SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY TOWARDS AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE IN CITY

VISNJA BEDENKO

CITY OF ZAGREB

08-09 May, 2008

CITY OF ZAGREB

MAIN NATURAL ASSETS

PLANNING HISTORY

18921885

1865

1971, etc

HISTORIC CITY

PLANNED URBAN GRID 19thc

PLANNED URBAN GRID 20thc

50s AND 60s: NO LIMITATIONS FOR PLANNING

1971: WELL STRUCTURED GRID

THE 90s: NEW EXPECTATIONS

• new set of values

• new concept of personal freedom

• new motor vehicles for everyone!

LEVEL OF MOTORIZATION

INCREASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES (total no / personal vehicles)

• 1960 19.000 / 12.500

• 1970 81.500 / 65.000

• 1995 177.000 / 140.000

• 2000 284.000 / 220.000

• 2005 367.000 / 300.000

RAILWAY: DIVIDING THE CITY

1929: RAILWAY IS AN OBSTACLE

PLAN TO ELEVATE IN 1930s

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

PT MODAL SPLIT, 2000

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

tram

bus

train

other

MASTER PLAN 1971, METRO?

MAKING DEFECT AN ASSET

FROM RAILWAY TO LIGHT RAIL

FROM RAILWAY TO LIGHT RAIL

MULTIPLE REASONS TO LEAVE THE HISTORIC CORE:• OFFICES: insufficient parking facilities,

unsuitable layout (converted apartments)• RETAIL: too small units, insufficient parking

facilities• DWELLERS: old buildings, insufficient

parking, lack of amenities for children

NO OF PARKING SPACES IN THE INNER CITY (3 km2)

• according to GUP 1971 requirements (ZAGREB CITY MASTER PLAN 71)

37.000

• actual no in 2008 (source of information ZAGREBPARKING 17.000

NEW OFFICE SPACE

NEW HOUSING

NEW GARAGES, NEW RETAIL

WHAT ABOUT HISTORIC CORE?

• LIVING, WORKING, SHOPPING IN THE CITY CORE

• PROMOTE URBAN RENEWAL SCHEMES

• REMOVE CARS FROM SURFACE

• INTRODUCE CONGESTION CHARGE?

• ETC, ETC

HOW TO IMPROVE MOBILITY?

• PRIORITY TO PT

• REMOVE PARKING FROM SURFACE

• CONNECT “MISSING ROAD LINKS”

• INTRODUCE LIGHT RAIL

• MORE BICYCLE LANES

• ETC, ETC