Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) Transforming a transport association into a mobility network

Dennis Priester Transport Association Rhein-Sieg (VRS) Mobility Management ,

2nd European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans 16/17 June 2015, Bucharest, Romania Part I: Regional Integration and Cooperation@VRS

2 Transport Association Rhein-Sieg (VRS) Located in the Cologne/ region in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany Population density

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3 Transport Association Rhein-Sieg (VRS) Located in the Cologne/Bonn region in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany

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4 Transport Association Rhein-Sieg (VRS) Founded 1 September 1987

• Association of the cities of Cologne, Bonn, , Monheim and the rural districts Rhein-, Rhein-Sieg, Rheinisch-Bergisch, Oberbergisch and within the Zweckverband VRS (special purpose association).

• Area: 5.111 km • Inhabitants: 3,3 Million • (Public) Transport operators: 27 • 518 lines, 6.256 stops • > 1,6 Mio. passengers/day

5 Transport Association Rhein-Sieg (VRS) Facts & Figures: 518 lines and 6.256 stops

17 Regional Rail Lines 4 Commuter Rail Lines

479 Bus Lines 18 Light Rail/Tram Lines

6 Legal Framework in North Rhine-Westphalia The ÖPNVG NRW: „Law on Public Transport“

• (Rural and urban) districts and medium/large municipalities are responsible for planning, organizing and designing public transport services within their area  i.e. “Aufgabenträger” (public/regional authority)

• To fulfil these tasks, the rural and urban districts form a special-purpose association (“Zweckverband”), which in turn takes over the responsibilities for providing public transport services from the rural/urban districts

• Tasks and responsibilities: o uniform tickets, uniform tariffs, coordinated timetable, Marketing, passenger information systems,…

7 VRS and NVR: Organisational Structure The „Drei-Ebenen-Modell“ (three-level architecture)

Urban/rural districts (VRS) Urban/rural districts (AVV) LawTransportPublicon in Services

Political Special-Purpose Ass. VRS Special-Purpose Ass. AVV North Rhine North

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Special-Purpose Ass. NVR

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Management 2008) Level VRS GmbH NVR GmbH AVV GmbH

Operative Level (Municipal) Public Transport Operators

8 VRS and NVR: Who does what? Tasks and responsibilities • Uniform tariff (development and adaptation) • Sales and distribution system (standards, coordination) • Marketing and market research • Communication/passenger information • Revenue sharing (between transport operators) • Mobility Management

• SPNV-Management (Regional Passenger Rail Transport) • Call for tenders for SPNV-Services • Coordination of public transport services (SPNV/ÖPNV) • Infrastructure funding/process management

9 NVR: Special-Purpose Association for regional rail service 2008: Reducing the number of cooperation areas from nine to three

• ÖPNVG NRW: State law governing the public transport services in North Rhine-Westphalia o Amendment of the ÖPNVG in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2008

10 The VRS area How much integration has already been achieved?

Since 2015 tariff/ticket cooperation with AVV ( region)

11 How are decisions made? Example: Tariff decisions

Zweckverband VRS VRS-GmbH 100% ownership

Bodies/Committees Bodies/Committees General Special-Purpose Association General Meeting Meeting Supervisory Board Association Chairman Management Board

BeiratAdvisory der Verkehrsunternehmen Council of (Public) Transport Tariff Advisory Council Operators

12 Part II: Mobility Management@VRS

13 Mobility Management@VRS

VRS- Zweckverband (Special-Purpose Association):

The groups of Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN, CDU, SPD and FDP request, that the topic „mobility management for the VRS- Mobility region“ will be added to the range of Management Public Transport responsibilities of the VRS GmbH. Car-Pooling Biking Walking Car-Sharing The decision was made on 22 March 2012.

14 What is Mobility Management?

Mobility Management is the systematic approach for the development, promotion and marketing of intermodal transport solutions and for influencing traffic- generating factors. The aim is to organize passenger transport in a more sustainable manner while at the same time ensuring mobility.

This can be applied to the municipal level as well as to selected target groups and geographic locations. Within the framework of (sustainable) mobility plans, regional authorities and municipalities play a key role in motivating local stakeholders to jointly develop attractive alternatives to the (sole) use of cars.

15 State-wide Network for Mobility Management Municipal Network with four Regional Coordination Offices in NRW

Co-funded by the special- purpose associations responsible for public transport /regional transport associations and the Ministry of Transport North Rhine-Westphalia

16 Services offered by the Regional Coordination Offices Empowering municipalities to implement Mobility Management

• Organization of information and know-how exchange • Knowledge transfer on research activities, best-practices and governmental activities • Workshops and consultancy for municipalities • Enabling a cross-sectoral dialog across municipal and institutional borders • Providing first-hand knowledge on mobility and traffic relevant developments • Training programs and qualifications for municipal authority employees • Development of joint work and action programs • Offerings for on-site implementation

17 Mobility Management in VRS Municipalities

LOCAL GOVERNMENT/AUTHORITY coordinated by a mobility manager

Municipal Mobility Plan/SUMP

Promotion of Attractive and barrier- Public Relations, Mobility/Traffic Traffic Calming Walking and Cycling free Public Transport Campaigns/Initiatives Education

Area-wide Urban Land-Use Car Sharing/ Corporate Mobility Information Packages Bauleitplanung/ Parking-Space Planning/ Mobility Hubs for New Residents Stadtentwicklung Management Management Urban Development

Organizational Anchoring within the Municipal Administration Anchoring within Sectoral Plans Traffic reducing Spatial and Settlement Structures

TARGET AREAS

Promoting Attractive Budgetary Traffic/ Road Securing Environment Business Health Urban Pressures Safety Mobility Development Planning

18 Training Course: Empowering Municipal Employees Municipal Mobility Management: 23 Mobility Managers sucessfully trained

For more info visit www.vrsinfo.de/lehrgang-mm-nrw

19 From Transport Association to Mobility Network

Mobility Network

Car Sharing

20 What‘s next regarding Mobility Management@VRS?

• Development of a regional Mobility Plan/SUMP for the VRS-region

• Further development of the NRW-wide Network for Mobility Management

• Continued support/funding for the topic of Municipal Mobility Management by the Ministry of Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia and the Minister of Transport personally

• 2nd Training Course in „Municipal Mobility Management“ for municipal employees will start in September 2015

• Challenge remaining: Implementing Mobility Management structures at the top of local/municipal authorities

21 22 Thank you for your attention!

Contact: Dennis Priester Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH Mobilitätsmanagement Glockengasse 37-39 50667 Cologne, Germany [email protected] +49-221-2 08 08 -739 www.vrsinfo.de www.vrsinfo.de/mobilitaetsmanagement

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