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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
e
preferred behavior
Customer made approach on Lifestyles
Joint resp
onsibilit
y of
city co
uncil, c
itize
ns
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
Keuze voor de klant
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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