Dipl.-Ing. Thomas FISCHER Almada, 26 th March 2009 Parking Policy Graz

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas FISCHER

Almada, 26th March 2009

Parking Policy Parking Policy GrazGraz


2Parking Policy Parking Policy

GrazGraz

Overview

• General Data and Statistics

• Planning Principles

• Parking Policy

• P+R Life Cycle Costs



GrazGraz

City of Graz

• European Cultural Capital City 2003

• Area 127 km²

• ~ 245.000 inhabitants (1991: 238.000)

• ~ 121.000 jobs (1991: 134.000)

• District Graz–Umgebung

(surroundings)– 131.000 inhabitants (1991: 118.000)

– 36.000 jobs (1991: 26.000)



GrazGraz

Infrastructure

• Bicycle route network ~ 116 km

• Public transport network ~ 392 km– Tram (6 lines) ~ 49 km– Bus (37 lines) ~ 343 km

• Road network ~ 996 km– Priority roads ~ 194 km– Roads without priority ~ 802 km



GrazGraz

Mobility of the population

• On average every inhabitant makes 3.7 trips per day (1998: 3,8)

• He/she covers 23 km on average (1998: 22 km)

• And spends 78 minutes in traffic (1998: 75 min.)

• 1.11 million trips are made every day in Graz (1998: 1.1 mio.)

mobility survey 2004

Ownership of bikes, cars, driving-licenses and PT- tickets



GrazGraz

Modal Split – mode choice

31,0%

8,3%

33,8%

8,8%

18,1%

25,3%

11,7%

37,2%

8,2%

17,6%

23,6%

12,5%

37,3%

8,7%

17,9%

21,3%

14,2%

37,5%

8,7%

18,2%

19,3%

14,1%

38,2%

9,1%

19,3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Weg

ante

ile in

%

1982 1988 1991 1998 2004

PT

car aspassenger

car as driver

by bike

on foot

mobility survey 2004



GrazGraz

Gentle Mobility –Ideas for the Future

• first strategies of environmental handling of transportation already in the early 70

• traffic concept 1992– 3 scenarios

• extrapolation of the trend

• car-friendly city

• „Gentle Mobility“

• transport policy 2000„Gentle Mobility“



GrazGraz

Planning principlesPolicy Guidelines

• Graz – a city of good accessibilitygood accessibility• Graz – a city of short distancesshort distances• Graz – a city with a balanced a balanced

distribution of the means of transportdistribution of the means of transport• Graz – a city with socially and socially and

environmentally compatible trafficenvironmentally compatible traffic

• Graz – a city with grass roots grass roots planning and public participation planning and public participation



GrazGraz

Planning principles:Gentle Mobility since 1980

• Priority for environmental friendly modes– Creation of a „green network“

• Permeability for foot and bike network• Direct connection to city centre and city

quarter centres – Making public transport more attractive

• User friendly stops• Modern vehicles• working reliability, securing connections,

correct timetables• Extension and priority measures



GrazGraz

Planning principles:Gentle Mobility since 1980

• Keeping through traffic out of residential areas

– Closing gaps in the priority road network– Direct link-up of industrial and commercial

areas with the priority road network

• Parking management– Park & Ride at the city edges and in the region– Different tariff zones– Extension of short term parking zones– Garages in residential areas

• Speed reduction– Tempo 30/50



GrazGraz

Parking Management

• Pedestrian Areas in the City Center• Advancement of on-road parking-

management– zones of short-term parking

– chargeable on-road parking („Parking-zone“)

• P+R areas at rail and/or Tram-lines– 2.100 existing parking places

– 2.000 parking places in planning stage



GrazGraz

Parking ManagementSpace for People



GrazGraz




GrazGraz




GrazGraz




GrazGraz




GrazGraz




GrazGraz




GrazGraz

• on-road parking management since 20 years

• 13.000 short-term parking places

• € 1,20 per hour• max. 3 hours• special fee for eco-

friendly vehicles (€ 0,80/h)

• special exceptions for resident (€ 214 / 2y)

On-Road Parking Management IShort-term Parking



GrazGraz

• since 2007 chargeable on-road parking

• 7.000 chargeable on-road parking places

• € 0,60 per hour• no parking-time

limitation• special fee for eco-

friendly vehicles (€ 0,40/h)

• special exceptions for resident (€ 96 / 2y)

On-Road Parking Management IIChargeable On-road Parking



GrazGraz

Kor

ridor

Wei

z

Korridor St. Stefan

Korridor Gleisdorf

12.3

15

25.952

18.872

Modal SplitMIV:ÖV87:13


Modal SplitMIV:ÖV89:11K

orrid

or B

ruck/M

.

28.145


Ko

rrido

r Leib

nitz

23.671


Kor

rido

r Dlb

erg

41.9

62


Corridor pers./dayproportion

cars PT

Bruck / Mur

Weiz

Gleisdorf

St. Stefan

Leibnitz

Deutschlandsberg

~ 28.000

~ 12.000

~ 26.000

~ 19.000

~ 24.000

~ 42.000

83

89

87

90

84

88

17

11

13

10

16

12

total

thereof cars

thereof daily commuters

~ 151.000

~ 130.000

~ 52.000

P+R in GrazTerminating Traffic



GrazGraz

WeinzödlFölling

Ostbahnhof

Webling

Thondorf

P + R

P + R

P + R

P + R Murpark

P + R

PuntigamP + R

P+R - facilities Stellplätze

Murpark

Webling

Ostbahnhof

Weinzödl

Mariatrost

Zentralfriedhof

List Halle

GKB

Thondorf

480

150

200

140

60

50

250

460

600

Fölling

Puntigam

240

500

P + R

Mariatrost

P + R

GKB P + R

List Halle P + R

Zentralfriedhof P + R

P+R in GrazExisting and Planned Facilties



GrazGraz

P+R in GrazWhy Life Cycle Costs?

• Because of the financial situation of city one question was asked

• How high must be the first-time investment, that the infrastructure have balanced budget after the life cycle of 30 years?



GrazGraz

P+R in GrazLife Cycle Costs - Definition

• Development• Planning• Construction

– Building– Technical equipment– Outside-facilities

• Utilisation– Operating Costs– Maintenance

• Re-Construction• Building Ground• Financing Costs

development

planning

constructionutilisation

re-construction

building ground

building

ground



GrazGraz

P+R in GrazLife Cycle Costs - Definition

• 3 Financing Models – Model 1:

• No Aid

• Financing onto the open market

– Model 2:• 35% Aid

(currently aid by the province of Styria for P+R facilities)

– Model 3:• Aid in the amount of the building costs

development

planning


re-construction

building ground



GrazGraz

P+R in GrazLCC – Garage 500 Places

€ % € % € %

Building 5.345.000,- 38% 5.345.000,- 50% 5.345.000,- 58%

Financing Costs 5.070.000,- 36% 1.424.000,- 13% 0,- 0%

Utilisation 4.094.000,- 29% 4.094.000,- 39% 4.094.000,- 45%

Ground Costs* 2.455.000,- 17% 2.455.000,- 23% 2.455.000,- 27%

Disp. Ground - 2.720.000,- -19% - 2.720.000,- -26% - 2.720.000,- -30%

Total after 30 years 14.244.000,- 100% 10.599.000,- 100% 9.174.000,- 100%

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3

* Ground Costs incl. Financing Costs



GrazGraz

P+R in GrazLife Cycle Costs - Conclusion

• Under the condition, that you can earn the running costs by parking fees

• About 80% aid is necessary to run a P+R garage without deficit in period of 30 years

development

planning


re-construction

building ground



GrazGraz

Stadtbaudirektion

Dipl.-Ing. Fischer ThomasCity of Graz

Executive Office for Urban Planning, Development and Construction

Europaplatz 20

A 8020 Graz

Austria

Phone: +43 316 872 3510

Fax: +43 316 872 3509

[email protected]

Documents

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas FISCHER Almada, 26 th March 2009 Parking Policy Graz