Sustainable Mobility in the City of Bratislava

GEF/UNDP PROJECTSustainable Mobility in the City of Bratislava

RESPONDER conference, Bratislava 21-22 March 2013

Jana Pangrácová, UNDPTibor Schlosser, City of Bratislava

Angel Aparicio, Mid-term Evaluator

Who’s involved?

Projectpartners

National implementing partner

Beneficiary

Reduction of CO2 emissions from road transport (GEF Focal area: Climate Change Mitigation)

What do we want to achieve?

What’s the situation in road transport?

• transport accounts for 20% of national CO2 emissions -> 98% of transport emissions from roads

• 5% annual increase in CO2 emissions from motor vehicles

• modal split between public and individual transport

(2007) 59 : 41

(1993) 75 : 25

How to achieve the goals?

• By making private car use less attractive & by promoting sustainable urban transport modes

PARKINGCar-pooling / car-sharing

Non-Motorized Transport - Biking

Tram (Public Transport) Priority

What do we actually do?

• Technical recommendations – implementation guidelines

Consensus building

• Pilot implementation – co-financing / mobilizing funds– awareness raising through community involvement

WEAK (-) STAKEHOLDERS’ INVOLVEMENT (+) STRONG

PARKING

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

NMT (BIKING)

CAR SHARINGCAR POOL

MONITORING

MNGMENT

MONITORING

MAGIBA

MoTMoE

SHMUMoT

MoE

UNDP ECB

ECB

MEPASYS

STaRZPOLICE

MAGIBA

BID & REGION DPB

BOROUGHS

BOROUGHS

MAGIBA

ECB

PARKING – baseline situation

• NOT a traffic management tool but source of income

• encouraging the use of private cars “unique” reservations, no time limits

• billing and payment system does not discourage long-term parking

• no effective enforcement

Principles & challenges:

•a unified system across the whole city (17 boroughs) managed by single entity•income used for “green transport” modes•residential zones, no reserved parking spaces•higher parking fees but paying for actual time•use of ITS solutions for charging and information•transparent, corruption-free and strict enforcement

Implementation

PARKING – new system

TRAM PRIORITY

Baseline situation: NO tram preference at intersections•Analysis of 2 tram corridors - aim: „The tram stops at stations only“

Pilot projects:

•installation of dynamic public transport priority equipment at 2 intersections •implementation of improving measures to shortenthe average trip time

Implementation

The new infrastructure PT tram track projects with control junctions to follow the same philosophy

BIKING (Non-Motorized Transport)

Baseline situation:

•bicycles used for recreational purposes•underdeveloped NMT infrastructure

NMT proposals:

•unified design standards for biking lanes •support to daily use of bikes •strengthen bikers’/pedestrians’ needs in traffic mgt

Pilot projects:•new bike lanes and upgrading of organizational rules

Implementation

Car-pool / Car-share

Baseline situation: NO sharing programs in placePilot projects:

•Car-pool – launched in Jan 2013 (500 users)

•Car-share – service operator preparing the business plan + identification of C/S stations

Implementation

• Strategy of the City Development

Sustainable UrbanMobility Planning1. Mobility on agglomeration2. Accessibility in time3. Sustainability in space4. Environment friendly5. Energy savingCreate smart traffic/transport conditions

Visions of the Future

Visions of the Future II

Mobility and Accessibility - Tools to be Smart

1.PT preference - decreasing the dynamic traffic on traffic lights junctions, space segregation, ..2. Development of PT track - connection of tram and rail network in the city - new terminals3. New strategy in parking policy4. Non-motorized transport strategy

Visions of the Future II

Smart management1.Strategy of space development and the transport as a service on it 2.Priority of the people inside of the city

the methodology for the transport space & servise needs

the methodology for each kind of transport mode

Visions of the Future III

Mobility-supportive models & procedures

• Transport demand modeling for services and applications

• Solutions for integrated traffic planning in real time• Design of open architecture• Smart services for moving the people

Analysis

& Planning

Implementation

& Integration

Service

& Maintenance

LESSON #1STRONG LOCAL LEADERSHIP

LESSON #1STRONG LOCAL LEADERSHIP

• mobilize the existing know-how within the Municipality• align with the mayor’s priorities• be consistent with the “political cycle”• create links to regional and national policies and politics

HOW TO BUILD IT?

LESSON #2EXTERNAL EXPERTS

LESSON #2EXTERNAL EXPERTS

International technical experts have no magic solutions

BUT helpto move beyond “business as usual” perspectivesto fight the local skepticismto facilitate a winning coalition among technical experts and decision makers

IF they identify the critical barriers for change and give solutions they adapt their expertise to the local context

LESSON #3“GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS….SO WHAT?”

LESSON #3“GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS….SO WHAT?”

Urban mobility projects are full of good recommendations which are never implemented

The Project manager cannot avoid:• 3 tough questions: Who’s doing what? Who has the money? Which are the rules of the game?•close monitoring of implementation plans and co-financing commitments

LESSON #4NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING

LESSON #4NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING

Use the full project’s potential for:•connecting institutions•strengthening local leadership•engaging reluctant stakeholders•empowering local communities

Adapt the project governance structure to the project’s networking needs.

LESSON #4NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING

LESSON #4NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING

CITIZENS

DECISION-MAKERSTECHNICIANS

THESUCCESSTRIANGLE

LESSON #5EARL OF MONITORING

LESSON #5EARL OF MONITORING

You will: •only assume•get lost in your management•lack a basis for dialogue•be irrelevant for decision-makers

IF YOU DON’T RELY ON

EARLY MONITORING

THANK YOU!