Mobility plan for Geneva Airport employees

Constraints and needs for the mobility of Constraints and needs for the mobility of Geneva airport staffGeneva airport staff

Airport staff: all employees working in the airport area Airport management (AIG) : 700 employees 8’000 employees, more than 200 companies

Working hours 86% irregular schedule 25% of daily commuting trips starting between 4h and 6h

Living areas 58 % in state of Geneva (good public transportation network) 26% in other Swiss state (good access by train) 16% in France (no public transportation)

Airport access 36 % in an area well served by public transportation 27 % in an area less than 4 km from the airport main building

Overview of the airport area and public Overview of the airport area and public transportation networktransportation network

Goal: decrease the negative effects of road traffic and ensure easy Airport access

Noise and air pollution are exceeding the limit values

Clogging of roads to/from the Airport

Airport car parks are saturated : strong problem for both staff and passengers

2020 Objectives 45% of Airport staff and passengers use public transport or non

polluting transportation

Objectives of the airport mobility planObjectives of the airport mobility plan

History:

April 2002: free Public Transportation in the airport area

March 2004: early/late shuttlessubsidy for Public

Transportation pass

September 2005: improvement of the shuttle serviceimportant communication campaign

April 2007: increase of the shuttle networkecomobility subsidynew rules for the car park useimportant communication campaign

September 2009 (planned): introduction of carsharing improvement of the shuttle

service

Mobility plan historyMobility plan history

Founding of the mobility measures

Since 2004, progressive increase of the employee car park price (current prices are well below market price in the area)

This increase makes the car less competitive compared to public transportation

The money raised with the increase is used to fund the mobility measures

Mobility plan foundingMobility plan founding

3 regular lines

9 « on call » areas

Early/late shuttles networkEarly/late shuttles network

Public transportation (Unireso: bus - tram, coach and train) pass subsidy for employees without car parks (occasional car parks allowed)

CHF 100.- (67 €) subsidy on annual bus, tram or train pass (CHF 440.-/290 € for AIG employees)

Bus and tram (Unireso), additional reduction CHF 120.- (80 €) reduction due to orders centralizing

New bike parks, and an air column

CHF 440.-/290 € ecomobility subsidy for AIG employees who bike or walk most of time (occasional car parks allowed) to go to work

Communication campaign (mobility kit)

Mobility plan: incentive measuresMobility plan: incentive measures

Bikes infrastructuresBikes infrastructures

Sheltered parking, cycling lanes and an air columns

Access to car parks is time limited for all employees

Full time : 240 hours per month

Half time : 120 hours per month, half price

Occasional : 60 hours per month, quarter of price, allows to get the public transportation or ecomobility subsidy

This duration limitation does not apply to the crew of airline companies

Duration limitation for staff car parkingDuration limitation for staff car parking

Eligibility conditions : living at a distance higher than 1 km AND in a location with bad public transport

Public transportation commuting time of more than 20 mn and more than 1.5 the driving time.

Conditions on the frequency (peak hours and off peak) as well

Bus/tram stop at a distance higher than 300 m or train station at a distance higher than 800 m from the living place

Occasional car park (60h per month) available for all employees

Staff car park eligibilityStaff car park eligibility

Car park exclusion area Car park exclusion area (good public transportation)(good public transportation)

Public transportation and ecomobility subsidy 86 participating companies representing 7’500 employees

All airport companies: 916 subsidised employee, 13% of the staff

AIG : 144 subsidised employees, 21 % of the staff, increasing

Early/late shuttles Regular increase of use : 24’653 users in 2008 (average 68 /

day)

+ 50% increase compared to 2007 (+150% compared to 2006)

Cost Around 900’000 CHF (600’000 €) in 2008

Fully paid by the price increase of the staff car park

Costs and use of incentive measures Costs and use of incentive measures

12%3%

69%

11%5%

Bus TPG Train CFF Voiture privée Vélomoteur / moto A pied - vélo

13%

5%3%

6%

1%

60%

12%

Bus, tram, NPA Train A pied

Vélo, vélo élec. Covoiturage Voiture privée

Vélomoteur / moto

9% decrease of car use (60 %)

1% increase of motorised two-wheels (12 %)

4% increase of walk/bike (9 %)

3% increase of public transportation use (18 %)

8 % increase of sustainable mobility, from 20 % to 28 %

2000 study 2007 study

Modal split evolutionModal split evolution

Difficulties Communication to all companies staff Working hours and work organisation complexity thorough the companies Reluctance to change « old habits »

Strengths Good public transportation network in Geneva city and for Swiss cities (train) Legal rules prevent the building of new park spaces => helps us to convince people that there is no other way than changing one transportation mode We are in charge of most of the parking in the area => we can set the rules, and we get money to fund our actions

What did change Employees starts thinking about their commuting choice Opinion and perception on biking

EvaluationEvaluation

Action for airlines passengersAction for airlines passengersFree ticket offered by AIG, allows to use public transport in Geneva for a period of 80 minutes

2 machines in the luggage collecting area

Increase of about 30% in 2008 compared to 2007 of unireso tickets withdrawn from airport machines

Costs in 2008 : CHF 320’000.- (215’000 euros)

Other promoting actions for public transport Reduction vouchers for train tickets (CHF 10.-) Advertising and information about coach companies

Modal split 2008 39% for Public Transportation

Next steps Improve the network of early/late shuttles (Sept. 09)

Develop an attractive carsharing tool for employees living away from the public transportation network (Sept. 09)

Lobbying with the authorities to improve public transportation network around the airport (especially in France)

Communication, communication, communication

Future evolutionsFuture evolutions