Project Presentation 30/12/2005
CARAVEL - Travelling towards a new mobility - The participating cities intend to establish a new culture for clean mobility in European cities in support of sustainable development, citizens well being and safe access for all. CARAVEL: Part of the CIVITAS initiative approved by the the European Commission Four participating cities Burgos, Genoa (leading city), Krakow, Stuttgart Timeframe 01.02.2005 31.01.2009 Total cost 29,8 million, 13,19 million co-funding from the CIVITAS II Programme
Burgos Inhabitants: ca. 170.000 Well-known worldwide because of ist cultural, monumental and artistic heritage Privileged geographical position being located half way between Madrid and the French border Strategic value for varied and dynamic industries Modal Split: on foot (53%), private car (36%), public transport (11%) 7.500 parking spaces, bus network with 28 lines and total load of 40.000 passengers daily Measures developed within the CIVITAS project will be focused on the historical city area, the city along the river and residental neighbourhoods, peri-urban areas, industrial and university areas and new neighbourhoods CARAVEL Budget: 6.077.853, co-funding 2.405.482 (40%)
Genoa Called la Superba (the Proud) Inhabitants: ca. 630.000 Features one of the most commercial ports in the Mediterranean Sea European Capital of Culture in 2004 Very difficult street layout due to the lack of space and the absence of alternative routes The city and the port area Densely populated area in the central part of the city, characterised buy a big Historical Centre with a thick net of narrow streets Measures developed within the CIVITAS project will be focused mainly in the central and eastern part of the city CARAVEL Budget: 11.414.355, co-funding 4.717.041 (41%)
Krakow Inhabitants: ca. 760.000 European Capital of Culture in 2000, enlisted to the World Natural and Cultural Heritage About 140.000 students at Jagiellonian University, the oldest University in Central and Eastern Europe 1100 km of road network, ca. 700.000 daily trips by Public Transport Modal Split: Public Transport (43%), on foot (29%), private car (27%), bicycle (1%) 3-zone traffic restriction scheme was introduced in the city centre in 1988 Measures developed within the CIVITAS project will be focused on the city area within the second ring road and major transport corridors CARAVEL Budget: 3.903.949, co-funding 1.771.400 (45%)
Stuttgart Inhabitants: ca. 592.000 Centre of the conurbation Stuttgart Region ( Greater Stuttgart ) with 2,6 million inhabitants and 1,3 million persons employed Well-known for the automotive and mechanical engineering companies Radially designed trunk roads, only partially existing supplementing ring connections due to topography and landscape protection Public Transport with 1 million passengers/day Modal Split: private car (43%), on foot (27%), public transport (24%), bicycle (6%) Measures developed within the CIVITAS project will be carried out in the city centre of Stuttgart, the event area of Cannstatter Wasen and the Stuttgart Region CARAVEL Budget: 4.287.350, co-funding 1.668.393 (39%)
Technical Workpackages (representing the eight policy fields of the CIVITAS Programme) Clean and energy-efficient vehicles Access management Integrated pricing strategies Stimulation of collective transport modes New forms of vehicle use and ownership New concepts for the distribution of goods Innovative soft measures Telematics
Clean and energy-efficient vehicles Objectives To substantially increase the use of clean vehicles and alternative fuels in the municipal fleets To stimulate the demand for clean vehicles among mobility service operators and private car owners To increase the share of renewable energy consumption in the cities Measures Transition strategies towards clean vehicle fleets in all transport areas. Implementation in Genoa, Burgos and Krakow
Access management Objectives To create/enlarge access-controlled and clean zone areas To find solutions to comply with European air quality legislation To achieve social consensus for integrative policy on use of scarce public space To enforce access control in inner-city areas Measures: Expansion of access controlled area and enforcement of access restrictions in Krakow Establish a clean zone with access control and develop parking strategy and management in Burgos Development of policy options for access restriction in Stuttgart
Integrated pricing strategies Objectives To significantly reduce the number of cars in protected areas through integrated pricing strategies To improve economic and social vitality and maintain necessary accessibility of protected areas by clean modes/vehicles To achieve wide social consensus for the road user charging policy Measures Set up an integrated access control and enforcement strategy in Genoa and enlarge and implement a full-scale road pricing scheme in central Genoa
Stimulation of collective transport modes (1) Objectives To increase the quality, accessibility and attractiveness of Public Transport (PT) To provide efficient flexible (demand responsive) PT services and integrate them also institutionally To offer innovative services bridging the gap between conventional large volume PT and new mobility demands To provide innovative services for new user groups (i.g. tourists) To improve the intermodality in PT To improve PT security through comprehensive strategies
Stimulation of collective transport modes (2) Measures Establish clean high mobility corridors in Genoa and Krakow and high mobility services in Burgos Agency for flexible transport services in Genoa Collective mobility services for target users and new mobility services for visitors in Burgos Demand-responsive transport services and integrated ticketing and tariffs in Krakow New leisure related mobility services in Genoa and Krakow Security action plan for public transport in Krakow and suburban railway in Greater Stuttgart
New forms of vehicle use and ownership Objectives To establish collective vehicle use concepts in highly individualised cultures To promote a new bicycle culture To extend the Public Transport offer by new shared modes To integrate new PT modes into the joint flexible service agency (with demand-responsive services etc.) Measures Operate new car-pooling concepts for various target groups in Burgos, Krakow and Stuttgart Set up and extend car sharing services in Genoa Study options for car sharing in Krakow City bike scheme in Burgos and Krakow
New concepts for the distribution of goods Objectives To develop coherent access control system for goods vehicles to protected zones To establish efficient goods distribution in protected zones (100% clean vehicles) To improve quality of goods distribution To achieve wide social consensus for goods vehicle access restrictions Measures Set up new goods distribution schemes in Krakow an Burgos Extend the existing goods distribution system in Genoa
Innovative soft measures (1) Objectives To establish a new mobility culture in all cities based on a civic consensus building and consultation process To create new psychological and economic incentives for sustainable mobility use To ultimately develop a holistic concept for reducing the ecological footprint of mobility To ensure accessibility of essential urban infrastructures through integrated mobility planning and mobility management To emphasize crash prevention and to establish road safety monitoring institutions To enable qualified decision-taking in transport planning Conception and implementation of public awareness campaigns to change behaviour of road users and foster ecologically compatible transport modes
Innovative soft measures (2) Measures Sustainable mobility marketing in all cities, additionally development of an CO Points scheme for individuals in Genoa Set up a multi-stakeholder Mobility Forum in Genoa, Burgos and Krakow Integrated mobility plans for the San Martino Hospital in Genoa and the Technical University of Krakow Integrated mobility strategy for trade fairs in Genoa Access for mobility impaired people, safe access for pedestrians and increasing bicycle use in Burgos Monitoring centres for road safety and crash prevention in Genoa and Krakow, safety and crash prevention plan in Burgos Decision support tool for environmental impact assessment of traffic planning measures in Genoa
Telematics Objectives To provide intermodal traveller information services based on Intelligent Transport Systems To use ITS for PT quality improvements (bus lane enforcement and bus priority) and traffic control To implement new services based on EGNOS/GALILEO To manage mobility requirements of big events in a sustainable way Measures Infomobility platforms in Genoa and Krakow Infomobility services and traffic visualisation system in Burgos Bus lane control system in Genoa Public transport priority system in Krakow Event-oriented traffic management in Stuttgart
Horizontal activities Project coordination and management Evaluation Dissemination Integration and technical management All in close cooperation with CIVITAS, GUARD
Project coordination and management Objectives To manage the integrated Project effectively To ensure quality control To ensure political direction to the project Tasks Financial and contract management Management reporting and quality control Risk management Political and scientific guidance
Integration and technical management Objectives To coordinate site and workpackage activities To coordinate liaison with GUARD and other CIVITAS projects To facilitate a high-quality technical cooperation among partners To supervise technical progress including gender issues To achieve a fully integrated mobility policy approach Tasks Site coordination and technical integration Technical coordination and progress reporting
Evaluation Objectives: To agree a uniform procedure of evaluation among the cities To verify values of indicators for performance measures To evaluate the impacts of the integrated package of measures and the individual measures of CARAVEL at city level based on common indicators, methods and tools To cooperate actively on CIVITAS level evaluation activities (Guard and other CIVITAS Projects) To identify opportunities for transfer of result Tasks Site evaluation Reporting results Analysing transferability
Dissemination, training awareness and exploitation Objectives: To widely disseminate CARAVEL results To establish an intense process of experience exchange on the national, project, and programme level To cooperate actively on CIVITAS level dissemination activities (GUARD and other CIVITAS cities) To coordinate European-level training activities among other project cities To ensure that all partners can capitalise on their investments, exploiting transfer potentials Tasks Dissemination media and events (e.g. brochure, website, newsletter) Training and experience exchange Summer University Exploitation
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