Sustainable mobility in Alpine regions Helena Cvenkel.

Sustainable mobility in Alpine regionsHelena Cvenkel

__________________________________________REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org

_______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si

MOVE ON GREEN IV C PROGRAMMain goal:to improve the design and theeffectiveness of regional policies on

sustainabletransport in rural and mountain areas

through;• collection of examples of innovative• ground-level initiatives• Good Practice guide on innovative transport

solutions• Policy Guidelines on Sustainable Transport• Regional Implementation plans to concretely adapt

its policy towards more sustainable mobility schemes.


_______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.siKey challenges

•The public transport systems are not adapted to the needs of rural population

• high dependency – traditional cooperation of local communities and bus companies – high public costs with low efficiency for users

• Difficulties in sustainable systems; Different providers – costs and revenues

• Different laws and regulations in transport sector



Key challenges

• A remaining car dependency in rural areas• risk of social exclusion• A risk of territorial exclusion• Mobility approaches are too little seen as

precondition for working places, development of SME.s, reduction of CO2,….

• lack of overall policy approach and support for innovative mobility solutions in the countryside



Key recomendations

• Regions and local communities need to be encouraged and supported to develop innovative multimodal mobility solutions in the countryside and in cross border areas

• Policy documents should openly support mobility solutions and help regions and local communities to overcame different limitations and obsticles that hinter the quicker development of solutions



COMMUNITY BUS PURBACH

Purbach and the region Lake Neusiedler See is located in the east of Austria

Only 50 km far away from Vienna, capital of Austria

Only 40 km far away from Bratislava, capital from Slovakia

Only 35 km far away from Vienna `s airport, main airport in Austria

UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001

Crossborder National Park Austria and Hungary

Nature Park on the west side of the lake

International acknowledged RAMSAR Region



Purbach

3.252 inhab.Capital of the aera is Eisenstadt

(about 15 km far away)Typical characteristics of a

municipality in the aeraPublic infrastructure with

• Administration office• Tourism office• Vacations aera with public

swimmingpool and harbour • Kindergarden• Primery school • Music school

Local economy• Supermarkets, baker `s shop• Vine producing• Tourism• Restaurants, pubs• Etc.

Social live• Local football club, brass band,

folk dancing group



Some data - Purbach

• Running Time; all days, except Sundays

• Staff; 4 jobs a 20 hours/week are created,1

• Existing employee for 4 hours/week and• substitute during holidays



Some data - Purbach

• Organisational issues; association with yearly fee, cofinancement of local community, personell employed by local community, bus rented, favourable prices for inhabitants, higher prices for visitors

• Long term succes, now in operation almost10 years;some familes moved back from Vienna due to good transport connections (bus, train)



Next Byke Lower Austria

• Goal of the government; double the amount of bicycle rides till 2020.

• Involvement of strong partners; ÖBB, VOR,

Tourism Lower Austria,…..



Next byke Lower Austria • Concrete measures:

• campaign RADLand and nextbike

• franchise contract - a call for tenders.

• eNu (service license for the implementation and operation of the system to establish a network of rental stations, also in rural low density areas (system of rental, return, payment – credit card, tourist attractions in app)



Next byke Lower Austria • Concrete measures:

• The government supports the operator by booking advertising panels on the bikes.

• In the first two years of implementation the government requested for financial support for the communities with a development programme called klima:aktiv subvention: 50% of the costs

Sustainable mobility in Alpine regions Helena Cvenkel.

Documents

regionalna razvojna

innovative mobility

b poslovno podporni

countryside slide

transport sector slide

sustainable mobility

public transport systems

capital of austria