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More PT with less money – Budget cuts as an opportunity Workshop EMTA – Vienna, October 11th 2013 David van der Spek – Stadsregio Amsterdam. Overview. Background The main challenge Our ambition Measures Effects Conclusion. 1. Background. Financial situation:
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More PT with less money – Budget cuts as an opportunity Workshop EMTA – Vienna, October 11th 2013 David van der Spek – Stadsregio Amsterdam
Overview • Background • The main challenge • Our ambition • Measures • Effects • Conclusion
1 Background • Financial situation: • Stadsregio Amsterdam depends on funds from national govt. • Cutbacks in funding of PT part of govt. austerity measures • Urban and regional developments: • Struggle for space in narrow streets of Amsterdam increasing • 2017 opening of new Underground route: changes in travel patterns expected • Rising importance of decentral railway stations • Population and number of jobs will continue to grow • Mobility will continue to grow
2 The main challenge • What is the main challenge? • Increasing need for good PT to keep region accessible and support economic development • Operational subsidy for urban network will decrease • Underground only serving some relations, no extensions or new routes in the near future • Tram backbone of network in many parts of city • Average speed on tramway network low (15-16 kmh) • How to cut costs on the surface network? • How to make the surface network more attractive for commuters?
3 Our ambition • City and Stadsregio: we have to make choices, we cannot allocate more space and priority for PT everywhere! • Diversification of the network • Split the network in a trunk route network (the ‘plus’ network) and an additional network • Maximum priority for higher speeds and higher reliability on the plus network • Plus network to focus on economically important relations • Avoid conflicts between PT plus network and car / bicycle plus networks
Main tasks of Stadsregio • Plan the plus network • Use the threat of service cutbacks to convince our partners • Concentrate investments in PT on realizing the plus network • Investment program (10 yrs): • Urban network € 395 mio • Regional network € 195 mio (mainly BHLS)
4 Measures • Infrastructure • Higher quality PT on trunk routes through: • More separate lanes (or equivalent) • Improved effect of existing separate lanes (i.e. less crossings by cars) • More priority at traffic lights • Less stops • New tram tracks only if necessary for plus network • Reduction of dwell time at stops • Possibly longer tram cars • Improve transfer quality
Optimization of network • Restructure the surface network to make maximum use of plus infrastructure • Stretch routes • Allow for greater catchment area of stops • Allow for less direct routes • Future network • More frequent routes • Lower total number of routes • Routes more stretched • Better connections between tram/bus and underground • Better connections between urban network and national rail network
5 Effects • The demand for PT will rise in the near future, but • We do not have the money which we need to pay for the level of PT which we need in 2022 without the plus network • Investing in the plus network will enable us to provide more PT with less subsidy
6 Conclusion • It is too early for lessons learned • Advice: • Service cut backs are unpopular • The threat of service cutbacks can create a sense of urgency • Try to use the budget cuts as an opportunity to gain support for difficult choices in favour of PT
Thank you for your attention! Any questions?