2007 IN THE MTA Ten years after the creation of the MTA, this 2007 Report contains many elements of enormous importance and individuality that indicate the order of priorities of the Government of the Gene- ralitat and all associated administrative bodies. In the first place, a review of the 2001-2010 Infrastructure Management Plan (IMP), showed the urgent need for the already begun revision and update. The key financial data is that in 2007, there has been a considerable excess, in absolute terms, of the amount of money allo- cated for the whole period of duration of the IMP. More money, but nevertheless, not yet all the improvement work, and some of this pending work still under discussion or modification. This is the case of Metro line 12. The agreement has been to replace it by extensions to some lines and the construction of a new Cornellà-Castelldefels railway line. It is therefore urgent to have a revised IMP that adapts to this new reality. JOAQuim NADAL I FarrEraS The physical translation of the work included in the IMP is now more than evident in the Councillor for Territorial Policy follow-up map. The map is very spectacular and shows the immensity of the process of mo- and Public Works and President of the MTA dernisation, change and adaptation of accesses of the whole public transport network of the metropolitan region. The fact that this enormous volume of work still has few obvious repercus- sions is a problem that must be resolved. This means making the progress of the work and the inconveniences corresponding to its materialisation compatible with the successive enjoyment of the improvements as they are completed and put into practice. The detour in Balmes and the closure of Rosselló to traffic could be a perfect example of the distance between the visible inconveniences and still invisible improvements. The day will come when the map of work in progress becomes the map of work completed and so reflect an unprecedented effort in both planning and construction. In second place we must stress importance of the work involved in drafting the Mobility Ma- nagement Plan for the metropolitan region. The MTA, also constituted as a territorial mobility authority, has undertaken an ambitious and very consensuated task that must represent a qualitative step forward in the integrated evaluation of transport systems and improvements to services, making mobility a right fully exercised and enjoyed by citizens as a response to the challenges of congestion. There are more of us and we move more. Moving collectively and intelligently is a challenge for an advanced society. The progress of the fare integration system has become the guiding light for the integration of all transport networks in Catalonia. Continuing the successful MTA model for fare integration, Catalonia now focuses on achieving complete fare integration throughout the territory by 2012. Meanwhile, the creation of MTAs for Girona, Tarragona, Lleida and Central Catalonia has antici- pated the process of fare integration in these areas. The first attempts at integration are now far behind, and the horizon of 2012 is no longer a utopian dream, but an already plausible reality. In fourth place I would like to mention the increasingly solid process of integration between ATM and the municipalities of the second zone. As members of AMTU, they are all more and more committed to the same objectives of intelligent mobility that led to the creation of the MTA. Finally, the validity of the contract program for 2007-2008 sets the agenda for a new contract program which must contain all the ingredients to enable the step up in scale and size of the transport system represented by finalisation of the tramway network, the opening of all sections of Metro lines 3 and 5 still under construction, and the beginning of services on line 9, as a central point of an ambitious Plan that the Government de Catalonia is committed to completing as part of the service it provides to all citizens who expect efficient responses to the innovative challenges facing a new society. The MTA continues advancing, with unfaltering steps and careful management, through the complex maze of public transport, and overcomes the tempest that put some of the services in question. Going beyond this dark horizon of crisis to a clear one of hope is the task now facing the MTA, and one it is prepared to take on. Index C1 Presentation of the consortium 8 Administrative bodies making up the MTA 10 Administrative, advisory and consulting bodies 11 Organisational structure of the MTA 14 C2 Actions during 2007 16 Infrastructure planning 18 Degree of execution of the actions 19 Current investments 27 Studies derived from IMP 2001-2010 32 BMA Mobility Management Plan 33 Management of the tramway system 36 Diagonal - Baix Llobregat Tramway 36 Sant Martí - Besòs Tramway 40 Evolution of demand on the tramway system 44 Integrated fare system 45 Tickets and prices 47 Sales and use of the system 48 Intermodality index 51 Financing system 53 Other actions 55 Rolling stock 55 Operation Aid System - OAS 56 Sermetra, SL 57 Projection abroad 59 C3 System statistics 62 TransMet Figures 2007 64 Surveys 67 EMQ 2006 Results (Daily Mobility Survey) 67 EMEF 2007 (Working Day Mobility Survey) 76 C4 Auditor’s Report 80 C5 Budget 2008 124 C1 Presentation of the consortium C1 Presentation of the consortium THE MTA CONSORTIUM The Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) is a inter-admi- nistrative consortium of voluntary nature created in 1997, whose members may be all administrative bodies providing public transport services, either individually or through or- ganisations that group and represent them, and who form part of the area comprised of Alt Penedès, Baix Llobregat, Barcelonès, Garraf, Maresme, Vallès Occidental and Vallès Oriental. The consortium is comprised of the Autonomous Govern- ment of Catalonia (51%) and local administrative bodies (49%): Barcelona City Council, Metropolitan Transport Body (MTB) and the Association of Municipalities providing ur- ban transport services in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMTU). There is also the presence of representatives of the Central State Government as observers in the administrative bodies of the MTA. The purpose of the MTA is to promote cooperation between the public Administrative bodies providing the services and the infrastructures of the Public Transport system of the area of Barcelona of which they form part, as well as collaboration with bodies who, like the Sate government, are financially involved or are operators of their own or as yet unceded ser- vices. MTA, ten years of history The outstanding effort of joint participation of all administrative bodies in “ decision-making related to the system, the public transport network, with a clear dedication to integration and solidarity and the growing incorporation of new local authorities and new transport lines.” Joaquim Nadal i Farreras Councillor of Territorial Policy and Public Works and President of the MTA 10 ADMINISTRATIVE, ADVISORY AND CONSULTING BODIES The administrative, advisory and consulting bodies of the MTA are made up of representatives of the different organisations and administrative bodies associated with Public Transport. 1. Board of Directors The Board of Directors is the body governing the MTA. The board is made up of eighteen members with full rights –nine representing the Generalitat (Government) of Catalonia, seven representing local Administrative bodies (Barcelona City Council and TMB) and two representing the AMTU–, and two observers representing the Central Government. The Technical Manager of the MTA also attends the meetings. The composition of the Board of Management on December 31, 2007 was: President Joaquim Nadal i Farreras First Vice-president Ramon García-Bragado i Acín Second Vice-president Antoni Poveda i Zapata Members Antonio Balmón i Arévalo Martí Carnicer i Vidal Assumpta Escarp i Gibert Jordi Follia i Alsina Josep Mayoral i Antigas Lluïsa Melgares i Aguirre Manel Nadal i Farreras Oriol Nel·lo i Colom Eduard Pallejà i Sedó Jordi Portabella i Calvete Matilde Sala i Manuel Lluís Tejedor i Ballesteros Esteve Tomàs i Torrens Manel Villalante i Llauradó Member and Managing Director Ramon Seró i Esteve Observers José Luis Marbán García Ángel Rodríguez González Secretary Carme Sardà i Vilardaga 11 C1 Presentation of the consortium ADMINISTRATIVE, ADVISORY AND CONSULTING BODIES 2. Executive Committee The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is com- prised of six of its members, three in representation of the Generalitat (Government) of Catalonia, two in representation of local constituents and one in representation of AMTU. It has the general function of examining, and presenting to the Board of Directors, proposals for planning instruments of the Metropolitan Public Transport System, financing agree- ments and service contracts with administrative bodies and operators, the fare system and annual budgets, among others. On December 31, 2007, the Executive Committee was com- posed as follows: President Ramon Seró i Esteve Members Assumpta Escarp i Gibert Manel Nadal i Farreras Antoni Poveda i Zapata Antoni Prunés i Santamaria Manel Villalante i Llauradó Secretary Carme Sardà i Vilardaga 3. Legal Advisory Commission This commission provides assistance and legal advisory ser- vices to the Board of Management and the General Direc- torate of the MTA. It is comprised of representatives of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Coun- cil, EMT, AMTU and the MTA itself. 4. Operators’ Technical Platform The Operators’ Technical Platform of Metropolitan Transport is the organ of collaboration and consultation of the consor- tium in questions of a technical nature and is composed of representatives of the operators of public transport in the metropolitan area. 12 5. Mobility Council The approval of the Law for Mobility 9/2003, dated June 13, involved a modification of the by-laws of the MTA to convert it into the Authority for Mobility.