City of Graz – Gentle Mobiliy & Space for People Projects to implement sustainable Mobility by CIVITAS Gerhard Ablasser

Gerhard Ablasser 9. May 2012 Content of the presentations / discussions

• CV / facts & figures / impressions / traffic facts

Overview:

• traffic – historic background / Space for People

• / Styrian Transport Association / P&R

• parking policy & Environmental Parking

• bicycle measures

• promotion Soft Mobility

• new livestyle Stand: April 2004

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Content of the presentations / discussions

• Biodiesel / Biofuel bus fleet

• City logistic

• public transport / Styrian Transport Association

• Speed limit Project 30/50

• parking policy & Environmental Parking

• the Green Network

• European Programmes / Exambles

Stand: April 2004

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Graz - focal point at the heart of

Stand: April 2004

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Graz: • European Sustainable City Award 1996 • UNESCO World Heritage 1999 • Cultural Capital City of Europe 2003 • Osmose Award Toulouse 2006 • CIVITAS City of the Year 2008 …….. and ongoing with a lot of innovative projects and awards

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Graz – some facts

• 261.000 inhabitants • 183.000 employees • 10.692 companies • 136.000 daily commuters • 4 universities with 40.000 students • surface of 127 km²

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Traffic facts

Road network ~ 1.100 km Motorways ~ 55 km Priority streets (50 km/h) ~ 194 km Non priority streets (30 km/h) ~ 800 km Public Transport ~ 294 km (8 Lines) ~ 49 km Bus (37 Lines) ~ 343 km Bicycle Network ~ 116 km

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 CIVITAS trendsetter: Promotion campaignes to respect the speed limit

• Gentle Mobility – an idea becomes a becomes a philosophy • Space for people – implementation and extension of pedestrian areas in the historic city centre • 30/50 speed limit – 30 km/h speed limit for all residential areas in Graz – all over the city

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Important „Gentle Mobility Projects - Space for People Platz für Menschen

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Economic upturn – status symbol „Car“ „Space for Cars“

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People project „Karmeliterplatz“ CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People project „Karmeliterplatz“ CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People project „Freiheitsplatz“ CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People / CIVITAS trendsetter Project „Obere Neutorgasse“

redesign and recreation of a street by citizens partizipation

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People / CIVITAS trendsetter Project „Hauptbrücke“

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 CIVITAS IT Measures Graz

• Passenger Information System • Bus / Tram Priority • Integrated Traffic Management • BUS – BAHN – BIM online Info • Handy Ticket • Handy Parking • Handy Traffic Information

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Public transport

98,2 mio. passengers ( tram 52,3 mio ) 3,2 mio. km tram- and 8,2 mio. km bus-mileage 70 und 134 buses 8 tramlines und 37 buslines linelength of tramnetwork 49 km linelength of busnetwork 343 km

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Important „Gentle Mobility“ Projects

• Better Public Transport - Low floor buses and trams - Bus tangentiallines - Ecological buses / Biodiesel - Better interchange facilities

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 PT Priority Objective Delay zero Passage of trams and busses without stop on traffic lights Basis: Telegrams of the PT (GVB) Traffic management system Implementation Priorisation successful on 83 traffic light intersections goal is reachable by 70- 85 % of PT vehicles

Geidorfplatz

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ PT passenger information

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 New trams and new technical aquipment

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Study visit in Graz / Graz Transport Company – Transport Controll Centre

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Better public transport - Extension of 3 tramlines

Stand: April 2004

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Investment in Public Transport Projects

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 since March 1997 in the whole country of

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Styrian Traffic Association / Geography / services

16.000 km 2 association area 1,2 million inhabitants 535 municipalities 63 transport companies 500 lines 7.500 stops 13.500 connections/working day

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Commuter Train Services

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Mobility Centre / CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Bus Bahn Bim information

• With www.busbahnbim.at you enter at home! • Put in your start- and final destination address / the Door – to door information der finds : • the right stops and the right timetable. Additionaly describes a plan the • exact way including walking to your final address – in the whole Province of Styria – the area of the Styrian Traffic Association. • www.busbahnbim.at • The „Door-to-door“ Information

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Integrated Traffic Management System / CIVITAS trendsetter

Online Traffic monitoring

• Police commander desk • Traffic radio informations • Information of traffic Traffic informations user on the radio on the radio Internet Mobil telephone • Integration into navigation system (next step)

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 New pilot Project: Priority for pedestrians and Cyclists

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Blue Zone Parking / Green Zone Parking Extention of blue parking zones 7.500 cars from 8500 to 14.300 cars

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Eco – Parking / CIVITAS trendsetter Petrol vehicles: Euro IV Norm <140g CO2 / km Diesel vehicles: Euro IV Norm <130gCO2/km +Particulate filter Gas vehicles: Euro IV Norm <140gCO2 / km

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 P+R / B+R places - Graz free of charge; tram or bus to city centre

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ City logistic / CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ City logistic / CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ City logistic

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ City logistic

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Kastner & Öhler magazine 80.000 m2

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ City logistic / CIVITAS trendsetter

Underground parking for 500 cars: located on 5 subterranen floors from a depth of 18m upwards

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ City logistic / CIVITAS trendsetter

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 City logistic / CIVITAS trendsetter results

Kastner&Öhler biggest department store in the inner city - Entrainment of packing material with each return - Reduction of number of rides from 2100 (98) – 1135 (04) - Reduction of the lorries from 4 (1998) – 2 (2004) - Reduction of emission and particulates

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ - Innovative Citylogistik / CIVITAS trendsetter trendsetterThe use of non polluting – electric vehicle for the carriage of goods Implementation by conversion – renewal of tramway tracks in Herrengasse – main shopping mile

Objectives - Reduction of PM 10 - Noise reduction - Emission reduction - Customer friendly transport - on narrow alleys

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 GRAZ - Innovative Citylogistik

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Bicycle Underpass „Keplerstraße“ CIVITAS trendsetter

Underpass GKB

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Go Pedelec – EU Project to promote the use of Pedelecs / Testtrack and information

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Bicycle Storage – 1.Austrian Bicycle Station

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Road marking & traffic signs

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Promotion Soft Mobility

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Pictures from a presentation of Vice Mayor L.Rücker / WS Soft Mobility / Feb 2011 / Graz Graz moves Graz moves

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Space for People

Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 SOFT MOBILITY IN EUROPE – A success-story

CIVITAS Workshop on Soft Mobility, Graz 09-10 February 2011

Organised by Supported byGerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 • Event : Soft Mobility II • Citizen Participation / Street Design / Shared Space • Date : 26 April 2012 • Location : Graz Town Hall • Language : Englisch • Organisation : Gerhard Ablasser PlatzThank füryou Menschenfor your attention

and welcome in GRAZ

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Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012 Gerhard Ablasser City of Graz The Executive Office for Urban Planning, Development and Construction, European Programmes and International Cooperation Unit

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Gerhard Ablasser Berlin 9. May 2012