West Swedish package and Public Transport in Gothenburg Region

Bernt Nielsen

Born40

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•Short presentation

•Consultant, Traffic Planning

1967-75

•Consultant, Public Transport

Planning 1975-1999

•Director of Public Transport,

City of Göteborg 1999-2007

•UITP/EuroTeam 2007 - 2009

•Senior Advisor, 2009 - ?

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Content

• Life style

• Important milestones

• Sustainable growth

• West Sweden package

• Congestion charge

• (Vision River City)

• K2020 - Doubling project

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Capacity Life style Job, marked

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Milestones

Gothenburg Region

•Creation of

Gothenburg Region

(193?)

•GR Commuter train

plan 1962

•Right hand Travel 1967

•Bridge or Tunnel ?

1966-68

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Milestones Gothenburg Region

(cont)

•GR Commuter train plan 1962

(doubletrack along Göta River ~2010)

2012

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Milestones Gothenburg Region

(cont)

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Milestones Gothenburg Region

(cont)

•Brunnsparken 1970 –trend shift

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Milestones Gothenburg Region

(cont)

•First Gothenburg package – 1987

(car traffic)

•Stork – Storstadstrafikkommittén

1989 – incl ”negotiators”

•Adelsohn agreement 1990

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Milestones Gothenburg Region

(cont)

• Göteborg agreement – Göken I –

1995-97

• Göteborg agreement 2 – (Göken II) –

1999

• K2020 – start 2002

•West Sweden package - 2010

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Befolkning i GR Öckerö

Lilla Edet

Tjörn

Stenungsund

Ale

Härryda

Partille

Alingsås

Lerum

Kungälv

Mölndal

Lokala

arbetsmarknadsregionen:

1,1 miljon invånare

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We are in agreement …

…that we take joined responsibility that the regional structure will be long term sustainable.

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The structural picture in local planning - Kungälv

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• Stimulate population growth.

• Strengthen quality of living in Gothenborg region

• Take care of possibilities of a big city

• Long term sustainable infrasructure based on attractive public transport

• Cooperation!

Sustainable growth

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Start 2013: The Green Wedges

Larger Green areas

Cohesive forest and agriculture landscape

Values

Attractiveness

Agriculture & Forestry

Cultural history

Outdoor life

Biodiversity

Ecosystem services

Focus?

Including the coastal areas!

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Gothenburg Sustainable

Urban Mobility Plan

- planning for a radical change

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Urbanisation

The core of our region

National growth area

3rd largest labour market area of

Sweden

… on our way to be defined as a

Larger Urban Zone by the EU

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More people and more goods

in our city need for transport

+ 100 000-150 000 inhabitants

+ 60 000 workplaces

+ 400 000 people in labour market region

+ The port aims to double freight volumes

Gothenburg in 2035

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Today

A car dependant society,

with an increase of public transport share

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Aim for future travel – K2020

2005 2025

Walking, cycling, travelling by

moped

Public transport

Car

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A set of measures and initiatives has started and will be finished around 2027 – The West Swedish Agreement.

The contracting parties are the Swedish Transport Administration, Region Västra Götaland, Region Halland, City of Göteborg and the Göteborg Region Association of Local Authorities (GR).

A set of measures and initiatives

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Congestion tax is intended to

• Improve accessibility on our roads

• Improve our environment

• Part-finance the West Swedish Agreement.

Congestion tax - an important piece

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Financing

State funding SEK 17 billion

Gothenburg city SEK 1.25 billion

Region Västra Götaland

and Region Halland SEK 1 billion

Realisation of land values SEK 0.75 billion

Congestion tax in Gothenburg SEK 14 billion

Total SEK 34 billion

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The purpose of the agreement

•Larger employment market regions

•An attractive core and developments along the main thoroughfares

•Competitive public transport

•Good living environment

• Higher transport quality for our industry

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Measures and initiatives

• new allocated bus lanes

• passenger hubs

• longer commuter train platforms

• new commuter parking for bicycles and cars

• footpaths and bicycle paths

• improved traffic information (ITS)

• new bridge over the Göta Älv river

• new road tunnel under the Göta Älv river (Marieholm Tunnel)

• new rail tunnel under Gothenburg (the West Link)

• measures to promote new traveling habits

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Some of the larger projects

Västlänken – rail tunnel

Marieholm tunnel

Göta Älv Bridge

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Longer commuter train platforms at

Norsesund

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Measures for public transport

Fiskebäck interchange –

bus lanes

Radio interchange – bus lanes

Amhult – tunnel for pedestrians

and cyclists

Nils Ericson terminal – additional bus stops

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Övre Husargatan - in the center of Gothenburg

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New vehicles

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MIIT – Market,

incentives

and services

Coordinating team

Administrative

office (Swedish

transport

administration)

Steering group

Management team

Working groups

Consultative group

DART - Traffic

information

/ITS

Communicati

on Coordinatin

g chosen

projects

Planing

initial

measures

Analysis,

design and

evaluation

Contracts

Collaborational organisation of The West Swedish Agreement

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FÖRSTA SPADTAGET

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