Province of Asti Municipality of Asti iMpronta Mobility Management for Business and Industrial Zones (MoMa.BIZ) (Contract N°: EIE/09/810/SI2.558287) Task D2.b Study of the Industrial Zone (BIZ) of Corso Alessandria in Asti, Italy 09.12.2011 WP Leader: Puy DOMINGUEZ Ente Regional de la Energía de Castilla y León (EREN) [email protected] Tel: +34 987 849393 Coordinator: Valentina CERIGO Provincia di Asti [email protected] Tel: + 39 0141 433 315 Del contenuto è responsabile il solo autore e non rappresenta necessariamente l’opinione della Comunità Europea. La Commissione Europea non è responsabile dell’uso che possa essere fatto delle informazioni contenuti in questo documento. Index 1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................3 2 General BIZ Information ........................................................................................................................4 3 BIZ Management Structure ...................................................................................................................5 4 Security ..................................................................................................................................................6 5 Services ..................................................................................................................................................8 6 Influence of nearby BIZ .........................................................................................................................8 7 Accessibility ...........................................................................................................................................8 8 Behaviour Information ....................................................................................................................... 16 9 Annex I: Road Accidents ..................................................................................................................... 17 10 Annex II: Urban and Sub-urban Public Transport ........................................................................... 18 EIE/09/810/SI2.558287– MoMa.BIZ – Task D2b page 2/29 1 Introduction The industrial zone (BIZ) of corso Alessandria is characterised by the presence of a high number of medium-small companies and only few companies with more than 200 employees. The BIZ includes productive activities as well as commercial and directional. The industrial zone was selected in 1974 with the approval of the first town planning scheme. At the time the urban development department identified vast areas to be dedicated to industrial development outside the perimeter of the residential area and along the main roads of access to the city. The area of corso Alessandria had exactly these characteristics, situated just outside the town of Asti, along the national road that connects Asti with Alessandria (SS10) and with the motorway Torino- Brescia (A21). Today, the entrance/exit of the motorway A21 is at the centre of the BIZ. As a result the BIZ is characterised by different types of traffic: • home-work trips of the employees working in the BIZ; • trips of the clients of the companies present at the BIZ; • continuous traffic of vehicles (both cars and heavy vehicles) going to and leaving the town of Asti (due to the presence of the SS10 and A21). The boundaries of the industrial zone are presented in map 1. For the scope of this project total area of the BIZ has been divided in 4 zones based on their use and the presence of physical obstacles. The aim of this zoning is to facilitate the study of the BIZ and the identification of the possible mobility solutions. EIE/09/810/SI2.558287– MoMa.BIZ – Task D2b page 3/29 Map 1: Zoning of the BIZ of Asti 2 General BIZ Information Name of the BIZ: Industrial Zone of Corso Alessandria, Asti Surface of the BIZ in km 2: The total surface of the industrial zone (including the shopping centre “Il Borgo” ) is 2,96km 2. Zone Cod e Area in km 2 Core zone Z1 1,35 Zone of future development Z2 1,06 Adjacent industrial zone Z3 0,26 Shopping centre “Il Borgo” Z4 0,29 Total surface -- 2,96 The different zones are presented in map 1 above. The MoMa.BIZ project is focusing on the zones Z1 and Z3 where the majority of the companies are situated. EIE/09/810/SI2.558287– MoMa.BIZ – Task D2b page 4/29 Number of companies present in the zones Z1 and Z3: According to the data of the Chamber of Commerce there are 189 companies located in zone Z1 and 92 in zone Z3 (a total of 281 companies). Number of people employed in the zones Z1 and Z3: In zone Z1 there are 2105 employees and 511 in zone Z3 (a total of 2616 employees). Number of visitors/clients: Due to the nature of the industrial zone it is not possible to estimate the number of people, non employees, that visit or travel through the BIZ of Asti every day. Number of empty buildings: In the BIZ of Asti there are some empty buildings, previously occupied by companies that are not operating anymore. It is not possible to know the number the empty buildings in the BIZ as they are privately owned and there isn’t any detailed list of them. 3 BIZ Management Structure The BIZ of Asti does not have an organisation of any type in charge of its management and promotion, that could also represent the companies located in it. Therefore, the Municipality of Asti is currently the only body with decisional, organisational and executive power for the development, maintenance and management of the BIZ. The Municipality of Asti has decided over the extension of the industrial zone of Asti. In particular, it has constructed a number of new buildings situated in zone Z2 that are currently under sale to companies and commercial activities in general that wish to be situated in the area. Responsibilities i. Public Transport The existing public transport service at the BIZ of Asti is made up of an urban line which is part of the local public transport of Asti organized and financed by the local authorities, namely Region of Piedmont and Municipality of Asti, and six suburban lines, organized and financed by the Province of Asti. The urban public transport service is run by the company Asti Servizi Pubblici SpA (ASP SpA), whereas the suburban lines that cross the BIZ are managed by Aziende Riunite Filovie e Autolinee (ARFEA) and AVIOBUS. ii. Maintenance The Municipality of Asti is the local authority responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads and pavements, as well as the general maintenance of the public areas (i.e. green areas). The waste collection service, including the collection of fly-tipping, is managed by the company ASP SpA, the same company that runs the public transport service. EIE/09/810/SI2.558287– MoMa.BIZ – Task D2b page 5/29 iii. Other A company wishing to establish its offices in the BIZ of Asti will have to contact the Municipality of Asti and more specifically the office for the productive activities (Sportello Unico per le Attività Produttive), in order to obtain all the relevant authorisations, from town planning to environmental permits. 4 Security As it was mention earlier, the BIZ of Asti was developed along one of the main roads of access to the city, corso Alessandria (SS10), and today the entrance/exit of the motorway A21 is situated right at its centre. Therefore, the access to the BIZ is not controlled and there are not physical barriers (i.e. walls, fences) that define its boundaries and limit the access to it. The public security in the BIZ is mainly guaranteed by the local Police that carries out frequent patrols in the area. In addition, some of the companies in the industrial zone have organised for extra surveillance of their premises through private security companies, and/or have installed security cameras. The public lighting of the BIZ is considered sufficient and is the responsibility of the Municipality of Asti. One of the main security problems declared by the local business owners and workers is the presence of a gypsy camp on via Guerra. Road safety is another big problem of the BIZ of Asti. Although the safety in the smaller streets is rather good, the main roads of the BIZ, corso Alessandria and via Guido Maggiora, are rather dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. More specifically, these two roads are characterised by continuous traffic of cars and heavy vehicles and at the same time they lack pavements, bike lanes and traffic lights that could permit a safe crossing of the road. The following Graph indicates the total number of road accidents per year in the BIZ of Asti. EIE/09/810/SI2.558287– MoMa.BIZ – Task D2b page 6/29 Graph 1. Number of accidents per year in the BIZ of Asti As it can be seen in Graph 2 the majority of the road accidents in the BIZ occur on corso Alessandria. The other two roads where road accidents happen every year are via Guido Maggiora and via del Lavoro. Graph 2 . Nr of accidents per year devided by street EIE/09/810/SI2.558287– MoMa.BIZ – Task D2b page 7/29 A detailed list of road accidents in the BIZ of Asti from 2002 to 2009 is present in Annex I. 5 Services The companies based in the BIZ of Asti have individual contracts with the electricity, water and internet service providers. Any new company located at the BIZ would also have to individually request these services by the appropriate service provider. In the BIZ there are some commercial activities offering useful services to the workers and visitors of the area. These commercial activities are listed