Www.bussbranschen.se New legislation and a national project to double collective transport in Sweden Anna Grönlund, Secretary General for the Swedish Bus.

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New legislation and a national project to double collective transport in Sweden

Anna Grönlund, Secretary General for the Swedish Bus & Coach Federation

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Time for change…

We need to double the market share of collective transport within our society! Collective transport is a strategic tool for coping with the environment and employment issues:

• It creates the preconditions necessary for growth and for regional and business development

• It reduces carbon dioxide emissions• Fewer people are killed and injured on the

roads

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Project Office- Communication- Coordination- Follow-up

Common systems- Information, booking

and payment- Station services

Contract process- Model contracts- Standards

Customer promises- Programme for

environment, security, safety and availability

The State / EU- Infrastructure- Legislation- Taxes

Best practise

The Knowledge Boost- Think tanks- Management courses- R & D

Regional transport provision programme for sustainable travel

All parts in the system must work together

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New legislation and a national project to double collective transport in Sweden

The new act governs public transport by rail, by tram, underground and on the road. It enters into force on 1 January 2012. News: • Strategic decisions under new political responsibility - competent

authorities = ”regional public bodies”: Public service obligations (PSO) must be expressed and manifested in a separate decision prior to the award procedure.

• More transparency in the decision-making process - following the EU directive 1370/2007

• Procurement of services to follow procedures for service contracts or service concessions

• No exclusive rights Collective transport operators may provide local and regional public passenger

services without limitations Collective transport operators must meet some basic requirements

Be part of a national information system and must announce their entry into the market before commencing operations as well as their exit

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Regional public transport authority

Transport provision programme

Public service obligation

Contract

Free market access

New legislation – overall process

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Good examples – more to come

http://www.svenskkollektivtrafik.se/fordubbling/Engelska/Watch-the-film-about-the-Doubling-project/