EDITORIAL The 21st century will be the first urban century innovative sources of funding and by ever. During the next decade, the part of world establishing narrow links with other aspects of population living in cities will reach the symbolic mobility: on a short term with parking and threshold of 50%. In the same time, people are road management policy and in the long term increasing their awareness of environmental with land use planning. issues and foresee the upcoming shortage of EMTA is an association of 32 such authorities fossil energy sources. Mobility demand and responsible for transport in European impacts on urban areas are then a growing metropolitan areas. concern for citizen and for decision makers. This second edition of the Directory describes In urban regions, particularly in dense areas, EMTA organisation and activities but further, public transport provides the most efficient aims at giving an overview of public transport mobility solution regarding both energy authorities in Europe, describing their evolution, consumption and scarce public space their environment and their undertakings. occupation. However, urban sprawling, generalisation of car ownership, especially in The detailed presentations of EMTA 32 Eastern European countries, congestion and members don’t necessarily allow direct shortage of available public funds are leading comparisons, which is the purpose of EMTA to a decreasing attractiveness of public Barometer, but demonstrate the huge variety transport but paradoxically are stressing its vital of legal frameworks, of institutional importance for the wealth of our cities. organisations, of funding schemes and of responsibilities shared with political bodies and Transport Authorities in the recent years have with operating companies. been reinforced, accompanying a trend of decentralisation of responsibilities to regional I invite you to discover the European Transport and local political authorities, the opening of Authorities, that aim at improving mobility markets in several countries and with the conditions of more than 85 million citizen. generalisation of contracting with operating companies, that could become mandatory in the next years. Transport Authorities in the future could play a growing role by implementing for instance the EU Urban Strategy through Sustainable Jonathan Goldberg Urban Transport Plans, by experiencing Secretary General of EMTA 1 SUMMARY ■ EDITORIAL p.1 ■ PRESENTATION OF THE PUBLIC p.35 TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES OF THE EUROPEAN METROPOLITAN AREAS ■ EMTA p.5 ◗ Amsterdam (ROA) p.37 ◗ Bahía de Cádiz (Consorcio ◗ Presentation of EMTA p.6 Metropolitano) p.40 ◗ ◗ Publications available Barcelona (ATM) p.43 ◗ on EMTA’s website p.8 Berlin (VBB) p.46 ◗ Bilbao (CTB) p.49 ◗ Birmingham West-Midlands (Centro) p.52 ◗ ■ SITUATION OF PUBLIC Brussels (Ministère de la région) p.55 ◗ TRANSPORT IN THE EUROPEAN Dublin (DTO) p.57 ◗ METROPOLITAN AREAS p.11 Frankfurt Rhein-Main (RMV) p.59 ◗ Geneva (OTC) p.62 ◗ Challenges of public transport ◗ Helsinki (YTV) p.64 in the European metropolitan ◗ Lisbon (Autoridade areas at the beginning Metropolitana de Transportes) p.67 of the 21st century p.12 ◗ London (TfL) p.70 ◗ Madrid (CRTM) p.73 ◗ The setting up of strong public transport ◗ Manchester (GMPTE) p.76 authorities: an answer to ◗ Milan (Comune) p.79 the challenges facing mobility ◗ Oslo (OS) p.81 in the European metropolitan areas p.17 ◗ Paris Ile-de-France (STIF) p.83 ◗ Prague (ROPID) p.86 ◗ Funding of public transport systems ◗ Rome (Comune) p.89 in the European metropolitan areas p.22 ◗ Sevilla (CTS) p.91 ◗ Stockholm (AB SL) p.94 ◗ The duties of PTAs in the field ◗ Valencia (eTM) p.96 of accessibility of public transport ◗ Vienna Eastern Austria (VOR) p.99 systems to people ◗ Vilnius (SP) p.101 with reduced mobility p.26 ◗ Warsaw (ZTM) p.104 ◗ Zurich (ZVV) p.107 ◗ European policies in the field of local and regional transport p.30 Associate Members: ◗ ◗ Hamburg (HVV) p.109 Main news about local ◗ and regional public transport Stuttgart (VRS) p.112 ◗ Associazione delle Città Italiane in Europe in 2004/2005 p.32 per la mobilità sostenibile p115. 3 5 PRESENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES (EMTA) The association of European Metropolitan Transport door services (London, Nov. 2004). The procee- Authorities (EMTA) was created in 1998 so as to dings of these workshops are available on EMTA’s form a venue for exchange of information and best website; practices between the public authorities responsible for planning, integrating and financing public trans- port services in the largest European cities. It now brings together 32 such authorities, responsible for improving the mobility conditions of some 85 million European city dwellers. ■ The activities of EMTA consist mostly in: ◗ exchange of information between the Member authorities through regular meetings, the pages reserved to the members on EMTA’s website, and the quarterly letter of information EMTA News; ◗ permanent assistance by the secretariat general when the Members need information or advice; www.emta.com ◗ information of the members on the latest developments of transport issues at the European level; ◗ representation and defense of the interests of public transport authorities at the European ◗ research and benchmarking so as to impro- and international levels; ve the knowledge and competence of public transport authorities.Working groups dedica- ◗ adoption of common positions on issues of ted to accessibility of public transport systems to common interest (draft European regulation on people with reduced mobility,quality measurement public service requirements, Green Paper on and monitoring, electronic ticketing and funding of services of general interest). public transport through land value capture have been set up. Surveys have been ordered and their conclusions are available on EMTA’s website; ■ The association is controlled by a board elected every two year by the general ◗ publication of a quarterly letter of informa- meeting of the members.The current tion about the latest news of public board consists of: transport in the European metropolitan areas. Edition of a Barometer of public ◗ AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (AB SL) and transport in the European metropolitan areas, Syndicat des Transports d’Ile-de-France (STIF) as summarising the main statistics about some 20 Vice-Presidents; urban territories; ◗ the Consorcio regional de Transportes de Madrid ◗ organisation of workshops and conferences (CRTM) as President; on issues of common interest: contracts in the field of public transport (Rome, Nov. 2000), mis- ◗ Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale as sions and organisation of public transport authori- Treasurer. ties (Barcelona, Nov. 2001), co-ordination between transport and land use policies (Frankfurt, Oct. The association is managed by a Secretary general 2002), relationships with transport operating com- placed under the authority of the President. panies (Vienna, Feb. 2003), accessibility of public transport systems (Brussels, Nov. 2003), door to 6 EMTA Members ON 1ST JULY 2005 METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY POPULATION AMSTERDAM Regionaal Orgaan Amsterdam (ROA) 1,350,000 BARCELONA Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM) 4,482,600 BERLIN Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg (VBB) 5,987,600 BILBAO Consorcio de Transportes de Bizkaia (CTB) 1,145,700 BIRMINGHAM West Midlands Passenger WEST MIDLANDS Transport Authority (Centro) 2,555,600 BRUSSELS Ministère de la région de Bruxelles-Capitale 2,334,800 CADIZ Consorcio Metropolitano de Transportes de la Bahia de Cadiz 1,000,000* DUBLIN Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) 1,535,000 FRANKFURT RHEIN-MAIN Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund GmbH (RMV) 5,256,900 GENEVA Office des Transports et de la Circulation (OTC) 400,000 HELSINKI Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) 965,000 LISBON Autoridade Metropolitana de Transportes 2,500,000 LONDON Transport for London (TfL) 7,410,800 MADRID Consorcio Regional de Transportes 5,423,400 MANCHESTER Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) 2,482,400 MILAN Comune di Milano - Assessorato ai Trasporti e Mobilità 3,700,000 OSLO Oslo Sporveier (OS) 800,000 PARIS ILE-DE-FRANCE Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France (STIF) 10,952,000 PRAGUE Prague Transit Authority (ROPID) 1,663,100 ROME Comune di Roma - Assessorato ai Trasporti 3,000,000 SEVILLA Consorcio de Transportes del area de Sevilla 1,121,200 SHEFFIELD South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) 1,267,000 STOCKHOLM AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) 1,850,000 TURIN Agenzia per la Mobilita Metropolitana 1,490,000 VALENCIA Entidad Publica de Transporte Metropolitano (ETM) 1,562,300 VIENNA Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region GmbH (VOR) 2,616,000 VILNIUS Susiekimo Paslaugos 553,300 WARSAW Zarzad Transportu Miejskiego (ZTM) 1,630,000 ZURICH Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) 1,223,100 * : in summer season ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAMBURG Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) 3,260,700 STUTTGART Verband Region Stuttgart (VRS) 2,530,000 Associazione delle Città Italiane per la mobilità sostenibile 7 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON EMTA’S WEBSITE www.emta.com ■ EMTA News, the quarterly letter of information of ◗ EMTA UITP workshop on contractual relationships EMTA (21 issues since July 2000, with a summary of all between authorities and operators (Vienna, February articles released) 2003) ◗ EMTA workshop on “Transport and land use policies : what lessons for public transport authorities ?” (Frankfurt, October 2002) ◗ EMTA workshop on public transport