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West Swedish package and Public Transport in Gothenburg Region
Bernt Nielsen
Born40
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•Short presentation
•Consultant, Traffic Planning
1967-75
•Consultant, Public Transport
Planning 1975-1999
•Director of Public Transport,
City of Göteborg 1999-2007
•UITP/EuroTeam 2007 - 2009
•Senior Advisor, 2009 - ?
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Content
• Life style
• Important milestones
• Sustainable growth
• West Sweden package
• Congestion charge
• (Vision River City)
• K2020 - Doubling project
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Capacity Life style Job, marked
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Milestones
Gothenburg Region
•Creation of
Gothenburg Region
(193?)
•GR Commuter train
plan 1962
•Right hand Travel 1967
•Bridge or Tunnel ?
1966-68
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Milestones Gothenburg Region
(cont)
•GR Commuter train plan 1962
(doubletrack along Göta River ~2010)
2012
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Milestones Gothenburg Region
(cont)
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Milestones Gothenburg Region
(cont)
•Brunnsparken 1970 –trend shift
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Milestones Gothenburg Region
(cont)
•First Gothenburg package – 1987
(car traffic)
•Stork – Storstadstrafikkommittén
1989 – incl ”negotiators”
•Adelsohn agreement 1990
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Milestones Gothenburg Region
(cont)
• Göteborg agreement – Göken I –
1995-97
• Göteborg agreement 2 – (Göken II) –
1999
• K2020 – start 2002
•West Sweden package - 2010
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938 000 inh 2011 (GR)
The Göteborg region is growing
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Befolkning i GR Öckerö
Lilla Edet
Tjörn
Stenungsund
Ale
Härryda
Partille
Alingsås
Lerum
Kungälv
Mölndal
Lokala
arbetsmarknadsregionen:
1,1 miljon invånare
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We are in agreement …
…that we take joined responsibility that the regional structure will be long term sustainable.
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The structural picture in local planning - Kungälv
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• Stimulate population growth.
• Strengthen quality of living in Gothenborg region
• Take care of possibilities of a big city
• Long term sustainable infrasructure based on attractive public transport
• Cooperation!
Sustainable growth
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Start 2013: The Green Wedges
Larger Green areas
Cohesive forest and agriculture landscape
Values
Attractiveness
Agriculture & Forestry
Cultural history
Outdoor life
Biodiversity
Ecosystem services
Focus?
Including the coastal areas!
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Gothenburg Sustainable
Urban Mobility Plan
- planning for a radical change
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Urbanisation
The core of our region
National growth area
3rd largest labour market area of
Sweden
… on our way to be defined as a
Larger Urban Zone by the EU
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More people and more goods
in our city need for transport
+ 100 000-150 000 inhabitants
+ 60 000 workplaces
+ 400 000 people in labour market region
+ The port aims to double freight volumes
Gothenburg in 2035
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Today
A car dependant society,
with an increase of public transport share
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Aim for future travel – K2020
2005 2025
Walking, cycling, travelling by
moped
Public transport
Car
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A set of measures and initiatives has started and will be finished around 2027 – The West Swedish Agreement.
The contracting parties are the Swedish Transport Administration, Region Västra Götaland, Region Halland, City of Göteborg and the Göteborg Region Association of Local Authorities (GR).
A set of measures and initiatives
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Congestion tax is intended to
• Improve accessibility on our roads
• Improve our environment
• Part-finance the West Swedish Agreement.
Congestion tax - an important piece
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Financing
State funding SEK 17 billion
Gothenburg city SEK 1.25 billion
Region Västra Götaland
and Region Halland SEK 1 billion
Realisation of land values SEK 0.75 billion
Congestion tax in Gothenburg SEK 14 billion
Total SEK 34 billion
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The purpose of the agreement
•Larger employment market regions
•An attractive core and developments along the main thoroughfares
•Competitive public transport
•Good living environment
• Higher transport quality for our industry
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Measures and initiatives
• new allocated bus lanes
• passenger hubs
• longer commuter train platforms
• new commuter parking for bicycles and cars
• footpaths and bicycle paths
• improved traffic information (ITS)
• new bridge over the Göta Älv river
• new road tunnel under the Göta Älv river (Marieholm Tunnel)
• new rail tunnel under Gothenburg (the West Link)
• measures to promote new traveling habits
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Some of the larger projects
Västlänken – rail tunnel
Marieholm tunnel
Göta Älv Bridge
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Longer commuter train platforms at
Norsesund
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Measures for public transport
Fiskebäck interchange –
bus lanes
Radio interchange – bus lanes
Amhult – tunnel for pedestrians
and cyclists
Nils Ericson terminal – additional bus stops
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Övre Husargatan - in the center of Gothenburg
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New vehicles
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MIIT – Market,
incentives
and services
Coordinating team
Administrative
office (Swedish
transport
administration)
Steering group
Management team
Working groups
Consultative group
DART - Traffic
information
/ITS
Communicati
on Coordinatin
g chosen
projects
Planing
initial
measures
Analysis,
design and
evaluation
Contracts
Collaborational organisation of The West Swedish Agreement
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FÖRSTA SPADTAGET
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