Terrassa, Spain
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Susi Lopez, Engineer (Traffic Department), Municipality of Terrasa |
" Terrassa es una de las primeras ciudades de España que ha elaborado un Plan de Movilidad Urbana (PMU). Actualmente, se encuentra en la fase de ejecución de las medidas definidas por el PMU. El principal interés de participar en el proyecto yace en la posibilidad de mejorar tanto el conocimiento técnico como político mediante las experiencias y los resultados obtenidos por otras ciudades. Los principales ámbitos temáticos de interés son: promoción del uso de modos de transporte alternativos al vehículo privado, seguridad vial, fiscalidad (p.e. peaje urbano) y movilidad y educación. El reto de Terrassa es garantizar el éxito en la implantación de las medidas definidas por el PMU. "
" Terrassa és una de les primeres ciutats espanyoles que ha elaborat un Pla de Mobilitat Urbana (PMU). Actualment, Terrassa es troba en la fase d’execució de les mesures definides pel PMU. L’interès principal de participar en aquest projecte rau en la possibilitat d’ampliar i millorar el coneixement, tant a nivell tècnic com polític, mitjançant l’aproximació d’altres experiències i resultats obtinguts per altres ciutats. Els principals àmbits temàtics d’interès són: promoció de l’ús de modes de transport alternatius al vehicle privat, seguretat viària, fiscalitat (p.e. peatge urbà) i mobilitat i educació. El repte de Terrassa és garantir l’èxit en la implantació de les mesures definides pel PMU." |
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" Terrassa has been one of the first cities in Spain to develop a Local Transport Plan (LTP). Nowadays, Terrassa is in the phase of applying the measures defined in the LTP. So our main interest in the project is to improve the knowledge of technical and political actors through different experiences and results concerning: Individualised travel marketing; road safety, road pricing and mobility & education. The challenge is to guarantee the success of implementing the LTP measures. " |
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Our interest in PIMMS is to...
• exchange knowledge regarding mobility management in general as well as good practices.
• increase social and political awareness in the sustainable mobility.
• explore specifically: ways to school, bicycles, industrial zones accessibility, road safety, educational issues.
1. Main characteristics of the city/region
• Population 200,000
• Urban and inter-urban bus services, taxi and railway inter-urban services
• Modal split: the displacements within Terrassa are made basically on foot (39%), in private vehicles (48%)and urban public transport (12%).
• The City Council carries out the mobility planning policy in the fields that the law permits: traffic regulation, car park policy and urban public transport supply.
2. Main transport issues
• Residential areas in the North of the city and the industrial areas in the South.
• Deficient public transport supply in the industrial areas.
• Deficient bicycle network.
• No integrated infrastructures between 2 interurban railways.
• Change in commuter behaviour: More use of private car with longer journeys and travel times.
3. Mobility management domains of special interest
| WHAT OTHERS MIGHT WANT TO LEARN FROM US |
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| CLEAN VEHICLES |
Few expertises, only in bio-diesel. |
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INDIVIDUALISED TRAVEL MARKETING |
The project AGATA represents a webpage that offers all the transport options available in two specific points of the city. Currently, it can be used only by a small group of people (workers of two industrial areas in the city). |
| MOBILITY & EDUCATION |
There is an educational project entitled “Go to school” that has carried out some proposals regarding safety. |
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POLICY & INTEGRATION |
In 2002 the urban Mobility Plan was approved. This plan presents all the issues related to urban mobility, including specific mobility plans for industrial areas and schools.
Moreover, there have been done efforts to enhance the principles of sustainable mobility in the new development areas of the city. For this purpose, an own methodology has been developed that helps to investigate on the transport demand generated in these areas. |
| ROAD PRICING |
No expertise |
| ROAD SAFETY |
The participatory process carried out during the elaboration of the Local Transport Plan put special attention to the road safety topic. |
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TRAVEL AWARENESS |
Low expertise. |
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TRAVEL PLANS |
Currently, Terrassa is developing several transport services facing the different needs of the citizens. There are the project AGATA (for the worker of industrial sites) and SUNRISE (for the employees of the municipality) that are included into the INTEREG South program. |
| WHAT WE WANT TO LEARN FROM OTHERS |
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| CLEAN VEHICLES |
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| INDIVIDUALISED TRAVEL MARKETING |
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| MOBILITY & EDUCATION |
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Teaching sustainable mobility in schools and school mobility plans (arriving by bus, by bike, on-foot ...) |
| POLICY & INTEGRATION |
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| ROAD PRICING |
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| ROAD SAFETY |
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Different strategies in favour of the increasing of road safety. |
| TRAVEL AWARENESS |
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TRAVEL PLANS |
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Basically for companies and industrial areas. |