CIVITAS Outcomes Presentation 2009

Chris Hadfield

European Project Manager

Lancashire County Council

Outcomes of CIVITAS

Overview & ScrutinySustainable Development Committee16th September 2009

Outcomes of CIVITAS – Chris Hadfield, LCC – 16th September 2009

Outline

•What is CIVITAS?

•Technical work packages

•Horizontal work packages

•Added value

•What next?


What is CIVITAS?

•CIVITAS Initiative•CIVITAS SUCCESS•CIVITAS in Preston & South Ribble


CIVITAS Initiative

CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability•European Commission flagship programme•50m Euros allocated for pioneering development of innovative sustainable transport solutions•CIVITAS I (2002-06) 19 cities •CIVITAS II (2005-09) 17 cities•CIVITAS+ (2008-12) 26cities


Bath BrightonGent

Utrecht

Donostia –San Sebastián

Vitoria -Gasteiz

PortoCoimbra

MonzaBrescia

Bologna

Perugia

Gdansk

Szczecinek

Brno

Ostrava

Usti nad Labem

Iasi

CraiovaGorna Orjahovitsa

Skopje

Zagreb

Funchal (Madeira)

CIVITAS I

CIVITAS II

CIVITAS +


CIVITAS Initiative

• CIVITAS helps to implement and assess real change: integrated demonstrations of technology and policy measures in the field of sustainable transport

• CIVITAS encourages the wide dissemination of results – good and bad

• CIVITAS is about urban environments:– In the heart of the local partnerships– Political commitment and involvement


CIVITAS SUCCESS Consortium


CIVITAS SUCCESSSmaller Urban Communities in CIVITAS for

Environmentally Sustainable SolutionsPartners:

• La Rochelle (France), Preston (UK), Ploiesti (Romania)

Scope:

• 4 year project (Feb 2005 – Jan 2009)

• 7.5m Euros grant funding from Commission (2.5m Euros to Preston and South Ribble)


CIVITAS in Preston & South Ribble

Partners

• Lancashire County Council

• South Ribble Borough Council

• Preston City Council

• Preston Bus

• Transport and Travel Research Ltd (TTR)


CIVITAS in Preston and South RibbleFour horizontal workpackages

• Project Management, Technical Co-ordination, Evaluation & Dissemination

Eight technical ‘pillars’ have been identified as the basic building blocks of a sustainable transport system:• Clean vehicle fleets

• Access restrictions and clear zones

• Parking Management

• Stimulation of public transport

• Car clubs and car sharing

• Freight

• Alternative modes

• Telematics


Clean Vehicle Fleets

What – Preston Bus/Stagecoach and PCC are running their fleets on a biodiesel blend.

Why – aiming to reduce carbon emissions following issues identified at City centre AQM sites.

Outcomes – an estimated reduction in CO2 of over 500,000KG per annum.


Access Management

What – Preston City Centre Clearzone, Adelphi Scheme and Hough Lane.Why – to reduce pedestrian/vehicle conflict in key areas and manage access to sensitive central areas.Outcomes – (Preston City Centre) Ringway/Friargate junction improvement and traffic calming measures around Winckley Square/Avenham. (Adelphi Scheme) Improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists and traffic calming installed.(Hough Lane) Regeneration plans for Leyland, pedestrian improvements and improved signage.


Parking Management

What – Large scale parking audit completed across Preston and South Ribble.Why – To assess the current parking stock and identify and implement solutions to help mange demand for town/city centre parking.Outcomes – Improved information (Leyland signage, web portal linkages), improved park and ride facilities (Leyland rail station) and the set up of a coordinated public and private parking operators group (Preston).


Stimulation of Public Transport

What – Overground bus map, Flexilink DRT service, improved infrastructure and improved informationWhy – The removal of barriers to public transport use will help to increase patronage and subsequently reduce private car use.Outcomes – Increased mobility/accessibility for South Ribble residents via the Flexilinkservice, increased passenger satisfaction with bus information and services and improved safety and security around bus infrastructure.


Car clubs and car sharing

What – Provision of a car sharing website (www.sharedwheels.com.uk). Why – Reducing single car occupancy reduces congestion and emissions.Outcomes – With over 400 people from Preston and South Ribble registered, and each shared journey making an annual reduction of 1000KG of CO2, this provides a potential reduction in CO2 of over 200,000KG per annum.


Freight

What – Set up of Lancashire’s first Freight Quality Partnership (FQP) and delivery of agreed FQP objectives. Why – Provides a coherent voice for local freight users and operators alongside local authorities and trade organisations, to help develop solutions to local freight issues. Outcomes – Preston freight strategy was developed, which lead to the production of a Preston Freight map and associated signage to direct unnecessary freight traffic away from the City centre.


Alternative Modes

What – School travel planning, business travel planning, personalised travel planning and cycling infrastructure. Why – Increased awareness sustainable travel modes and the provision of increased infrastructure will help to encourage modal shift away from the private car. Outcomes – 13.5km of new cycle paths across Preston and South Ribble, new cycle racks at 100 businesses, all schools in the area engaged in writing travel plans and 25,000 households contacted as part of the TravelSmart project.


Telematics

What – Web portal development, common data base upgrades and Smartcard development. Why – Increased access to information on sustainable travel will encourage greater use, as will increasing the ease of use of public transport. Outcomes – Data input to the common database has provided a larger base of information, which the web portal can then pass on to the public. A Smartcard trial allowed passengers to seamlessly travel on different operators buses with a single ticket (Smartcard).


Horizontal Work Packages

• Project Management• Technical Coordination• Evaluation• Dissemination


Added Value

•Timescale for delivery

•Partnership working• Internal working relationships

• Local partners

• National partners

• European partners•Exposure to a major European scheme


What next?

•Next round of CIVITAS funding 2010/11

•Smaller projects, more focused – continuation of the work started through CIVITAS

•Is this the way we should be using our funding in the future?


Was CIVITAS a Success in Preston and South Ribble?


Cities in MotionBest Demonstration City 2006•recognises success in establishing a key demonstration role in transport at a European level.•clear political leadership, backed up by technical competence and effective implementation. •active role in exchanging experience with other cities.


Thank you for listening

Chris HadfieldEuropean Project ManagerLancashire County [email protected]

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CIVITAS Outcomes Presentation 2009