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
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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
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