Strategic Transport Planning
in Athens
P. Papantoniou, G. Yannis
National Technical University of Athens
Athens, 25 June 2020
Strategic Transport Planning in Athens
Outline
➢ Current Mobility situation in Athens
➢ The effect of COVID-19 in Traffic and Road
Safety
➢New Mobility Interventions
➢ Conclusions
Strategic Transport Planning in Athens
Current Mobility situation in Athens
➢ Vehicle fleet
➢ Road Infrastructure
➢ Traffic
➢ Parking
➢ Road Safety
➢ Public Transport
➢ Supply chain
➢ Environment
➢ Intelligent Transportation Systems
Strategic Transport Planning in Athens
Vehicle Fleet (1/2)
➢ The increase of vehicle fleet was stopped by 2008 due to the economic recession
➢ Passenger cars constitute 69% of the total vehicle fleet, while two-wheelers constitute 24%
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Source: EL.STAT., Data processing: NTUA
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Motorcycles Total
Total
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Vehicle fleet by transport mode
Source: EL.STAT., Data processing: NTUA
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Buses
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Vehicle Fleet (2/2)
➢ During 2009-2013, a remarkable reduction of new passenger cars and motorcycles registrations
was identified
➢ There are approximately 14.000 taxis operating in Athens
➢ During 2019, vehicle fleet of OASA consisted of 1.725 thermal and 291 electric buses
➢ Since early 2019, micromobility services are operating in Athens
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Source: EL.STAT., Data processing: NTUA
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Source: EL.STAT., Data processing: NTUA
New Passenger motorcycles
Used Passenger motorcycles
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Road infrastructure
➢ Total road infrastructure 868 km
➢ Pedestrian network 48 km
➢More than 400 marked nodes
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Traffic (1/3)
➢ An increase in average travel time was identified in the period 2016-2019 for the specific
routes
➢ A remarkable increase was identified in Kifisou Avenue from Metamorfosi to Athinon Avenue
and in Kifisias Avenue from Ag. Konstantinou to Hilton
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Kifisou Avenue (from Metamorfosi
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Katehaki (from Kaisariani to
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Mesogeion Avenue (from Stavros
to Katehaki)
Mesogeion Avenue (from
Katehaki to Syntagma)
Kifisias Avenue (from Ag.
Konstantinou to Hilton)
Kifisias Avenue (from Katehaki to
Syntagma)
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Traffic (2/3)
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Source: Traffic Management Center (TMC), Data processing: NTUA
➢ Morning rush hours period: 07:30 – 09:30
6% of daily traffic, Average speed: 32.5 km/h
➢ Evening rush hours period: 16:00 – 18:00
5.9% of daily traffic, Average speed: 33.1 km/h
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Traffic (3/3)
➢ The higher average travel time is in November and December, while the lower in August
➢ An increase in average travel time was identified in 2019, compared to the last three years
➢ A remarkable increase in annual vehicle kilometers in Attica Tollway was found during 2014-2018
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Parking
➢ Athens the 3rd lower index of visitors’ parking spaces per 1.000 inhabitants compared to other Greek cities
➢ The average hourly parking in 32 European cities is 3 euros while in Athens it is approximately 4 euros
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Road Safety (1/2)
➢ During the last years, a significant decrease in traffic accidents and fatalities was identified
➢ The greater percentage of fatalities and serious injuries constitute to two-wheeler (56%) and pedestrians
(33%) – Similar percentages refer to slight injuries
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