How to get started in SUMP – the case of Ljubljana

Aljaž Plevnik

Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

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Presentation structure

• Background• Drivers• Barriers• Key messages

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Background

Development of SUMP in Ljubljana:

• EC working group on SUTP (2004)

• national SUTP project (2006/08)

• Civitas Elan measure - SUMP for Ljubljana (2008/2012)

• UIRS played a mayor (expert lobby) role putting the SUMP on the agenda in Ljubljana

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Modal shift in Ljubljana, 1994 – 2003

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Public transport in Ljubljana 1988-2008

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Barriers

• difficult framework conditions

• no tradition in SUMPlanning in Slovenia

• Ljubljana wasn’t planning to do SUMP - poor adoption by the city

• low awareness and different understanding of SUMP between stakeholders

• capacity problems of the city administration

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Barriers

• traditional planning culture– moving vechicles vs. moving people

– big project solutions (underground, ringroads..)

– lack of transparency and/or participation

– sacred traffic models

– no evaluation/appraisal of transport schemes against objectives

– poor integration with land-use planning

– no monitoring of impacts

– lack of data (for sustainable modes)

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Drivers

• EU funding

• CIVITAS Elan – complementary measures

• external support– Peer Review– External Advisory board– Civitas Elan Open Academy

• tradition in strategic planning and STobjectives for 20y (LU plans)

• EU sources of good practice (ELTIS, Civitas..)

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Key messages

• need for initial high level political support• importance of awareness and understanding of

SUMP • strong barriers but many sucess stories:

– many “old school” projects still active but with more discussion and improvements,

– new ST projects e.g. reduced parking standards, pedestrianisation and parking control, public bike scheme..,

– more Slovenian cities want SUMP,

– national government is more active.

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Thank you!

Aljaž Plevnik

aljaz.plevnik@uirs.si

Tel +386 (0)1 420 1323