West Swedish package and Public Transport in Gothenburg 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 Sweden 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 West Link) • 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 Nils Ericson terminal – 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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