Promoting Sustainable Urban Mobility with CIVITAS

1. THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCEDBY THE EUROPEAN UNION Promoting Sustainable Urban Mobility with CIVITAS

2. CIVITAS - Introduction CIVITAS - cleaner and better transport in cities – stands for CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability. CIVITAS is an EU initiative for supporting and evaluating the implementation of integrated sustainable and energy efficient urban transport strategies in European cities that should make a real difference to the welfare of the European citizen.

3. CIVITASObjectives and key elements Objectives • Sustainable, clean and (energy) efficient urban transport measures • Integrated technology and policy measures • Critical mass and markets for innovation Key elements • Network of cities for cities • Public Private Partnerships • Political commitment • Living “laboratories”

4. CIVITAS In figures • 3 phases (2002 – 2012) • 58 CIVITAS Cities • 19 CIVITAS projects • 13 demonstration projects • Measures are reaching 52.4 million citizens • Total budget: approx. EUR 250 million • Total EC contribution: approx. EUR 180 million

5. Demonstration projects in CIVITAS Plus CIVITAS Plus • CIVITAS Plus is the 3rd and current phase of CIVITAS • Runs from 2008 - 2012 • Groups 25 cities in 5 demonstration projects • EC contribution: EUR 80 million

6. CIVITAS Themes addressed • Alternative fuels, energy efficient vehicles • Collective transport and integration modes • Demand management strategies • Mobility Management: Influencing travel behaviuors • Safety and security • Car independent lifestyles • New concepts for goods distribution • Transport telematics

7. CIVITAS Expected impact • Increased energy efficiency in urban transport • Improved road safety in urban areas • Increased share of biofuels and other alternative fuels • Reduction of CO2, pollutant emissions and noise • Improved efficiency and effectiveness of urban transport and modal balance

8. CIVITAS II success stories Toulouse, France Solutions for alternative fuels and complementary measures to achieve a 100 percent clean bus fleet: results • Biodiesel experimentation on 81 old diesel buses • Purchase of diesel buses equipped with soot filters and installation of soot filters on old diesel buses • Feasibility study on how to use biogas for the operation of the CNG bus fleet

9. CIVITAS II success stories Burgos, Spain Access restriction in the city centre: results • 4 km2 “clean zone” in the historical centre and monument area, bigger than initially planned • Traffic jams reduced by more than 25 percent • Emissions reductions: 0,1 tonnes of CO2 per inhabitant in the last 3 years & 2g less of NOx per m3 • 40g reduction in particulate matter per m3 • 97 percent reduction in car traffic (<2,000 vehicles per day) with 200 percent increase in pedestrians and 400 percent in bikes • Good levels of awareness and acceptance

10. CIVITAS Plus success stories Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain New public transport network: results • From 17 bus lines with frequencies of 20-30 minutes to 1 tram line, 1 rapid transit bus, 9 bus lines with frequencies of 10 minutes • Increase of 45 percent in number of trips per month • Increase of over half a million users since January 2009 • Speed of service improved by 14.5 percent • Reduction of 6 percent in fuel consumption • Future steps: construct 4 queue-jumping lanes, 20 new bus platforms, increase tram schedules

11. Clean and sustainable transport in Europe’s cities - future outlooks European Commission committed to: • “Make cities work better” through new policies and technologies • Develop future CIVITAS programme to finance cities in projects of urban mobility research • CIVITAS Plus II (2012-2016) Image: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images

12. CIVITAS Contacts CIVITAS Secretariat C/o The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) Ady Endre út 9-11 2000 Szentendre Hungary Tel: +36 26 504046 Fax: +36 26 311294 secretariat@civitas.eu