Small municipal experiences in developing carbon neutral public transport
MAtchUP project, Follower City Kerava Johanna Kuusisto ǀ program manager, climate actions Erkki Vähätörmä ǀ city engineer kerava.fi Content
• Some facts about Kerava • Modality in Kerava • Public transportation • Walking and cycling • Possibilities and challenges in replication
kerava.fi Facts about Kerava
kerava.fi Little Big City
• Inhabitants (2018) 36 254 • Total area 30,9 km² • People per km² 1 181 (3rd highest in Finland) • Investments 10-30M€/year
kerava.fi Details about organising
• The City of Kerava owns Kerava Energy Ltd, where electricity is produced mainly with bioenergy • Environmental services has been outsourced to cross-municipal actor Keski-Uudenmaan Ympäristökeskus • Nikkarinkruunu is the city-owned housing company for affordable housing
kerava.fi Mobility
kerava.fi Modal split (year 2018) TRAVELING IN THE CITY Other 0 % • Walking and cycling play dominant
Car role in intra-city journeys 37 % Walking 42 % • Kerava residents average: • 3.4 one-way trips a day (out of which 2.3 trips within city limits) Public transport Cycling 4 % 17 % • Total length of trips daily 36 km TRAVELING OF KERAVA RESIDENTS
Other • Journey length of residents: 1 % Walking • 27 % 21 km/day by car • 12 km/day by public transport
Car 48 % • 3 km/day by other modes of transport Cycling 10 % kerava.fi Public transport 14 % Public transportation outsourced to regional actor HSL
• Kerava has joined HSL – Helsinki Regional Transport Authority 10 years ago • Public transportation includes • Buses (and eBuses) operated by Pohjolan Liikenne • Trains operated by VR (The most busiest train station outside Helsinki Region) • HSL General Meeting decides strategical lines
kerava.fi HSL - Helsinki Regional Transport Authority
• Plans and organizes public transport in the region and improves its operating conditions • Procures bus, tram, Metro, ferry and commuter train services • Is responsible for the preparation of the Helsinki Region Transport System Plan (HLJ) • Approves the public transport fare and ticketing system as well as ticket prices • Is responsible for public transport marketing and passenger information • Organizes ticket sales and is responsible for ticket inspections
kerava.fi eBuses in Kerava
• Overall HSL operates bus lines that are mainly inside city borders • Competitive bidding process • 30% of the buses operating in Kerava are eBuses (10) • The operating started August 2019 • Charging in depot • So far everything has gone smoothly
kerava.fi Bus lines in Kerava
• 11 lines in Kerava area including regional routes to neighbour cities • Served by 29 busses
kerava.fi Walking and cycling
• 60% of all travels • Short distances boost the popularity • Many routes are separated of car traffic • In Kerava walking and cycling are also separated from each other
kerava.fi Small municipal possibilities to replicate • Networks and joint investments are important • Possibility to find new opportunities for investment • Agile decision making process
kerava.fi Happy Kerava.
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