Shared Space and Shared Mobility in Gothenburg

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1 Shared Space and Shared Mobility in Gothenburg Jan Rinman Deputy Director General Traffic & Public Transport Authority 1

2 Outline Introduction to Gothenburg Shared space Examples, shared space Shared mobility Examples, shared mobility City logistics Rental bike system Carpool 2

3 About Göteborg Göteborg was founded in 1621 There are more than 900,000 inhabitants in the Göteborg Region There are 500,000 inhabitants in Göteborg There are 65,000 students 5% of Sweden's population lives in Göteborg 18% of Göteborg's inhabitants are born abroad 50% of Scandinavia's industrial capacity is within a 300 kilometre radius Has the largest port in Scandinavia Area 450 km² 3

4 Urban Transport Policy Efficient, safe and sustainable mobility for everyone Reduce demand for transportation Shift focus towards more sustainable means of transportation Make transportation more efficient Reduce solitary car journeys Support new technology in vehicles Reach synergy by collaboration 4

5 Prioritization of areas Public space, squares, parks Areas for cars Areas for public transport, walking and cycling 5

6 Prioritized objective Old The environment in Gothenburg must be improved by increased traveling with public transport and cycling relative to vehicle traffic New (from 2012) Car traffic must be reduced in favor of traveling by public transport and cycling 6

7 Bus lanes

8 FROM CHAOS TO THE CALM STREET How to move your property from the backstreet into the living room 8

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11 11 Drottninggatan

12 12 Drottninggatan

13 13 Kyrkogatan

14 14 Kyrkogatan

15 15 Magasinsgatan

16 16 Drottninggatan

17 17 Drottninggatan

18 18 Vallgatan

19 Benefits of walking speed areas Integrated traffic on walking conditions (walking speed) Allows two-way traffic in narrow streets (advantage for cyclists) Perceived wider Simplifies loading and unloading 19

20 Disadvantages of walking speed areas Parking spaces disappear Freight transports can have problems to meet 20

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22 CITY DISTRIBUTION 22

23 3 years ago Gothenburg had congestion problems in the city centre 23

24 Key Factors for Decreasing the Congestion A mix between voluntary changes and regulations A balance between access restrictions (sticks) and incentives (carrots) Enforcement Infrastructural changes Local freight network 24

25 Today the congestion problems in the city centre are significantly reduced Fotograf: Klas Eriksson 25

26 PILOT-PROJECT INNER CITY 26

27 Preliminary Location in Phase 1 Goods Reception/ Micro Terminal 27

28 City Delivery Concept Small deliveries are consolidated and distributed with zero emission vehicles 28

29 Pilot-project Inner City, Developing Phases 29

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31 Styr & ställ Bicycle pool 31

32 Styr & ställ Bicycle pool 600 bicycles 51 places in the city centre 32

33 Car pool The largest in Sweden 630 cars 19 places 33

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35 Tank you! Jan Rinman +46 (0)