graz

Gudrun Uranitsch, City of Graz

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION 2011 6th to 8th April KOCAELI

Graz - focal point at the heart of Europe

Izmit Kocaeli


• European Sustainable City Award 1996

Graz - Some Awards we are proud…

• European Sustainable City Award 1996

• UNESCO World Heritage 1999 + 2010

• Cultural Capital City of Europe 2003

O mo e A d To lo e 2006• Osmose Award Toulouse 2006

• CIVITAS City of the Year 2008

• Austria‘s 1. Fair Trade City


Graz - Historical Heart


Graz - From Middle Age…


… to Renaissance…


…over Barock


… to Modern Architecture


“Friendly Alien“ – Museum of Modern Art


„Mur Island“ as an Attraction in Public Space


Graz is a Green City


Graz is a City for Cyclists


Graz is a City for Students –4 Universities with 40.000 Young People


258 000 i h bit t A i it !

Graz – Some Facts

• 258.000 inhabitants - A growing city!

• 183.000 employees

• 10.692 companies

• 136.000 daily commuters

• 3.7 trips per inhabitant & day

• 23,5 km on average spending 79 minutes in traffic

• 1.11 million trips are made every day in Graz


Road network 1 051 km

More Mobility Facts

Road network ~ 1.051 km

Commuters 170.000 (25.000 go out)

Motorways ~ 55 kmMotorways ~ 55 km

Priority streets (50 km/h) ~ 194 km

Non priority streets (30 km/h) ~ 802 kmo p o y (30 / ) 80

Public Transport ~ 298 km

Tram (6 Lines) ~ 49 km

Bus (37 Lines) ~ 343 km

Bicycle Network ~ 118 km

Surface 127 km²

Pedestrian Zones ~ 6% of the central district


Public transport

• 101 mio. passengers ( tram 52,2 mio) per year

• 277.000 passengers per day

• 3,2 mio. km tram-mileage

• 8,2 mio. km bus-mileage

• 8 tramlines und 37 buslines

• 70 trams und 134 buses

• linelength of tramnetwork 49 km

• linelength of busnetwork 343 km• linelength of busnetwork 343 km


Modal Split – Modal choice (in trips): Eco-friendly trips are growing

18,1 17,6 17,9 18 2 19 3 19 9 ÖV

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PT

8,8 8,2 8,7 8,7 9,1 9,5

18,1 17,6 17,9 18,2 19,3 19,9 ÖV

MIV-MitfahrerIn Car passengers

33,8 37,2 37,3 37,5 38,2 35,7 MIV-LenkerIn Car drivers

8,311,7 12,5 14,2 14,1 16,1 Fahrrad .Cycling

31,0 25,3 23,6 21,3 19,3 18,8 Zu Fuß

1982 1988 1991 1998 2004 2008

Walking


1982 1988 1991 1998 2004 2008

Historic Mobility Specials:Why did Graz change to Gentle Mobility?

1. Problem of Smog because of the weather condition:

Inversion

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2. First ecologial trends – from car orientation

to a city for people

3. A vice mayor‘s visions and power of persuasion

→ 1997: Graz introduces Tempo 30 which changed

the system and the perspective! y p p

→ Tempo 30 in ALL residential areas all over the city

→ Space for people – Implementation and extension

of pedestrian areas in the historic city centre


Gentle Mobility becomes a Philosophy –Mobility Strategies are part of City Developmenty g p y p


Mobility Strategies• Mobility Policy Guidelines 2020 coordinated • Mobility Policy Guidelines 2020 coordinated

with Regional Mobility Concept including goals reducing car traffic

• Sustainability & Priority for Gentle Mobilityy y y

• Graz is a short-trip-city: POI are reachable with soft modes of transport

• Participation in transparent planing processes

M bilit t & t t ith bi t ffi t “• Mobility management & contracts with big „traffic generators“


Important Gentle Mobility Projects: Better Public Transport

Low floor buses (100%) and trams

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Past Present


Important Gentle Mobility Projects: Better Public Transport

Bus tangential linesEcological buses / Biodiesel

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Better interchange facilities (B & R)


Better Public Transport: Extension of 3 tramlines

Number 4, 5 and 6


Better Public Transport: PT passenger information


Online „Door-to-door“Information: In the whole Province of Styriay

• With www.busbahnbim.at you enter at home!

• Put in your start and final destination address y

• Additionaly description of the detailed trip including walking

trip

• In the whole Province of Styria (1,2 Mio inhabitants)


1st Mobility Centre in Austria: Mobil ZentralPersonal & phone call information, sales & services around PT,

cycling and walking since 1997


• Since 1997: „Blue Parking Zones“: Chargeable short term parking zones

Parking Management

• 2009: Extention of blue parking zones: From 8500 to 14.300 cars

• Green Zone Parking: 7 500 cars• Green Zone Parking: 7.500 cars

• Private Controlling since 1991/2008

Si 2010 E d b h i•Since 2010: Executed by the city


• Since April 2004 „Eco-Parking“

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• New regulation will be developed in April 2011:- Minimum Euro V- 110 g CO2 per km as a limit of pollutant emission is intended - 110 g CO2 per km as a limit of pollutant emission is intended (expertise together with the Technical University is in progress)


P & R Places combined with Combi Tickets for PT

B t t t i t b ild th t th f t ffi !But new strategy is to build them at the source of traffic!


CarSharing in public space

280 cars on 100 places in Austria

10 places with 13 cars in the city centre10 places with 13 cars in the city centre


Cycling Strategies on 3 columns: Infrastructure – Information - TraininggSince 1988: 116 km bicycle lanes, brigdes & facilities


13 Main cycling routes give orientation and symbolise the importance of cycling for the city!g


Foto: ARGUS

200 new cycling facilities per year

Also instead of car parking places


1st Austrian Bicycle Station

275 places including bicycle rental system


Bi l T i i f ll G ti !Bicycle Training for all Generations!


Bicycle & Mobility Events & Tests for Motivation & Fun!

One brand: „Graz changes!“


Promotional Programs for Schools & Enterprises


Tip 1: Cultural Capital Year 2003 helped us investing in Gentle Mobility!g y


Tip 2: Public Involvement

Advantage: Citizens feel respected, informed & can create actively their living environment!

Disadvantage: You never reach all &you have to make compromises!


Tip 3: Involvement of Traders

Reitschulgasse in the PAST: the PAST: A shopping street full of parking cars

Reitschulgasse NOW: More space for pedestrians, some trees & more quality of stay on seets (not obliged to purchase anything!)


Tip 4: Innovative Planning Philosophies -Shared SpacepBetter spatial design for public space –

Less traffic regulations by signs


Tip 4: Innovative Planning Philosophies –Living StreetsgInvolving Citizens & especially children & elderly people!


Tip 5: Investments in Gentle Mobility Campaigns bring Motivation, Discussion & Change of behaviour!g , g

A “declaration of love” to Gentle Mobility

You‘re my next stop!You don‘t walk

alone!I want to ride

with you!


Thank you for Cycling!


From a car oriented city…also in the inner centre…


From a car oriented city…also in the inner centre…


…step by step to a Citizen oriented City


Space for People


Space for People- Reduction of Parking Places in Public SpaceParking Places in Public Space


Platz für MenschenThank you for your attention

and Welcome in GRAZ!

Gudrun UranitschCity of Graz

Mobility Officer in the office of Lisa Rücker, Vice Mayor for Mobility,Transport and Environment

T ++43 316 872 2023Email : [email protected]


From Past to Present: Sustainable Transportation Practices in Graz

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