Parking Management in Zurich : the key towards usage of private cars in the City

Parking Management in Zurich: the key towards usage of private

cars in the City

Roberto De Tommasi, synergo, Zurich

ECOMM2011 Toulouse, 18 – 20 May 2011

Ecomm2011 Toulouse18.5.2011, Seite 2

Stadt ZürichTiefbauamt, M+P

Facts and figures about Zurich

Inhabitants City: 384’000

(City Limits Area 91.9 km2) Agglomeration: 1.25 million Metropolitan area: 1.68 million Greater Zurich Area: 3.2 million



High intensity of modes use (regularly*)

*regularly, i.e. daily or at least 2-5 times per week

only public transport (P.T.)34%

P.T. & bicycle18%

P.T. & M.I.T.18%

only motorised individual

transport (M.I.T)11%

M.I.T. & bicycle 3%

only bicycle4%

all modes regularly

9%

no modes regularly

3%



Quality of the transport system

«positive» rate in each case, i.e. 8-10 points out of a maximum of 10average: car traffic system: 5.79, pedestrian traffic system: 7.57, bicycle traffic system: 5.76,public transport system: 8.37; city & belt together.

car pedestrian bicycle P.T.



Mercer‘s world-wide quality of living survey

Index 2009/2010

1. Vienna 108.62. Zurich 108.03. Geneva 107.94. Vancouver 107.44. Auckland 107.4

Index 2000-2008

1. Zurich



Zurich - City of Tramways



Zurich - City of Tramways



S-Bahn Zurich: The suburban railway system Opening 1990 420 km network More than

duplication of travelers in 20 years

Further extension of infrastructure

26 lines, 176 stops 950 trains per day 380‘000 passengers

per day (crossing city limit)



One ticket for all modes



New parking ordinance (28.11.2010):Less private parking, car-free housing paragraph area



Development „Kalkbreite“: Car-free housing is possible

100 flats, different shops, restaurants, cinema

• 10 places carparking

• 293 places bikeparking

• 3 tramway lines• S-Bahn-station



Car-free housing: increasing demand

• Since 1990: motorization decrease of 10%

• Nowadays:

45% households without own car

• Buildings requests for 1300 car-free flats



Central district: capped parking supply

The „Münsterhof“ will befree of parking in 2013.



Inner City: pedestrian zone

Extension and revaluation of pedestrian zone due to the „historical compromise concerning parking“.

before after





Residential areas: Street parking to be moved to private ground

Public space is very oftenparking space.

Zurich is planning to movemost of these parking spaces according to the law toprivate ground.



Residential areas: car-liberated streets upgraded to public spaces

Streets are public spaces!



Zurich‘s future challenge in urban development

In a growing city mobility increase has to be satisfied by public transport, more pedestrians and bikers!



Zurichs future mobility: high density, minimized car traffic, minimized energy consumption



Thank you for your attention!

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Parking Management in Zurich : the key towards usage of private cars in the City