West Swedish package and Public Transport in Region

Bernt Nielsen Born40

Polise Seminar Helsinki 25 April 2013 - Bernt Nielsen 1 •Short presentation •Consultant, Traffic Planning 1967-75 •Consultant, Public Transport Planning 1975-1999

•Director of Public Transport, City of Göteborg 1999-2007

•UITP/EuroTeam 2007 - 2009

•Senior Advisor, 2009 - ?

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Content • Life style • Important milestones • Sustainable growth • West package • Congestion charge

• (Vision River City)

• K2020 - Doubling project

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Capacity Life style Job, marked

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Milestones Gothenburg Region

•Creation of Gothenburg Region (193?) •GR Commuter train plan 1962

•Right hand Travel 1967 •Bridge or Tunnel ?

1966 -68

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Milestones Gothenburg Region (cont)

•GR Commuter train plan 1962 (doubletrack along Göta River ~2010)

2012

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Milestones Gothenburg Region (cont)

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Milestones Gothenburg Region (cont)

•Brunnsparken 1970 –trend shift

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Milestones Gothenburg Region (cont)

•First Gothenburg package – 1987 (car traffic) •Stork – Storstadstrafikkommittén 1989 – incl ”negotiators” •Adelsohn agreement 1990

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Milestones Gothenburg Region (cont)

• Göteborg agreement – Göken I – 1995-97 • Göteborg agreement 2 – (Göken II) – 1999 • K2020 – start 2002

•West Sweden package - 2010

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The Göteborg region is growing

1 000 000 Befolkning i GR Öckerö 900 000 Lilla Edet 800 000 Tjörn 700 000 Stenungsund 600 000 Ale 500 000 Härryda 400 000 Partille 300 000 Alingsås 200 000 Lerum 100 000 Kungälv 0

Mölndal

1974 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

Lokala 775 000 inh 1990 (GR) arbetsmarknadsregionen: 938 000 inh 2011 (GR)

1,1 miljon invånare

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We are in agreement …

…that we take joined responsibility that the regional structure will be long term sustainable.

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The structural picture in local planning - Kungälv

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Sustainable growth

• Stimulate population growth. • Strengthen quality of living in Gothenborg region • Take care of possibilities of a big city • Long term sustainable infrasructure based on attractive public transport • Cooperation!

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Start 2013: The Green Wedges

Larger Green areas Cohesive forest and agriculture landscape

Values Attractiveness Agriculture & Forestry Cultural history Outdoor life Biodiversity Ecosystem services

Focus?

Including the coastal areas!

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Gothenburg Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

- planning for a radical change

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Urbanisation

The core of our region National growth area 3rd largest labour market area of Sweden

… on our way to be defined as a Larger Urban Zone by the EU

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Gothenburg in 2035

+ 100 000-150 000 inhabitants + 60 000 workplaces + 400 000 people in labour market region + The port aims to double freight volumes

More people and more goods

in our city  need for transport

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Today A car dependant society, with an increase of public transport share

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Aim for future travel – K2020

2005 2025

Walking, cycling, travelling by moped Public transport Car

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A set of measures and initiatives

A set of measures and initiatives has started and will be finished around 2027 – The West Swedish Agreement.

The contracting parties are the Swedish Transport Administration, Region Västra Götaland, Region Halland, City of Göteborg and the Göteborg Region Association of Local Authorities (GR).

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Congestion tax - an important piece

Congestion tax is intended to

• Improve accessibility on our roads • Improve our environment • Part-finance the West Swedish Agreement.

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Financing

State funding SEK 17 billion Gothenburg city SEK 1.25 billion Region Västra Götaland and Region Halland SEK 1 billion Realisation of land values SEK 0.75 billion Congestion tax in Gothenburg SEK 14 billion

Total SEK 34 billion

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The purpose of the agreement

•Larger employment market regions •An attractive core and developments along the main thoroughfares •Competitive public transport •Good living environment • Higher transport quality for our industry

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Measures and initiatives

• new allocated bus lanes • passenger hubs • longer commuter train platforms • new commuter parking for bicycles and cars • footpaths and bicycle paths • improved traffic information (ITS) • new bridge over the Göta Älv river • new road tunnel under the Göta Älv river (Marieholm Tunnel) • new rail tunnel under Gothenburg (the ) • measures to promote new traveling habits

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Some of the larger projects

Västlänken – rail tunnel

Göta Älv Bridge Marieholm tunnel

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Longer commuter train platforms at

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Measures for public transport

Radio interchange – bus lanes – additional bus stops

Fiskebäck interchange – Amhult – tunnel for pedestrians bus lanes and cyclists

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Övre Husargatan - in the center of Gothenburg

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New vehicles

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Collaborational organisation of The West Swedish Agreement Steering group

Consultative Management team group

Administrative office (Swedish transport administration)

Coordinating team Working groups

Contracts Analysis, Planing Coordinatin Communicati MIIT – Market, DART - Traffic design and initial g chosen on incentives information evaluation measures projects and services /ITS

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FÖRSTA SPADTAGET

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