8-5-2006

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Utrecht Attractive and AccessibleA new approach for sustainable urban mobility in Utrecht

Paul Kouijzer, Manager Environment and Mobility

Utrecht counts:316.277 citizens

168 nationalities

228.359 jobs

135.617 homes

149.410 trees

321 restaurants

• Randstad’: densely populated economic centre, with 7 million residents• 4 main cities•Utrecht on 2 axes

Challenges: Absorption capacity reached

• The demand for mobility might be unlimited, the space is not.• Air quality limits reached on many spots and also noise is a

problem.• Moving traffic from one spot to another = moving problems PLUS

extra emission on a city level, meaning more CO2

• Policy document Utrecht Attractive and Accessible 2030

• Action plans for bicycles, public transport, bike and car parking,cleaner transport, cleaner freight transport, Air Quality improvement

• The Participation Standard, www.participedia.nl

Integrated approach on sustainable mobility

Participation and joint responsibility

Businesses

• Agreements with the top ten biggest companies to work on mobility management

Citizens

• Raising awareness of the sense of urgency, and get people involved (participation)

Seven Main Choices

Main choices: I. Behaviour leading in Mobility Policy

Rebuild the city to

stimulate th

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preferred behavior

Customer made approach on Lifestyles

Joint resp

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city co

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and companies

Main choices: II. Focus on Quality of Urban Spaces

Main choices:III. Lively transport nodes

Main choices: IV. The place decides the mobility choice

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Main choices: V. (Regional) Tram as basis for the PT system

Regionaal (H)OV Stedelijk (H)OV

Snelheid: 30 a 35 km/hHalteafstand: circa 1.000mBaan: zelfstandig, niet geintegreerd met ruimteHaltes: kleine ‘stations’; integratie met omgeving

Integratie Regiotram met ruimte alleen rond halten

Snelheid: 20 a 25 km/hHalteafstand: circa 600m (verbonden aan plekken)Baan: geintegreerd in stedelijk weefselHaltes: vormgegeven als haltes

Integratie Regiotram niet alleen rond halten maar baan is geintegreerd in stedelijk weefsel

Main choices: VI. Bicycle as primary transport mode in town

Snelfietsroutes Kwaliteitsnetwerk fiets

Snelheid: 20-25 km/hOntwerp: Comfortabel (glad en rood asfalt),

zelfstandig, tweezijdigKruisingen: Ongelijkvloers of voorrangsintstelling bij

verkeerslichten

Snelheid: 15-20 km/hOntwerp: zelfstandigKruisingen: Gelijkvloers

Main choices: VII. Inner Urban ring road transformed into urban boulevard

Invest in relations between people,

they make it work!

Make it personal Experiment and learn

Share successes Use the knowledgeOf the target groups