- Swedish Public Transport Association- Swedish Bus and Coach Federation- Swedish Taxi Association- Association of Swedish Train Operating Companies- Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions in Sweden- Swedish Transport Administration

The project started in 2008

The organisations within The Swedish Doubling Project

Our vision: Public transport is a natural part of travel in a sustainable society

Our overall goal: a long-term doubling of the market share held by public transport

We are all driven by value for passengers and by helping to create a sustainable development of society

We are all sensitive to the varied and changeable needs of passengers

We all have faith and confidence in each other’s willingness and ability to work together and help create good overall solutions

We are all open to new ideas that contribute towards value creation and sustainability

Common values

Supported by UITP – the international public transport organisation

UITP’s goal: PTx2 – a doubling of the public transport market share worldwide by 2025

Sweden – part of the global doubling goal

Public transport is a stragegic tool for coping with the environment and employment issues

It creates the preconditions necessary for growth and regional business development

It reduces carbon dioxide emissions

Fewer people are killed and injured on the roads

Why focus on public transport doubling?

Customerpromises/

harmonization

Environmentalprogramme

Programme for security, safety and availability

Common systems- information- booking

Common system- future payment

Regional transport provision programmefor sustainable travel

The ContractprocessBest practices

The KnowledgeLift

The Statisticsportal

Infrastructure

Taxes andlegislation

Project Office- Coordination- Communication

Business Model for doubled public transport

The Contract Process

Recommendations

Guides

The Doubling Project provides valuable tools

Best practices are continously highlighted and communicated to inspire others to follow

Think tanks, seminars, education

The Doubling Project provides inspiration

The role of the State (for example infrastructure)

From national project to regional and local ”workshop”

Spread best practices

Key factors

New legislation for public transport

Current legislation:COUNTY COUNCILS

MUNICIPALITIES

OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR

TRANSPORT PRINCIPALS

COUNTY COUNCILS

New legislation – overall process

REGIONALKOLLEKTIVTRAFIK-MYNDIGHET

REGIONAL TRANSPORT PROVISION PROGRAMMES

REGIONALPUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION

CONTRACTS

FREE MARKET/DEREGULATION

The new Act regulates public transport on the railways, on tram and rapid light-rail systems, on the roads, on the metro and with ferries.The Act comes into force on 1 january 2012

New Public Transport Act 2012

A regional public transport authority will be set up in each county with responsibility for all regional public transport (within the county and for commuting to and from work or for other travel of a daily nature).

The authority will be organised in the form of a regional federation of local authorities or a joint committee, or alternatively within the county council.

New Public Transport Act 2012

The regional public transport authority shall draw up and decide on a public transport provision programme.

The programme shall incorporate all forms of regional transport and give expression to the need for regional public transport within the county and the goals for public transport provision.

New Public Transport Act 2012

The authority shall decide on a general obligation to provide public transport

The decision may only concern regional public transport (within the county and commuting to and from work, or some other form of daily travel)

All general public transport obligations shall stem from the public transport provision programme

It shall be possible to appeal against decisions on the obligation to provide public transport

New Public Transport Act 2012

Following a decision on the general obligation to provide public transport, work shall start on the procurement process and agreements shall be entered into

An authority may transfer the right into agreements on public transport to a limited liability company or to a local authority within the county

Sole rights are not allowed to be granted as a service in return for the fulfilment of the general obligation to provide public transport

New Public Transport Act 2012

Public transport companies are entitled to establish commercial public transport

A requirement that the transport company shall inform the regional public transport authority before the commencement of services and before the conclusion of services

A requirement that the transport company shall provide information on the range of transport services it offers for a common system of passenger information

New Public Transport Act 2012

Interim provisions

A public transport provision programme shall have been drawn up by 1 October, 2012

All allocations subsequent to 1 July, 2012 shall be preceded by a decision on the general obligation to provide public transport

New Public Transport Act 2012

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