From Past to Present: Sustainable Transportation Practices in Graz
Gudrun Uranitsch, City of Graz
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Graz - focal point at the heart of Europe
Izmit Kocaeli
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• European Sustainable City Award 1996
Graz - Some Awards we are proud…
• European Sustainable City Award 1996
• UNESCO World Heritage 1999 + 2010
• Cultural Capital City of Europe 2003
O mo e A d To lo e 2006• Osmose Award Toulouse 2006
• CIVITAS City of the Year 2008
• Austria‘s 1. Fair Trade City
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Graz - Historical Heart
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Graz - From Middle Age…
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… to Renaissance…
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…over Barock
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… to Modern Architecture
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“Friendly Alien“ – Museum of Modern Art
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„Mur Island“ as an Attraction in Public Space
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Graz is a Green City
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Graz is a City for Cyclists
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Graz is a City for Students –4 Universities with 40.000 Young People
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258 000 i h bit t A i it !
Graz – Some Facts
• 258.000 inhabitants - A growing city!
• 183.000 employees
• 10.692 companies
• 136.000 daily commuters
• 3.7 trips per inhabitant & day
• 23,5 km on average spending 79 minutes in traffic
• 1.11 million trips are made every day in Graz
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Road network 1 051 km
More Mobility Facts
Road network ~ 1.051 km
Commuters 170.000 (25.000 go out)
Motorways ~ 55 kmMotorways ~ 55 km
Priority streets (50 km/h) ~ 194 km
Non priority streets (30 km/h) ~ 802 kmo p o y (30 / ) 80
Public Transport ~ 298 km
Tram (6 Lines) ~ 49 km
Bus (37 Lines) ~ 343 km
Bicycle Network ~ 118 km
Surface 127 km²
Pedestrian Zones ~ 6% of the central district
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Public transport
• 101 mio. passengers ( tram 52,2 mio) per year
• 277.000 passengers per day
• 3,2 mio. km tram-mileage
• 8,2 mio. km bus-mileage
• 8 tramlines und 37 buslines
• 70 trams und 134 buses
• linelength of tramnetwork 49 km
• linelength of busnetwork 343 km• linelength of busnetwork 343 km
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Modal Split – Modal choice (in trips): Eco-friendly trips are growing
18,1 17,6 17,9 18 2 19 3 19 9 ÖV
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PT
8,8 8,2 8,7 8,7 9,1 9,5
18,1 17,6 17,9 18,2 19,3 19,9 ÖV
MIV-MitfahrerIn Car passengers
33,8 37,2 37,3 37,5 38,2 35,7 MIV-LenkerIn Car drivers
8,311,7 12,5 14,2 14,1 16,1 Fahrrad .Cycling
31,0 25,3 23,6 21,3 19,3 18,8 Zu Fuß
1982 1988 1991 1998 2004 2008
Walking
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1982 1988 1991 1998 2004 2008
Historic Mobility Specials:Why did Graz change to Gentle Mobility?
1. Problem of Smog because of the weather condition:
Inversion
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2. First ecologial trends – from car orientation
to a city for people
3. A vice mayor‘s visions and power of persuasion
→ 1997: Graz introduces Tempo 30 which changed
the system and the perspective! y p p
→ Tempo 30 in ALL residential areas all over the city
→ Space for people – Implementation and extension
of pedestrian areas in the historic city centre
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Gentle Mobility becomes a Philosophy –Mobility Strategies are part of City Developmenty g p y p
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Mobility Strategies• Mobility Policy Guidelines 2020 coordinated • Mobility Policy Guidelines 2020 coordinated
with Regional Mobility Concept including goals reducing car traffic
• Sustainability & Priority for Gentle Mobilityy y y
• Graz is a short-trip-city: POI are reachable with soft modes of transport
• Participation in transparent planing processes
M bilit t & t t ith bi t ffi t “• Mobility management & contracts with big „traffic generators“
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Important Gentle Mobility Projects: Better Public Transport
Low floor buses (100%) and trams
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Past Present
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Important Gentle Mobility Projects: Better Public Transport
Bus tangential linesEcological buses / Biodiesel
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Better interchange facilities (B & R)
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Better Public Transport: Extension of 3 tramlines
Number 4, 5 and 6
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Better Public Transport: PT passenger information
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Online „Door-to-door“Information: In the whole Province of Styriay
• With www.busbahnbim.at you enter at home!
• Put in your start and final destination address y
• Additionaly description of the detailed trip including walking
trip
• In the whole Province of Styria (1,2 Mio inhabitants)
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1st Mobility Centre in Austria: Mobil ZentralPersonal & phone call information, sales & services around PT,
cycling and walking since 1997
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• Since 1997: „Blue Parking Zones“: Chargeable short term parking zones
Parking Management
• 2009: Extention of blue parking zones: From 8500 to 14.300 cars
• Green Zone Parking: 7 500 cars• Green Zone Parking: 7.500 cars
• Private Controlling since 1991/2008
Si 2010 E d b h i•Since 2010: Executed by the city
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• Since April 2004 „Eco-Parking“
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• New regulation will be developed in April 2011:- Minimum Euro V- 110 g CO2 per km as a limit of pollutant emission is intended - 110 g CO2 per km as a limit of pollutant emission is intended (expertise together with the Technical University is in progress)
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P & R Places combined with Combi Tickets for PT
B t t t i t b ild th t th f t ffi !But new strategy is to build them at the source of traffic!
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CarSharing in public space
280 cars on 100 places in Austria
10 places with 13 cars in the city centre10 places with 13 cars in the city centre
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Cycling Strategies on 3 columns: Infrastructure – Information - TraininggSince 1988: 116 km bicycle lanes, brigdes & facilities
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13 Main cycling routes give orientation and symbolise the importance of cycling for the city!g
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Foto: ARGUS
200 new cycling facilities per year
Also instead of car parking places
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1st Austrian Bicycle Station
275 places including bicycle rental system
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Bi l T i i f ll G ti !Bicycle Training for all Generations!
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Bicycle & Mobility Events & Tests for Motivation & Fun!
One brand: „Graz changes!“
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Promotional Programs for Schools & Enterprises
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Tip 1: Cultural Capital Year 2003 helped us investing in Gentle Mobility!g y
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Tip 2: Public Involvement
Advantage: Citizens feel respected, informed & can create actively their living environment!
Disadvantage: You never reach all &you have to make compromises!
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Tip 3: Involvement of Traders
Reitschulgasse in the PAST: the PAST: A shopping street full of parking cars
Reitschulgasse NOW: More space for pedestrians, some trees & more quality of stay on seets (not obliged to purchase anything!)
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Tip 4: Innovative Planning Philosophies -Shared SpacepBetter spatial design for public space –
Less traffic regulations by signs
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Tip 4: Innovative Planning Philosophies –Living StreetsgInvolving Citizens & especially children & elderly people!
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Tip 5: Investments in Gentle Mobility Campaigns bring Motivation, Discussion & Change of behaviour!g , g
A “declaration of love” to Gentle Mobility
You‘re my next stop!You don‘t walk
alone!I want to ride
with you!
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Thank you for Cycling!
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From a car oriented city…also in the inner centre…
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From a car oriented city…also in the inner centre…
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…step by step to a Citizen oriented City
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Space for People
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Space for People- Reduction of Parking Places in Public SpaceParking Places in Public Space
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Platz für MenschenThank you for your attention
and Welcome in GRAZ!
Gudrun UranitschCity of Graz
Mobility Officer in the office of Lisa Rücker, Vice Mayor for Mobility,Transport and Environment
T ++43 316 872 2023Email : [email protected]
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