CIVITAS-ELAN Objectives and main results in Zagreb Marko Matulin University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences Zagreb, 08 May 2013

Presentation overview CIVITAS Initiative CIVITAS ELAN Objectives of the CIVITAS ELAN project Main implementation activities Research and Technological Development (RTD) Results and achievements Lessons learned from the process CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

CIVITAS Initiative What is all about: 4 rounds of projects so far: Improve transport systems and mobility conditions in European cities Do it by implementing sustainable approaches Work together and exchange 4 rounds of projects so far: CIVITAS I (2002 - 2006) CIVITAS II (2005 - 2009) CIVITAS Plus (2008 - 2013) CIVITAS Plus2 (2012 - 2017) CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

CIVITAS ELAN FP7; Co-funded by the EU Duration: 2008 - 2013 5 cities: Ljubljana, Gent, Zagreb, Porto and Brno 63 measures in 8 Work Packages 43 partners In Zagreb: 7 partners City Office for Strategic Planning and Development (site coordinator), 2 PT companies (ZET - urban transport and HZ Infra - railway), NGOs ODRAZ and Bicikl, waste disposal company (CISTOCA) and Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences 14 measures in 7 Work Packages Around 4,800,000 € CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

CIVITAS ELAN – role of FTTS Measure leader of 4 measures: Measure 3.2-ZAG Study of congestion charging and dialogue on pricing Measure 4.4-ZAG Mobility management for large institutions Measure 7.4-ZAG Freight delivery restrictions Measure 8.2-ZAG Public transport priority and traveller information Evaluation of all 14 measures: Impact evaluation Process evaluation The team: More than 30 people involved (3 PhD, 15+ papers) CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Objectives of the CIVITAS ELAN Improve conditions in PT Establish a dialogue with citizens Improve and promote walking and cycling Project motto: “Putting citizens first” Raise the awareness about the project Promote the concept of sustainable mobility Improve traffic infrastructure Increase share of sustainable transport modes (mainly cycling and walking) Raise the quality of PT service Improve PT performances Raise safety and security standards CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Main implementation activities 70 new, low-floored trams 160 new buses (CNG and biodiesel) CCTV system in 300 new PT vehicles and 40 old trams New PT electronic ticketing system PT priority system at 3 intersections 40 LED displays at PT stops 40 new waste disposal vehicles (biodiesel) Public bicycle scheme for students 1.8 km of new cycling lanes Over 300 parking spaces for bicycles 8 transport plans for 8 institutions First carpooling web portal in the city CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Main implementation activities Around 15 marketing campaigns implemented As well as series of: public discussions with local community boards educational workshops with elderly in nursing homes public presentations “Wednesday in Tram” Over 1700 participants on workshops, round tables, public discussions We opened: CIVITAS ELAN Info point (over 22,000 visitors) ZgForum Web page (over 100,000 hits till may 2012) Facebook profile CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Some RTD achievements We made: Microscopic and macroscopic traffic model of ELAN corridor Car, PT and freight traffic flows included Different PT priority schemes tested Modeling of noise level in the corridor Study of: New intermodal terminal SAVA-NORTH Introduction of Sarengradska Street in the traffic system of the city Quality of PT service Modal split in the City of Zagreb Integrated transportation in Zagreb County CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Results and achievements: Modal split Journeys made with one mode in 2009 Journeys made with one mode in 2012 CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Results and achievements: Modal split All trips in 2009 All trips in 2012 CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Results and achievements: PT Average tram operation time decreased by 6.46% Tram operating speed increased by 6.9% Cumulative running time of a tram decreased by 7.3% Cumulative intersection delay for tram in the whole Savska Street decreased by 17.84% CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Results and achievements: PT Results from the surveys show significant increase of users satisfaction by all aspects of PT service: Safety Accessibility Service frequency Vehicle comfort Accuracy Cleanliness Security Driver characteristics Space availability Information provision Ticket palette … … CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Results and achievements: cycling CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Lessons learned from the process Harmonized objectives are maybe the most important factor: Partners are working together In our case: role of the city municipality was crucial Recognize the unique knowledge of your partners Citizens as partners: Citizens can push the measure (project) forward: Easier to overcome the barriers Administrative capacities are equally important CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin

Thank you for your attention! University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences http://www.fpz.unizg.hr Marko Matulin Department of Intelligent Transport Systems mmatulin@fpz.hr CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, M.Matulin