Donostia – San Sebastián, 15 th May 2009

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May City of Graz World Heritage since 1999 European Cultural Capital City 2003 Area 127 km² ~ inhabitants (1991: ) ~ jobs (1991: ) District Graz–Umgebung (surroundings) – inhabitants (1991: ) – jobs (1991: )

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May 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

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Mobility of the population On average every inhabitant makes 3.7 trips per day (2004: 3,7) He/she covers 23,5 km on average (2004: 23 km) And spends 83 minutes in traffic (2004: 78 min.) 0.9 million trips are made every day in Graz (2004: 1.1 mio.) mobility survey 2008 Ownership of bikes, cars, driving-licenses and PT- tickets

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May mobility survey 2008 Modal Split – mode choice

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Bridging Levels Overcoming the Administrative Levels –Federal Ministries –Provincial Government –City Government

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Why Graz? First pedestrian zone in the 1970s City focused on tram 1992 first city in Europe with Tempo 30/50 Integrated PT tariff-system since 1994 First mobility centre in Austria since 1997 Pioneer in Bio-diesel October 2008 candidature

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Mobility Management Themes Mobility Management in Historic City Centres –Most of them are based on middle age structures –Space must be shared by all modes –MM an effective instrument

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Mobility Management Themes Mobility Management for new Districts –New districts are growing –Existing districts are changing –Chance to establish MM at the begin of development –MM as permanent process –How can we guarantee permanence?

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Mobility Management Themes Cross linking of Districts and Regions –MM only works with an according infrastructure Public Transport Bike Network Pedestrian Areas Linking up with a Green Network for walking and cycling –Networking of the administrative levels

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Mobility Management Themes Mobility Management for all Generations and Genders –Different needs of the generations, genders –Special packages needed Children Teenagers Adults Working population Elder people

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Mobility Management Themes New Forms of Mobility –Mobility formed our society –Mobility is our life Sustainable and city - friendly mobility is the future –New forms are needed

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May ECOMM Graz 5th – 7th May 2010 Stadthalle Graz Moving People – Bridging Spaces

Donostia – San Sebastián 15 th May Lisa Rücker Vice Mayor City of Graz