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Transnational Workshop28th of June 2011 Graz
BICYLE POLICY OF THE CITY OF GRAZ
Gudrun Uranitsch, City of Graz
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Agenda
• Historical background
•Political goals regarding Gentle Mobility
• Transport & Cycling policies
• Examples of implementation
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• Problem of smog because of the weather condition:
Inversion situation
• First ecologial trends – from car orientation
to a city for people
• One vice mayor‘s visions and power of persuasion
• 1997: Graz introduces Tempo 30 which changed
the system and the perspective!
• Tempo 30 in ALL residential areas all over the city
Historic Mobility Specials:Why did Graz change to Gentle Mobility?
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Gentle Mobility becomes a Philosophy – Mobility Strategies are part of City Development
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Verkehrsmittelaufteilung im Zeitvergleich
31,0 25,3 23,6 21,3 19,3 18,8
8,311,7 12,5 14,2 14,1 16,1
33,8 37,2 37,3 37,5 38,2 35,7
8,8 8,2 8,7 8,7 9,1 9,5
18,1 17,6 17,9 18,2 19,3 19,9
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Modal Split – Modal choice 2008 (in trips): Eco-friendly trips are growing
Public Transport
Car passengers
Car drivers
Cycling
Walking
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Shift from car traffic PT, cycling & walkingfrom 45% 55% (until 2013)from 42% 58% (until 2016%)from 37% 63% (until 2021%)
Political Goal of the City of Graz
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TRANSPORT POLICY
Mobility Guidelines 2020 coordinated with Regional Mobility Concept including
Goals reducing car traffic dramatically
Sustainability & Priority for Gentle Mobility
Graz is a short-trip-city: POI are reachable with soft modes of transport
Participation in transparent planning processes
Mobility management & contracts with big „traffic generators“
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Strategic Papers for CYCLING
Graz: 2000 & 2004 BYPAD Quality Plan
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Strategic Papers for CYCLING
Graz: 2010/2011: SWOT-Analysis within the bicy projectResult: 13 areas with key projects (draft)
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BICYCLE POLICY
• Bicycle infrastructure & Safety
• Complementary strategies supporting cycling
• Visibility & information in public space
• Promotion programmes
• Bicycle trainings in actual traffic for all generations & different ethnic groups
• Communication programmes with emotionally touching messages
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Bicycle infrastructure & SafetySince 1988: 116 km bicycle lanes, brigdes & facilities
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Details are important to ensure quality!
Foto: ARGUSFoto: ARGUS
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Complementary stragegies supporting cycling
Shared Space as a new planning philosopy
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FOTO: FGMFOTO: FGM
Complementary stragegies supporting cycling
Installation of „Living street areas“ participation of citizens: especially children & elderly people!
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Financial support for cargo bikes
Complementary stragegies supporting cycling
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Shift of parking control from police to city authorities
Complementary stragegies supporting cycling
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Foto: ARGUS
Foto: ARGUS
Visibility & information in public space
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Foto: ARGUS
Sichtbarkeit & Information im öffentlichen RaumVisibility & information in public space
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www.graz.at/grazsteigtum
copyright: konzept und design der kampagne "GSU" EN GARDE communication & design (www.engarde.at)
Promotion programmes under one brand
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Promotion programmes: Monthly City Cycling
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Promotion programmes: 1. Full moon cycling
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Who cycles, wins! With FGM & ARGUS: 138 companies all over Styria cycle to work!
Safe on the bicycle with ARGUS
Foto: ARGUSFoto: ARGUS
Promotion programmes with partners
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Bicycle trainings for children & families
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Bicycle trainings for pupils
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Bicycle trainings for elderly people
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Bicycle trainings for migrants
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Love campaign for cycling 2010
Communication programmes with emotionally touching messages
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Thank you for cycling!
Communication programmes with emotionally touching messages
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Direct & visible communication with fresh slogans!
Communication programmes with emotionally touching messages
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From a car oriented city…also in the inner centre…
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…to a people oriented city taking into account reductions of parking spaces
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Space for People
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Thank you very much for your attention!
Gudrun Uranitsch City of Graz
Mobility Officer of Lisa Rücker, Vice Mayor for Mobility,Transport and Environment
T ++43 316 872 2023Email : [email protected]
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