CIVITAS – Questions and Answers Jerome Simpson, Senior Expert, Green Transport 7 th March, 2013

1. CIVITAS– Questions and AnswersJerome Simpson, Senior Expert, Green Transport 7th March, 2013 JSimpson@rec.org

2. Slide 4/7 Topics for Discussion! • CIVITAS stands for… • CIVITAS as a network • CIVITAS and citizens • CIVITAS and clean air • CIVITAS - get your cities involved! • CIVITAS as a resource

3. Slide 4/7 CIVITAS stands for City-VITAlity-Sustainability…or cleaner and better transport in cities • CIVITAS is an EU initiative researching, demonstrating and facilitating practical and policy-related measures that contribute to sustainable urban transport • Since 2002, many European cities have benefitted from EU co-funding that helped improve their accessibility and citizens’ quality of life e.g.; • In Stockholm, Sweden, congestion charging reduced city traffic between 2005-6 by 22%, while clean vehicle strategies increased their share of the car-fleet to 8% • In Bremen, Germany success was demonstrated in car-sharing where between 2002-2010, the customer base rose 56% to 5,500 users. The target is 20,000 users by 2020. • In Bristol, UK, freight deliveries to 70 retailers were trialled, then consolidated into a single scheme that saved them time and money, while improving citizen safety and reducing disturbance • In 2009, Krakow launched Poland’s first ever bike rental system. Itresulted in 5000 monthly journeys among 4000 users. A significant impact on its 1-2% modal share of 2003 is foreseen.

4. Slide 5/7 BREST, FR30 Sept - 1 Oct CIVITAS as a Network • To date CIVITAS has demonstrated good practice through 658+ measures within 58… 62 cities and through 13 …15 projects X X X • It has mobilised EUR 250 ..275 million to improve urban mobility and quality of life (72%EC co-funded) • The Initiative is online at: www.civitas-initiative.eu; through which it promotes the dissemination of good urban transport experiences • Its 62 cities are accompanied by a further 150 (e.g.: Tirana, Brussels, Antalya, Athens, Madrid, Warsaw..) who benefit from the accumulated know-how, experience, lessons-learned.. • Together they constitute the CIVITAS Forum Network, while every year the cities’ technical experts and politicians meet to exchange experiences and lessons learned in measure implementation

5. Slide 5/7 Online at CIVITAS under Mobility Solutions > Resource Centre > CIVITAS Plus CIVITAS and Citizens...I • Two Toolkits: Communications and Marketing: Reaching the Citizen and Involving Stakeholders: Organising Successful Consultations • Lots of examples, tips and tricks on different aspects of those processes • Stakeholder Engagement: • Example 1: Mobility Forum in Krakow to review the cycle path network, public bike terminals etc pg. 12 • Example 2: Citizens Pact in Vitoria-Gasteiz for defining new Sustainable Mobility priorities, pg. 57 • Example 3: National Bike Day in Bologna to promote cycling among parents and kids, pg. 54 • Example 4: Electric vehicles in Brighton & Hove regarding recharging points pg. 36

6. Slide 5/7 CIVITAS and Citizens…II Pg. 19-20, Comms Handbook

7. Slide 6/7 CIVITAS and Citizens…III • Measure Database http://www. civitas-initiative.org/ index.php?id=16

8. Slide 6/7 CIVITAS and Citizens…IV • Making cycling more attractive • Interactive traffic training for children • Marketing personal transport choices • Sustainable mobility marketing and ecopoints • Promoting public and private clean vehicles • Marketing new bus routes • Providing individual travel advice • Raising awareness to change mobility behaviour • Mobility management: Making public transport more popular

9. Slide 6/7 CIVITAS and ‘Clean Air’…I • Measure Database http://www. civitas-initiative.org/ index.php?id=16

10. Slide 6/7 CIVITAS and ‘Clean Air’…II • Creating a clean urban transport area • Encouraging fleet efficiency and home delivery • Dial-a-Ride service expansion • Cleaner vehicles for waste collection • Restricting car access to Cork city centre • Subsidised parking for clean vehicles • Introducing bus priority and other improvements • Car sharing for individuals and businesses • Priority access for clean goods vehicles • Light-weight bus shuttle • Green procurement for cleaner public fleets

11. Slide 5/7 CIVITAS – Get Your Cities Involved!

12. Slide 5/7 CIVITAS as a Resource • Measure database and upcoming directory where all 658+ measures are described, ‘before and after.’ • Study tours (next slide) • Ten CIVITAS Thematic groups (Linked-In) • CIVITAS National and Regional Networks • Awards and the Forum Conference • Results Exploitation Workshop, Geneva, April 16th on Mobility Management and Car Independent Lifestyles • Funding Opportunities from 1st Jan, 2014 -?

13. Study Tour update Donostia-San Sebastian: CIVITAS City of the year award winner
Measures: Extension of the infrastructure for cycling and walking, Public City Bike Scheme, Vertical Transport, Safe districts, 30 km zones and Road Safety measures and Enhancement of public transport management
WHEN: Thursday and Friday 17-18 April 2013
Event and registration created on the website Graz: PAC-study tour combined with open workshop with the EC
SUBJECT: Design and reorganisation of Public space
WHEN: 19-20 June
Graz will propose the idea at the next PAC meeting in April Ljubljana – Zagreb: Combined study tour one day Ljubljana one day Zagreb
SUBJECT Zagreb: municipal PT provider and waste management company- Ljubljana: ELAN measures with as a horizontal theme the role and usefulness of project evaluation
WHEN: Spring or fall Yannick.Bousse@eurocities.eu

14. Slide 7/7 Thank you for your attention