Graz, Austria
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Gerhard Rüsch, City Councillor of Graz |
" Graz hat einen guten Ruf für Praktiken und Projekte im Mobilitäts- Management Bereich. Der Fahrradanteil ist durch zweierlei Maßnahmen im Steigen : Bewusstseinsbildung und Infrastruktur. Trotzdem sind wir nicht zufrieden: „70.000 tägliche Pendler stellen ein signifikantes Problem dar, das wir minimieren wollen“. Die Maßnahmen müssen sich mit der Änderung der Einstellung und der Gewohnheiten der Menschen befassen. Wir sind uns bewusst, dass jede neue Idee auf Widerspruch stößt: durch einige Studientouren und den Personalaustausch hoffen wir unserer Kritiker zu überzeugen, dass Mobiläts-Management eine wirkliche Alternative für die Zukunft bietet. Der einwöchige Personalaustausch mit den Partnern der anderen EU Stadtverwaltungen kann eine besonders nützliche Möglichkeit für uns und alle Partner sein. " |
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" Graz has a reputation for good practice and projects in mobility management. The bicycle share is increasing by both awareness and infrastructure measures. But we are not complacent: 70.000 daily commuters is a significant problem. We want to minimise it. Measures have to deal with the changing of attitudes and habits of the people. We also know that every new idea meets with opposition: so by involving our critics in some of the Study Tours and Staff Exchanges we hope to persuade them that mobility management is a real alternative to ‘predict and provide’. The Staff Exchanges may be especially valuable: for key workers to spend a week with their peers in another EU municipality is a very valuable opportunity for us and all other partners. " |
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Our interest in PIMMS is in…
• Exchange of experiences in a European dimension
• Best practices to learn and to show
• Cooperation, to develop common strategies
• Tradition of Graz, to continue with European cities and European projects
1. Main characteristics of the city/region
• Capital City of the Province Styria
• Second largest city in Austria with a population of 230.000 ( and 30.000 students)
• Area: 127,6 km² of which 40% is green space
• 4 universities and 2 universities of applied science
• Public transport: 6 tram lines = 44km (30 low-floor trams) and 37 bus lines = 250km ( bio diesel bus fleet – powered by waste cooking oil)
• 330.000 people use public transport daily
• Public transport association: 1 ticket for the whole Province of Styria
2. Main transport issues
• The reduction of private/individual traffic - 110.000 cars daily
• Bad accessibility with public transport (early morning and late at night) from suburban.
3. Mobility management domains of special interest
| WHAT OTHERS MIGHT WANT TO LEARN FROM US |
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| CLEAN VEHICLES |
All buses go by biodiesel (made of used cooking oil) A taxi fleet – biodiesel and CNG Reduced parking fee for low polluting cars ( - 30%) |
| INDIVIDUALISED TRAVEL MARKETING |
Campaigns to promote public transport and reduce air pollution |
| MOBILITY & EDUCATION |
Mobility Management for companies and schools; bicycle training for children in real traffic. Mobility Centre |
| POLICY & INTEGRATION |
Cooperation with Pecs, Praque, Lille, Stockholm (EU Project Civitas/Trendsetter) |
| ROAD PRICING |
Not in the city area, but on motorways ( electronical for lorries and vignette for cars) |
| ROAD SAFETY |
Graz was the first city of introducing a speed limit 30/50kph all over the city (1992), 30kph (18.75mph) in all side-streets and in front of schools, nurseries, hospitals. 110 km bicycle - routes |
| TRAVEL AWARENESS |
Speed limit 30/50kph Speed indicators for 130 positions Car free day Bicycle training for children |
| TRAVEL PLANS |
Mobility Center – offers information on all public transport European rail service (tickets, reservations, timetables), “busbahnbim” – on the internet, Bicycle route map also in digital version. |
| WHAT WE WANT TO LEARN FROM OTHERS |
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| CLEAN VEHICLES |
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Best practice |
| INDIVIDUALISED TRAVEL MARKETING |
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Campaigns to promote public transport |
| MOBILITY & EDUCATION |
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Best practice in mobility management |
| POLICY & INTEGRATION |
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Increased cooperation and coordination with the region. |
| ROAD PRICING |
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Not sure, that it is really wanted in the city centre, but in discussion at the moment. |
| ROAD SAFETY |
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Some good practises |
| TRAVEL AWARENESS |
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Experiences on how to convince commuters to change from the car to public transports and soft modes. |
| TRAVEL PLANS |
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More efficient mobility management. |