Intermodality at rail stations across the city metropolitan area

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1 Intermodality at rail stations across the city metropolitan area Hier komt tekst Utrecht approach

2 What you need to know about Utrecht

3 Amsterdam Rotterdam Utrecht The Hague Utrecht is the 4 th largest city inhabitants

4 Largest railway station of the country More passengers per year than Schiphol Airport! Passengers per year: 88 million

5 Utrecht Science Park: knowledge & health University students Bachelor/masterprogrammes 183 Jobs Companies 80

6 Largest New Town development New houses Inhabitants

7 A cycling city Kilometers of free bicycle paths 245 km Cyclist per day on the busiest path

8 A new Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for 2025 Utrecht Attractive and Accessible Smart Routes, Smart Management, Smart Urban Planning

9 Concluding that Utrecht is growing 9

10 within existing boundaries 10

11 So: more mobility

12 in the same, limited space

13 with better public spaces, road safety and higher liveability

14 More mobility, more travellers A growing city means more customers for Public Transport, but there are also some threats

15 Amsterdam Utrecht Dominance of Utrecht Central Station The Public Transport System of Utrecht has a large number of busmovements. Compared to Amsterdam, the central station has a very dominant function.

16 No other node in the region comes even close

17 Which means the pressure is on in the city centre

18 Major investments in the station area But concerning the projected growth, these will not suffice.

19 A better use of other nodes is necessary The strategy focuses on better use of other nodes than Utrecht Central Station, combined with higher capacity vehicles (e.g. trams).

20 Rail system as the backbone The rail system is the backbone of the public transport system in the metropolitan area. Adding new trainstations and increasing frequencies of trains.

21 From a radial busnetwork focussing on Utrecht Central Station

22 towards radial networks for three main nodes New Town Science Park

23 Science Park is growing rapidly - Building a new tram: ready in Prognoses indicate this new tram will reach capacity by No trainstation or traintracks near this area

24 So we need to improve interchanges at surrounding trainstations

25 SUMP - Smart Routes, Smart Management, Smart Urban Planning: Concentrating urbanization near existing multimodal public transport nodes. Optimizing public transport and multimodal access of spatial concentrations. Improving the quality of public space surrounding nodes. Improving intermodality on smaller nodes (PT, car, bicycle and walking). The bicycle is the transport mode for short distances and as first/last mile for public transport

26 Planning for connecting transportmodes at nodes

27 Accesibility Taxi (H)OV Car (K+R) Bicycle pedestrian Desired level: Intercity trains esired level: RSS / P+R Desired level: HOV Node City Space

28 A B C

29 Examples of measures

30 Higher frequencies are essential Travellers choose their first option. When frequencies of PT towards smaller nodes are low, they are less likely to choose this option. They will use an intervening opportunity.

31 Higher frequencies and promotion Measures for increasing frequency of the connecting busline: from of service during peak hours to a full day service, combined with announcements for trainpassengers resulted in a 134% growth.

32 Improving public space Improving the quality of public space surrounding nodes

33 More (guarded) bicycle parking facilities Inventarisation of shortcomings and based on prognoses for future use.

34 Fun elements: sliding to catch your train

35 Improving bicycle routes to/from nodes This train station is where a new and faster cycling route to the Science Park starts

36 Improving walking routes for nodes Improving walking routes to nodes: street crossings. Inventarisation of obstacles for pedestrians surrounding nodes.

37 Cleaning up wayfinding signage Cleaning up conflicting signing, and adding missing links and destinations. Differtent partners use different signs and terminology (railway, buscompany, municipality, shopping centres).

38 A pilot with new forms of wayfinding

39 Improving Park + Ride attractiveness Focusing om custormer experience, comfort and ease.

40 Rental bike system on smaller nodes Introducing a rental bike system in cooperation with the National Railway company. Now 2 in operation, 5 in development

41 How: partners, financing, challenges and lessons learned

42 Work together with others National government Province Department of Transport & Infrastructure contractor: National Railway (NS) Region (larger metropolitan area) Contractors: NS Prorail Bus/tram companies National Railway ownership and management contractor: Prorail 12x Regional PT authorities (provinces) contractor: transport companies for bus and regional trains

43 Many differtent funding opportunities RandStadSpoor: National programme aimed at improving railway station areas and intermodality Regional Traffic & Transport program: cooperation of the city region for bicycle and PT projects. National Bicycle parking plan: expanding facilities at railway stations Optimising Use Program: measures to enable the traveller to arrive at their destination quickly and smartly.

44 Challenges Different programs regarding node improvements, on varying government levels Internal organization is focused on transport modes (bike plan, pedestrian plan, P+R plan) these come together in nodes. Different owners of the space surrounding nodes. Governmental influence on spatial developments can be limited.

45 Lessons Take your time, behavioural change takes time. Make sure you have political support Create space for experimenting You are not in this alone: work together Focus on the needs of the user and the customer journey

46 Thank you for your attention