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REGIONET LEUVEN The development of a network of quality public transport and bicycle connections in the Leuven region, as a tool for a sustainable land use planning Johan Van Reeth / [email protected] Polis Conference 19th November 2015 PERIPHERALIZATION OF THE REGION Demographic evolution 1990 – 2010 500 2500 7500 In Leuven: 112% In the belt around Leuven: 117% In Flanders: 109% BRON: ... Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 PERIPHERALIZATION OF THE REGION Construction on the built cores 23% live in cities 50% live in villages BRON: Cadmap AGIV – verwerking BUUR Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 PERIPHERALIZATION OF THE REGION Construction on urban fragments and isolated buildings 27% lives in ribbons and “On the outside” BRON: Cadmap AGIV – verwerking BUUR Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 The mobility problem? Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 PERIPHERALIZATION OF THE REGION Peripheralization leads to car dependency: downward spiral Peripheralization Increasing Increasing car dependency car use Displacing alternatives Increase in traffic Strong spread of origins reinforce peripheralization: and destinations: difficult to A downward spiral combine trips Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 PERIPHERALIZATION OF THE REGION Commuter Traffic according to distance % 90 80 70 Motorised 60 transport 50 40 30 Train 20 Bus 10 Bicycle Pedestrians 0-3 3-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-70 70> Km Absolute domination of car traffic between 10 and 50 km. Approximately 45% of the trips are 10 to 50 km long. BRON: FOD Economie, 2007 Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 PERIPHERALIZATION OF THE REGION Stock of living space Sufficient space to accommodate growth without adjustment of the policy BRON: Gewestplan Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 CHALLENGES Towards a sustainable modal shift Trend Trend reversal “80%” Car PT Car Soft PT Soft BUSINESS AS USUAL UNTIL 2030: AMBITION FOR 2030 > Road traffic + 29% > PT + 44% IMPACT ROAD TRAFFIC: > Congestion > Traffic Insecurity > Traffic unlivability Auto OV Fiets -20% x2.5 x2 > Emissions Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 CHALLENGES Four priorities for sustainable mobility Expansion of performant public transport Reduction of the Adjustments road traffic spatial planning Increase bicycle use Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 CHALLENGES Towards a sustainable modal shift Residential areas depending on car mobility Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 CHALLENGES Towards a sustainable modal shift Residential areas oriented to soft traffic and public transport. Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 MOBILITY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION Growth as a driver for change DE VE NS O IF M Y GROW P ROTECT Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 MOBILITY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION The logic of proximity Concentration of living and everyday facilities in residential areas Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 MOBILITY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION Combining regional movements Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 NETWORK STRATEGY Combination of flows Critical mass for: • Higher frequency • Higher confort • Free PT lanes: speed and punctuality Prerequisite: • shift quality Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 NETWORK STRATEGY Hybrid main line network Light train Tram on free lane High performance bus on free lane (b.v. type Desiro) (compatibel met Brabantnet) (b.v. Exqui.city) Optimization and synchronization of available public transport systems, rather than expansion new system Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 NETWORK STRATEGY Upgrading of available rail lines Mechelen Brussel Leuven Tienen Possible where there is no interference with IC movement Leuven – Tienen Leuven – Mechelen Leuven – Brussel Ottignies Leuven – Ottignies NETWORK STRATEGY Fast tram or bus on free lanes Mechelen Aarschot Diest Brussel Leuven Tervuren Tienen Main lines to Leuven: Leuven – Tervuren – Brussel Leuven – Diest Leuven – Aarschot – Diest Leuven – Kortenberg – Brussel Main lines in Leuven Ottignies Brabantnet NETWORK STRATEGY Connecting bus lanes in mixed traffic Mechelen Aarschot Diest Brussel Leuven Tervuren Tienen Tienen – Diest Tienen – Aarschot Leuven – Overijse Ottignies Leuven – Waals-Brabant NETWORK STRATEGY Integrating local bus routes Mechelen Aarschot Diest Brussel Leuven Tervuren Tienen Provided by sufficient demand, connecting local bus routes and residential fragments with the regional Ottignies network. NETWORK STRATEGY Alternative collective transport By foot or by bike (Collective) taxi Regular feeder buslines Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 NETWORK STRATEGY Bike network: Optimization of long-distance journeys Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 REGIONEL DEVELOPMENT MODEL High dynamic structure The public transport network combines the served cores to form a high dynamic structure that will accommodate future growth. Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 REGIONEL DEVELOPMENT MODEL Densification around regional stops Enough space for densification and development around stops according to the space needed until 2050. Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 REGIONEL DEVELOPMENT MODEL Low dynamic structure Discourage growth on unserved areas and consolidate their role in the landscape. Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 REGIONEL DEVELOPMENT MODEL Revaluation of traditional landscapes and physical system Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 Ecological Active Productive Transferrable development rights: From badly located sites … Transferrable development rights: … to densification areas near multimodal nodes REGIONEL DEVELOPMENT MODEL Vision Regionet East-Brabant Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 Towards a new governance model No policy level can solve mobility and spatial problems alone In need of a collaboration between ¨ Federal state (trains) Flemish region (roads, busses) Province (planning regulations) Municipalities (planning policy) Planning departments Mobility departments BUUR involved as independent research partner COLLECTIVE EFFORT Getting started Funded by the Co-financed by the team partners Flemish agency for innovation knowledge and technology ‘13 ‘15 ‘19 ‘25 ‘31 Think tank SBO Project-based Structural collaboration collaboration Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 Creation of a cooperative framework “Regionet” Working on four tracks 1. Spatial development model supporting a new PT network 2. Concrete pilot projects (short and long term) 3. Legal and financial instruments 4. Awareness and support from public and economy Two‐annual Flemish Planning Prize Selected as Strategic Spatial Project COLLECTIVE EFFORT Intergovernmental collaboration Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 IMPLEMENTATION Pilot project Diest-Leuven-Tervuren Regionet Leuven // BUUR cvba 19 / 11 / 2015 SPATIAL IMPACT Corridor Diest-Leuven SPATIAL IMPACT Corridor Diest-Leuven Developments around the stops strengthen the critical mass of each core. Each core includes daily facilities and some regional functions. The corridor provides as an urban quality of life in a village setting. The transit service makes living near the open space possible and opens up the landscape for recreational use SPATIAL IMPACT On the local level SPATIAL IMPACT On the local level: St Joris-Winge SPATIAL IMPACT Leuven SPATIAL IMPACT: LEUVEN Existing “star-typology” network - Overload station - Long travel times - Poor service southwestern slots SPATIAL IMPACT: LEUVEN Multiple public transport nodes Linking regional and urban main lines: More than one option. SPATIAL IMPACT: LEUVEN A new urban straucture for the south-west of Leuven The urban transport lines are the backbone for the further development and strengthening of the urban landscape in southwest Leuven SPATIAL IMPACT: LEUVEN Finger city: Densification of the city on multimodal accessibility Space for: 50.000 extra inhabitants 20.000 extra jobs SPATIAL IMPACT: LEUVEN Profile Bondgenotenlaan Thank you! More information: http://regionetleuven.be/ * VRP Flemish Planning Prize 2014.