EU Guidelines on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

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1 EU Guidelines on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans UNDP Workshop on SUMP, Belgrade, 21 September 2012 Frank Wefering, Rupprecht Consult

2 SUMP a concept promoted by the EU Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans have gained increased recognition and importance at European level Action Plan on Urban Mobility 2009 (20 Actions) Council of Ministers adopted APUM 2010 Transport White Paper 2011 Mixed strategy involving land-use planning Encouragement of cities to develop SUMPs Examining the possibility of a mandatory approach for cities of certain size, according to national standards based on EU guidelines. Link regional development and cohesion funds to cities and regions that have submitted a current, independently validated urban mobility performance and sustainability audit certificate.

3 ELTISplus the reference project for SUMP Knowledge consolidation, awareness raising and training on sustainable urban mobility plans in 31 European countries 27 EU Member States + Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway 13 partner consortium May 2010 May 2013 SUMP budget of approx. 750,000 Service contract granted by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation SUMP-related work is co-ordinated by Rupprecht Consult, Germany (under overall EltisPlus co-ordination by FGM AMOR, Austria) Based on Action Plan on Urban Mobility (2009): Aim: To accelerate the large scale uptake of SUMPs by local and regional authorities By means of: Guidelines and recommendations Training material and training events Awareness raising, dissemination and promotion Internet:

4 Knowledge Consolidation Methodology Desk research User needs assessment, including 49 interviews with stakeholders from 26 countries Online survey Expert consultations Four expert workshops with 54 experts from 19 countries State-of-the-Art Report of SUMPs in Europe Guidelines on the development and implementation of SUMPs

5 Characteristics of sustainable urban mobility planning Active involvement of all stakeholders and the engagement of citizens Commitment to sustainability, i.e. balancing social equity, environmental quality and economic development Looking "beyond the borders" an integrated approach between policy sectors cooperation between authority levels coordination across neighbouring authorities Focus on achieving ambitious, measurable targets Targeting cost internalisation i.e. reviewing transport costs and benefits for society Including all steps of the life cycle of policy making and implementation

6 Comparison Traditional Transport Planning Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Focus on traffic Focus on people Primary objective: Traffic flow capacity and speed Political mandates and planning by experts Primary objectives: Accessibility and quality of life Important stakeholders are actively involved Domain of transport engineers Interdisciplinary planning If you plan for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. Infrastructure as the main topic Combination If you plan of infrastructure, for people market, and places, services, mechanisms, information, and promotion you get people and places. Investment-guided planning Cost efficient achievement of goals Focus on large and costly projects Gradual efficiency increase and optimisation Limited impact assessment Intensive evaluation of impacts and shaping of a learning process Fred Kent, President of Project for Public Space,

7 An SUMP is a Strategic plan designed to satisfy the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities and their surroundings for a better quality of life. It builds on existing planning practices and takes due consideration of integration, participation, and evaluation principles.

8 The SUMP planning cycle A full SUMP cycle includes four main phases: I: Preparing well for the planning process II: Rational and transparent goal setting III: Elaborating the plan IV: Implementing the plan SUMP Guidelines developed in ELTISplus: 11 Elements (= main steps) and 32 Activities (= detailing specific tasks) Elements and activities provide a logical rather than a sequential structure obvious timing requirements, but process resembles cycle of activities, partially running in parallel

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11 Phase I: Preparing well Underlying motivation Starting point: We want to improve mobility and quality of life for our citizens! Commitment to sustainability is crucial!

12 Phase I: Preparing well 1. Determine your potential for a successful SUMP be ambitious, but also realistic about what is possible and who will become involved SUMP Skills! Timeframe

13 Phase I: Preparing well 2. Define development process and scope of plan OUR SUMP WORKPLAN Geographical scope Policy coordination & actor cooperation Leading partner Plan stakeholder and citizen involvement Management arrangements

14 Looking beyond the borders Joint Local Transport Plan for the West of England cooperation of four councils Works alongside local enterprise partnership, core strategies and local strategic partnerships of the four councils and with partners in the bus industry and through memoranda of understanding with the highways agency, health sector, network rail and train operators.

15 Phase I: Preparing well 3. Analyse the mobility situation and develop options Milestone: Analysis of problems and opportunities concluded

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17 Phase II: Rational and transparent goal setting 4. Develop a common vision of mobility and beyond (your city in 20 years?)

18 Stakeholder and Citizen Involvement in Planning Process Thematic working groups and debates with local stakeholders and relevant authorities Public involvement through mobility forum and mardi du PDU ( SUMP Tuesdays ) Your opinion. In 10 years, which will be the most important transport mode to travel through the agglomeration? Source: Lille Metropole,

19 Involving children in Jette Engaging children in designing a town square 1 st meeting Learning to locate the school on a map of the city (game) Talking about the direct environment of the school building 2 nd meeting Walking in the neighbourhood finding out what they like and dislike in public spaces Encourage and facilitate vision building on the public space (square in this case) 3 rd meeting What is important in public spaces? Showing the results to designers, press and policymakers

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21 Phase II: Rational and transparent goal setting 5. Set priorities and measurable targets

22 Source: Ambitious, measurable targets

23 Phase II: Rational and transparent goal setting 6. Develop effective packages of measures that respond to objectives Milestone: Measures identified

24 Photos: City of Freiburg Integrated concept Fruitful long-term approach for urban mobility 68% of all trips with sustainable modes Urban mobility plan (VEP) linked to landuse planning integrated concept Well-coordinated mobility measures (PT, cycling, restrictions, parking & traffic management,...)

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26 Phase III: Elaborating the plan 7. Agree clear responsibilities and allocate funding

27 Phase III: Elaborating the plan 8. Build monitoring and evaluation into the plan Barriers & Drivers What did not work? What worked well? Amendment procedure

28 Phase III: Elaborating the plan 9. Adopt the plan and communicate results Milestone: SUMP adopted SUMP Planning for People

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30 Phase IV: Implementing the plan 10. Ensure proper management & communication (when implementing the plan) Detail measure implementation Deliver goals effectively Cooperate with stakeholders Inform citizens Access restriction measure Ensure sound coordination Check progress

31 Implementation with the public in mind Active information to the public about the adaption of the railway station Resident letters Regular visits of construction site 350,000 /annum Source: Project Gent Sint-Pieters, Dialogue café

32 Phase IV: Implementing the plan 11. Learn the lesson Milestone: Final impact assessment concluded To-do list Next SUMP Parking situation Citizen involvement Cooperation

33 Evolution of sustainable urban mobility planning with each new planning cycle Unlocking the potential of your city more and more!

34 Benefits of SUMPs

35 SUMP Benefits Visible impacts on local level Quality of life & attractive city centres Safer urban environment Stronger economy Social inclusion Avoidance of urban sprawl Healthier citizens Becoming visible especially in mid- to long-run

36 Applying SUMP The difference is visible End of the 80ies Example Gent: 20 years ago and today - a transformed city Today

37 SUMPs and quality of life Cities with SUMPs have higher qualities of transport, higher quality of life and are richer? Mercer QoL rankings

38 SUMPs and health Miles/yr UK travel and obesity 30% 20% 10% % of adults obese Walk miles males Females /6 1989/ /7 Car miles x 10

39 SUMP - an effective tool to achieve your objectives Older style transport planning Which scheme do we want to build? SUMP: What do we want to achieve? What s the best way to achieve it? Do we really need to build anything? Who do we consult? How do we measure impacts? With SUMP more likely to achieve what we want SUMP gives reasons for actions easier to defend

40 For you... Aiming to accelerate the large scale take up of SUMPs by local and regional authorities in Europe, ELTISplus is offering: Guidelines on the development and implementation of SUMPs Brochure in 16 languages Video (see -> video sustainable urban mobility planning) Awareness raising events, technical training and experience exchange workshops in national languages in more than European countries Case studies and best practice examples Document library on

41 Get involved... Awareness raising and training opportunities Guideline Validation Process: offer your comments, suggestions, case studies, etc. until February 2013 => Final SUMP Guidelines in May 2013 First SUMP Award Deadline: 9 November 2012 Recognition of excellence in urban mobility under the theme stakeholder and citizen participation Local and regional authorities Award of 10,000

42 Thank you for your attention! Frank Wefering, Rupprecht Consult