Planning for People – an overview of the SUMP concept and its benefits UBC Joint Commission meeting in the City of Tallinn10-12 April 2013 Maija Rusanen UBC Commission on Environment

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits European Policy Background on Sustainable Urban Mobility Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans– Planning for People Benefits of SUMPs Content of the presentation

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits If you imagine your city in 20 years, what would you like it to look like?

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits “If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places.” Fred Kent, Project for Public Spaces

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits European Policy Background on Sustainable Urban Mobility Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans have gained increased recognition and importance at European level Action Plan on Urban Mobility: Action 1 — Accelerating the take-up of Sustainable Urban Mobility plans (2009): –Support to local authorities in developing Sustainable Urban Mobility plans –Guidance material, best practice examples and training activities for urban mobility professionals

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits European Policy Background on Sustainable Urban Mobility European Council of Ministers –Supports initiatives to adopt an integrated policy approach –Encourages the coordination of transport infrastructure planning and service planning with town and county planning, including land use planning 2011 Transport White Paper –Examining the possibility of a mandatory approach for cities of certain size, according to national standards based on EU guidelines. –Link regional development and cohesion funds to cities and regions that have submitted a current, independently validated Urban Mobility Performance and Sustainability Audit certificate.

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans – Planning for People Sustainable Urban mobility Plan is a Strategic plan designed to satisfy the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities and their surroundings for a better quality of life. The policies and measures defined in a SUMP cover all modes and forms of transport in the entire urban agglomeration

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits A Sustainable Urban Mobility plan aims to create a sustainable transport system by addressing – at least – the following objectives: –Ensure the accessibility offered by the transport system is available to all; –Improve safety and security; –Reduces air and noise pollution, green house gas emissions and energy consumption; –Improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the transportation of persons and goods; –Contribute to the enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban environment and urban design. Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans – Planning for People

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Sustainable urban mobility planning stands for being able to plan for the future of your city with its people as the focus.  Planning for people

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Characteristics of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning: Active involvement of all stakeholders and the engagement of citizens - Planning for People. Looking "beyond the borders" –an integrated approach between policy sectors –cooperation between authority levels –coordination across neighbouring authorities Commitment to sustainability, i.e. balancing social equity, environmental quality and economic development Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans – Planning for People

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Focus on achieving ambitious, measurable targets Targeting cost internalisation i.e. reviewing transport costs and benefits for society Including all steps of the life cycle of policy making and implementation Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans – Planning for People

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits SUMPs and traditional transport planning

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans – Planning for People Guidelines – Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan Introduces the concept and sets out the steps involved in the preparation of such plans Presents good practice examples, toolks and references to further information

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits SUMP A full SUMP cycle includes four main phases: I: Preparing well for the planning process II: Rational and transparent goal setting III: Elaborating the plan IV: Implementing the plan Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans – Planning for People Action and budget plan

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits SUMP SYKLI

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Quality of life & attractive city centre Safer urban environment Stronger economy Less pollution, noise and emissions Social inclusion Avoidance of urban sprawl Healthier citizens Improved mobility and accessibility Citizen- and stakeholder-supported decisions New political vision and integration potential  Becoming visible especially in mid- to long-run Benefits of SUMPs

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits

Thank you! Maija Rusanen,

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits

Benefits of SUMPs Can help to meet legal requirements, e.g. EU Air Quality Directive Netherlands, France, England – SUMP key to getting transport funding from central government Work with different fields, e.g. health, get new money for transport Helps to plan transport systematically to allow development of land

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits France: Plans de Déplacements Urbains Main objectives of PDU: to assure coordination among all modes of transport, as well as promotion of less polluting and more energy efficient modes. Obligatory for urban agglomerations with more than inhabitants Responsible authority: the urban transport authority that is often a metropolitan authority, a public transport authority or individual municipality Should be compatible with a range of other plans and strategies such as on urban development, on air quality, and climate protection, on territorial development, on higher level transport and road development schemes Examples of Implemented plans

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Examples of Implemented plans

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits Transportplan for Örebro kommun (Sweden) Challenge: How to create a sustainable society, where the ability to travel and to transport goods meets the needs and desires of the people, but not at the expense of either environmental degradation or the impaired health of those living today or those of future generations?  The transport plan is an important part of this work. What is needed? New kind of thinking that is not only centred around the use of cars New kinds of skills and knowledge on how to utilise the existing information on transport and how to adopt a more holistic way of thinking Cooperation across sectors and looking beyond the borders for inspiration and examples Examples of Implemented plans

Overview of SUMP Concept and its Benefits The objectives of the transport plan are grouped under seven headings: 1. The Scope of Traffic 2. Urban Development 3. The Regional Transport System 4. Road Safety 5. Climate Impacts 6. Air Quality 7. Noise  The process is as important as the document Transportplan for Örebro kommun