Green Mobility - an action plan for the way forward

Annette Kayser

Project Manager, M. Sc.

City of Copenhagen

The Øresund Region

2.4 mio. Inhabitants in

the Region.

¾ of these at the Danish

side

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Copenhagen - The Municipality

540.000 inhabitants

350.000 places of work

63.000 students

Total area 88 km2

Some figures about the development

The past 10 years:

Population + 8 %

No. of workplaces + 12 %

Cycle traffic + 10 %

Public transport + 10 %

Car traffic + 3 %

Pedestrians no valid data

No. of cars + 18 %

(220 cars/1.000 inhab. In 2011)

1,2 mill km. cycled every day

4,8 mill. km driven in car every day

Modal split

Tal fra Miljøregnskab 2011

36%

28%

29%

7%

Trips to work and education

Bicycle

Public Transport

Car

Walk

The Copenhageners :

55 % by bike

The challenge of mobility

•Urban growth generates more transport

•Congestion

• Competition with other cities

• Health

• Air pollution

• Noise

• CPH 2025 – CO2-neutral

The context:

A vision to be the Eco-metropolis of the world

• The World’s Best City for Cycles

• Climate Capital

• A Green and Blue Capital City

• A Clean and Healthy Big City

Four themes

PreviousTraffic and environmental

plans

1997

Developed by the road and traffic

department - without public

involvement

2004

Developed on basis of direct

involvement of citizens

2010 - time for a new plan

More efficient and greener mobility

Support economic growth

CO2-neutral City by 2025

Liveability

New Green Mobility Plan

A vision linked to quality of life and green growth

The process in general

• Political decision to start the work with a new mobility plan

• Dialogue process involving stakeholders

• Development of the plan - urban planners and mobility planners in cooperation

• Public hearing of draft

• Political approval

• Implementation of initiatives

Involvement of stakeholders

Workshops with organisations, transport authorities, local stakeholders,

scientists, companies, urban planners, experts ….

Involvement of local politicians

Cooperation with children and young people

Opinion poll amongst Copenhageners

Conference

Workshops based on The 5 main objectives

Build a green and a dense city

Create better supply of green transport

modes

Develop the road and transport system

Influence peoples choice of transport

mode by incentives and regulation

Create room for innovation and new

opportunities

Public dialogue - responses from stakeholders

Continue on-going initiatives – The Metro, City of Cyclists and bus

priority systems

Limited urban space – need for priorities and choices

Improve public transport

Innovation – Make the streets available for green experiments

Public participation and build partnership with private companies

Coordination with other plans and processes

Input from plans and strategies like e.g.

• The Municipal Plan

• Bicycle Strategy

• Pedestrian Strategy

• Strategy for heavy vehicles

• Climate Plan - Copenhagen CO2-neutral in 2025

• Green growth

Public hearing - 2 months

Workshop with local politicians

Announcement and media

Homepage

Municipal portal

Local meetings with citizens

Reception at the City Hall

Main efforts

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5 Themes

10 focus areas

25 Initiatives

Green Mobility Package

Integrate green mobility in physical planning

Public transport and facilities for cycling in all new urban

development schemes

High density creates better condition for public transport

Make easy access to green choises

A coherent network of public transport

Urban development

Green transport oppertunities

The World’s best city for cyclists:

The PLUSnet

Shunts for cyclists

Cycle super highways

New services for cyclists

Green transport oppertunities Public transport

Bus priority – travel times, regularity, comfort

Public transport hubs – seamless shifts

Sustainable fuel

Green transport oppertunities

• Improve pedestrian network

• More infrastructure for

electric and hydrogen vehicles

• More Car sharing

Green transport oppertunities

Intermodality - the whole trip

New generation of Public bikes

Bike and ride facilities

Transport system

The use of urban space and roads

Revised master plan for road network

Develop shopping streets

Safe and smart traffic management and control

Flexible urban road space

Transport system

Optimization of transport systems

City logistics - green goods delivery

Mobile apps for car sharing

Incentives .

Mobility planning

Smart and reliable information

Future road users – children and youth

Public participation - partnerships

Innovation

Green transport technology

Lab for green mobility technology

E-mobility developments

Environmental zones

Implementation - and money

A plan for implementation

Budget - wishes for financing

Follow up once a year -

coordinated with

Copenhagens Environmental

Account

More info

www.kk.dk

(choose ”other laungages”

and ”City and Traffic”)

http://www.kk.dk/sitecore/content/

Subsites/CityOfCopenhagen/Subsi

teFrontpage/LivingInCopenhagen/

CityAndTraffic.aspx