Umeå's Sustainable Mobility: Building a Compact, Pedestrian-Friendly City

1. Umeå:s positive experiences with CIVITAS and how we would like to continue the work!

2. Comprehensive plan withintegrated SUMP • A compact city suitable for bicyclists and pedestrians, 5 km of range • Mixed use to minimize the need for car travel • Maximize the use of the new ring road system - Recreate the city street! • Prioritized main network for Public Transports, gaining high frequencies in areas with high population base • parking strategies for sustainable mobility and sustainable access to the city, reducing commuting traffic • Working with behaviours! Mobility Management

3. Behavioralaspects Be Green Umeå (Green citizen of Europe, Life+) is oneof Umeå municipality'sprojectofficesworking on sustainabilityprojects. Be green focuses on behavioralinfluencesbothwithin urban sustainablemobility, and sustainableliving.

4. ITS UMEÅ - Intelligent Transport Systems and Services • Environmental Messages in traffic management, a new opportunity to create active routing • Unique experiments • Increase awareness of the air environment • Improved Air Quality

5. Rubrik Brödtextövrig Brödtextövrig, Brödtextövrig Brödtextövrig, Brödtextövrig • Hybricon - Electric power in cold climate • The first in the world that is adapted to winter climate. This company has developed the world's first ultrafast chargeable electric buses with hybrid backup.

6. THE GREEN PARKING PURCHASE • The agreement provides a reduction of parking standards for employees by 40% if the property owner undertakes : • Public transport fund (incentives for commuterstouse PT) • Car-sharing system • Extraordinaryparkingfacilities for bicyclists (warm, safewith dressing room) • Develop a green travel plan/comunication plan

7. ALLOCATION OF A GREEN PARKING PURCHASE • One parking purchase (16 000 EUR): • 60 % Normal parking purchase (Car parking lots) • 10 % contribution to Public transport fund • 15-20 % Car-share, bicycle parking facilities, comunication plan • Giving the property owner a possible • 10-15 % Saving /Incentive

8. A WIN-WIN SITUATION • Benefits for the city? • Sustainblegrowth makes room for the highdense city • Support and facilitateinvestments • A modal split towardsourobjectives • Benefits for the real estateowner? • Incentives for sustainable transport solutions • A modern trademark • Driving urban sustainabledevelopment

9. Main local priorities 1. An easily livable and attractive city centre with good air quality that will attract citizens, visitors and investors 2. A higher proportion of residents in the city centre and population base that supports mixed use in greater context 3. Building a compact city, easily accessible for bicyclists, pedestrians and people travelling with PT4. A change in modal split with higher use of PT, bicycle and walking5. A cleaner, more attractive and competitive public transport network in Umeå

10. Projects and initiative for cooperation Methods for dialoge – co creation Evaluationmodel for comprehensive planning and longterm sustainablestrategies Develop a PPP-solution for Mobility Management questions in the city New methods and technique for separatingpedestrians and bicyclists Developing new methods and principles for lighting public space with focus on experiencedsafety Infrastructure for chargingelectricvehicles Park and Bike

11. Sustainable logistic for recreation and leisureactivities Planning the city for the children, givingchildrenpossibilitiestotravelsustainabletoschool and leisureactivities ITS, intelligent transport systems – a platformtofacilitatesustainabletravel Flexible parking standards and parkingpurchasemethods in developingdwellings Space - efficientparkingfacilities for bikes Analysisofsustainablehousing in coldclimate