10 SUT LEADERS. Enrique Peñalosa Janette Sadik-Kahn Ken Livingstone Frank Jensen Jaime Lerner

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1 10 SUT LEADERS This booklet contains 10 outstanding individuals who were or/and are instrumental in implementing sustainable urban transport (SUT) in their cities They represent the faces of best practice in SUT Enrique Peñalosa Janette Sadik-Kahn Ken Livingstone Frank Jensen Jaime Lerner Ulla Hamilton Lee Myung-bak Bertrand Delanoë Mohammad B. Ghalibaf Dieter Salomon

2 Disclaimer Findings, interpretation and conclusions expressed in this document are based on the information gained by the author and from the contributors. GIZ does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information in this document and cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions or losses, which emerge from its use. Copyright This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, whenever provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The GIZ would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this GIZ publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever. Authors: Editor: Manager: Editing: IMPRINT Kersten Oegel and Tobias Gorges Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH P.O. Box Eschborn, Germany Division 44 Water, Energy, Transport Sector Project Transport Policy Advisory Services On behalf of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Division 313 Water, Energy, Urban Development P.O. Box Bonn, Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Allee Bonn, Germany Manfred Breithaupt Jonathan Gómez Vilchez Eschborn, December 2011

3 Photo: ITDP Enrique Peñalosa Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia ( ) Bogotá I dream of a tropical city, crisscrossed by large pedestrian avenues, shaded by enormous tropical trees, as the axes of life of those cities Photos: Shreya Gadepalli

4 Interview courtesy of sustainablecities.dk Enrique Peñalosa Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia ( ) Key transport achievements Improved public transport: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) TransMilenio City of Equality A city model giving priority to children, public spaces and restricting private car use Created large improvements for Bogotá as a citizen-friendly city Created more than 300km pedestrian and bicycle friendly infrastructure Instituted the first Car Free Day in 2000 (awarded with Stockholm Challenge ) See interview* here * Internet connection required to watch the interviews.

5 Photo: NYC- 17th street: Photo from Janette Sadik-Kahn Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, New York, USA (2007-present) New York City We will transform the street quickly! Redesigning urban areas Quote: Photos: Madison Square bevor-after:

6 Interview courtesy of streetfilms.org Janette Sadik-Kahn Commissioner of the NY City Dep. of Transportation (2007-present) Sustainable Plan PlaNYC Key transport achievements Key player in NYC s Sustainable Plan PlaNYC Created pedestrian spaces (e.g. Broadway) and bicycle friendly infrastructure (260 miles of bike lanes) Removed hundreds of parking spaces in the city centre See interview here * 260 miles of new high-quality bike lanes over the past four years. Source: ITDP s Sustainable Transport Magazine. Winter 2012, No. 23.

7 Photo : World Economic Forum Ken Livingstone Former Mayor of London, UK ( ) London Public transport is the only way great world cities can function properly Photo: Photo: Carlos F. Pardo

8 Ken Livingston Former Mayor of London, UK ( ) Key transport achievements Sustainable Transport as a political issue in the UK Introduction of London s congestion charging scheme in 2003 (extended in 2007) Very high parking fees (on-street per hour, CBD) Public transport improvements and increase in bus ridership Strong promotion of cycling* See interview here London won ITDP s Sustainable Transport Award 2008 *Bicycle use in London increased by 91% between 2000 and Source: TfL

9 Photo: Frank Jensen Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark (2010-present) Copenhagen Sustainability is no longer a choice for most societies: it s a must. [...] we must all strive to balance the quality of people s lives with sound economic and environmental development Quote: Copenhagen: SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES Photo: Andrea Broaddus Photo: Carlos F. Padro

10 Frank Jensen Lord Mayor of Copenhagen (2010-present) Key transport achievements Copenhagen one of the most bicycle-friendly and most liveable cities in the world Bicycle planning integrated within urban transport planning and design Pro-bicycle planning and active promotion of cycling (Jensen was indeed voted Denmark s Cyclist of the Year!) European Green Capital Award 2010 Commitment to make Copenhagen carbon neutral by 2025 See interview here *Copenhagen increased its daily cycle-share of work or education trips to 35% in 2010 (from 30% in 1998). Source:

11 Photo: JAIME LERNER Former Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil ( ; 79-84; 89-92) Curitiba Bicycle paths [and walkways] are a symbol of respect for human dignity and of a more egalitarian city. Both show that a city is for its people, and not for the motor vehicles of its upper classes as is so often the case Quote: Photos: GIZ Photo Collection

12 Interview courtesy of blog.cellep.com JAIME LERNER Former Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil ( ; 79-84; 89-92) Key transport achievements Innovative Ideas for a Sustainable Transport Outstanding urban revolution in Curitiba Implementation of the first BRT system in the world* Innovative urban and transport planning for a better community Curitiba is seen as an urban and transport model See interview here * 6 corridors, 70km dedicated lanes, 127 stations, 2.3 m pax/day, it has never been subsidised!

13 Photo: Peter Knutson (moderaterna.net) Ulla Hamilton Deputy Mayor of Stockholm, Sweden (2006-present) Stockholm Integrated planning helps reduce the bottlenecks that our islands and bridges generate Quote: Motion Mag May (2011) Photo: Manfred Breithaupt

14 Ulla Hamilton Deputy Mayor of Stockholm (2006-present) Key transport achievements Stockholm First European Green Capital 2009 Stockholm s congestion tax since 2006* Other supported measures implemented (high parking fees) Promotion of sustainable transport through NMT and PT improvements European Green Capital Award 2010 Stockholm s carbon dioxide emissions reduced since 1990 See interview here *Congestion in Stockholm was reduced by 15% after the congestion system was implemented. ** CO2 emissions cut by 25% per inhabitant since 1990.

15 Photo from Gobierno de Chile Lee Myung-bak President of South Korea (2008-present); Former Mayor of Seoul, South Korea ( ) Seoul Managing traffic and expanding travel choices are keys to improving and sustaining Seoul s economy, environment, and liveability Chenggyecheon River before and after revitalisation Quote: Source: Case study #6 GIZ Transport

16 Lee Myung-bak President of South Korea (2008- present); Former Mayor of Seoul ( ) Sustainable Transport Practices in Seoul Key transport achievements Encouraged a paradigm shift towards sustainable urban transport Enhancing Seoul s liveability through improvements to its public transport systems (including bus reform and the introduction of Seoul's BRT system) Demolition of an inner-city elevated expressway and revitalisation of public spaces See interview here

17 Photo: pourguilad.fr Bertrand Delanoë Mayor of Paris, France (2001-present) Paris [ ] fight with all the means at my disposal against the harmful, ever-increasing, and unacceptable hegemony of the automobile Photos: Streetblog.org Quote:

18 Bertrand Delanoë Mayor of Paris, France (2001-today) The Approach to Sustainable Transport in Paris Key transport achievements Car restraint measures (e.g. onstreet parking supply reduced, higher parking fees) led to a reduction in car use* Introduced an innovative bike sharing system ( Vélib )** Vélib was complemented by an electric car sharing system: Autolib *** (Interview by Jean-Louis Missika, Deputy Mayor of Paris, representative for Delanoë s transport policy) See interview here * 20% drop in car use in a few years. **1.200 bicycle stations and bicycles. ***The car sharing system includes 700 electric carsharing stations and cars.

19 Photo: Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf Mayor of Tehran, Iran (2005-present) Tehran Taking a human-oriented rather than a vehicle-oriented approach has paved the way for the reduction of pollution, development of public transport facilities and the fair accessibility of citizens to these facilities Quote: A poster advertising a new bus rapid transit (BRT) line down Valiasr Avenue, the capital s longest boulevard. BRT-station-web-600x450.jpg 358/New-Station-for-Subway-Line-4.aspx

20 Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf Mayor of Tehran, Iran (2005-present) Key transport achievements Approach shift in Tehran: from Vehicle-oriented towards Human-oriented Improved mass rapid transit options and increased the quality of service: expanded metro and BRT* The majority of Tehran citizens travel by subway or BRT** Introduced an electronic fare system for the BRT system Introduced Tehran Traffic Congestion Charging Implemented bike sharing system in an administrative district See interview here *4 BRT lines; 100 kilometers of BRT network that carries 1.8 million passengers per day. **A survey by Tehran SAMA showed that 59.4% of respondents used subway or BRT, 14.6% taxis and 26% cars. Source:

21 Photos: Manfred Breithaupt Photo: Dieter Salomon Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (2002-present) Freiburg im Breisgau Our flagship district, our ecologic blueprint model district is the Vauban* [ ] car-poor and therefore [ ] an almost CO2- neutral district * See GIZ s presentation on Quartier Vauban at: Quote:

22 Dieter Salomon Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (2002-present) Key transport achievements Green City Freiburg Sustainable District Vauban Compact city design to reduction motorised traffic Planning for social conscious residential areas with less dependency on the automobile* Management of parking spaces Encouragement of non-motorised transport to preserve urban life and the environment** See interview here 012/03/01/696/ *Car ownership in Freiburg is only 374 cars per people (in comparison with the German average: 566). In Freiburg city centre, 70% of all trips are done without car. ** More than bike parking spaces are available in the city center.

23 Key lesson Forward-looking mayors who have shown outstanding commitments towards improving the quality of life of their citizens, including a paradigm shift towards sustainable transport, are better placed to retain the trust of the people.

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