The City of ReggioEmilia: mobility policies and the EU project School Chance. Cristina Pellegrini Servizio Mobilità/Mobility Department

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1 The City of ReggioEmilia: mobility policies and the EU project School Chance Cristina Pellegrini Servizio Mobilità/Mobility Department

2 REGGIO EMILIA, THE CITY OF

3 REGGIOEMILIAIN FIGURES

4 REGGIO EMILIA IS. Located in the Emilia-Romagna region, halfway between Milan and Bologna, in the heart of the Po Valley Busy vital town rich in history, art and culture, Reggio Emilia is a city on the edge and people friendly

5 REGGIO EMILIA IS. Homeland of Tricolore, the Italian national flag born in 1797 in the current City Hall Worldwide known for the Reggio Approach Strong economy, with SMEs playing a key role; main sectors: manifacture (mechanics, plastic, electronics), agriculture and agrifood, processing, building, ceramics, textile Among the first cities in Italy for its export and employment rates, as well as a city in continued economic growth, thanks to its many industries Culturally and socially vibrant due to the large number of organizations, services and the University.

6 A HIGH SPEED CITY

7 REGGIO EMILIA AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUB Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana train station, one of the main high-speed stations in northern Italy and one of the most important junctions in the midst of the Po valley. The Reggio Emilia-Mediopadana HS Station is the only stop between Milan and Bologna. The HS station is called Mediopadana because of its vocation to not be a station for one city, but for all the neighbouring provinces Reggio Emilia > Milan: 40 Reggio Emilia > Turin: 1 h 44 Reggio Emilia > Bologna: 20 Reggio Emilia > Florence: 50 Reggio Emilia > Rome: 2 h 20 Reggio Emilia > Naples: 3 h 35

8 Easily accessible from the old city centre (4 km) as well as from the motorway (2 km), the high-speed REGGIO EMILIA AV MEDIOPADANA TRAIN STATION IS DESIGNED BY SANTIAGO CALATRAVA, who also designed the three bridges that connect it to the motorway.

9 A SUSTAINABLECITY

10 - Leadership in environmental sustainability: top Italian city for separate waste collection, green areas per capita, and cycle lanes lenght; - Hub of research on renewable energy for farming, with business experiences in the production of bio-methane, biogas, as well as bio-building, waste management and environmental accountability techniques; - high expertise in urban planning, urban regeneration and sustainable buildings

11 MAIN MOBILITY POLICIES

12 MOBILITY IN REGGIO EMILIA Motorization rate: 660 cars/1000 inh. Km of cycling network: 204 (118,84m/100inh, 1st city in Italy) Number of Evs: 450 (one of the highest vehicles/inh ratio in Europe) 2008: PUM and BICIPLAN 2017: SUMP Modal split (2015)

13 THE 2008 URBAN MOBILITY PLAN The context Medium sized city Short distances strong use of the car (about 70%) Urban Mobility Plan (2008): set of instruments and integrated policies with short, medium and long term strategic interventions and high investments on environment, mobility and safety Main challenges: improving air quality by decreasing air pollutant emissions, reducing road accidents and fatalities, increasing the public transport use, bringing the traffic out of the city centre.

14 THE 2008 URBAN MOBILITY PLAN: THE MAIN ACTIONS Parking plan and Park and ride scheme Cycle Friendly city: Biciplan and traffic calming Evs policies Mobility management for schools

15 The 2008 PUM implementation: main actions Parking and accessibility of the city centre Trend increase of priced parking (+74,7%) increase of the park & rides (+ 67,9%) extension of E and G Minibù lines+realisation of a new line (H) STALLI SOSTA Var Var % ZTL e Area Pedonale (A1) ,0% Stalli a pagamento ,7% Stalli P scambiatori ,9%

16 The 2008 PUM implementation: main actions Parking and accessibility of the city centre Trend increase of priced parking (+74,7%) increase of the park & rides (+ 67,9%) extension of E and G Minibù lines+realisation of a new line (H) STALLI SOSTA Var Var % ZTL e Area Pedonale (A1) ,0% Stalli a pagamento ,7% Stalli P scambiatori ,9%

17 The 2008 PUM implementation: main actions Cycling and Traffic calming Trend Kms of cycling network increased of 58% 70% of the main cycling network realised kms of roads in 30 kms zone increased of 132% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Percentuale residenti in zone CICLABILI - KM previsti var % dal % realizz al 2016 a - portanti/biciplan km ,9 93,4 36% 70% b - secondarie/di supporto km ,5 56% c - greenway km 13,0 37,3 187% Totale piste ciclabili km % Piste ciclabili/ab m/ab. 0,9 1,4 53% d - strade in Z30/centro storico km 49, % TOTALE PERCORSI CICLABILI %

18 The 2008 PUM implementation: main actions Cycling and Traffic calming Trend Kms of cycling network increased of 58% 70% of the main cycling network realised kms of roads in 30 kms zone increased of 132% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Percentuale residenti in zone CICLABILI - KM previsti var % dal % realizz al 2016 a - portanti/biciplan km ,9 93,4 36% 70% b - secondarie/di supporto km ,5 56% c - greenway km 13,0 37,3 187% Totale piste ciclabili km % Piste ciclabili/ab m/ab. 0,9 1,4 53% d - strade in Z30/centro storico km 49, % TOTALE PERCORSI CICLABILI %

19 The 2008 PUM implementation: main actions Evs Policies Beginning of 2000s: many barriers (both perceived and real) at the outset The Municipality of Reggio Emilia thus conceived: a serious toolbox of well-balanced diverse measures as first city in Italy integrating electric mobility in the local mobility planning process a complete package for EVs users to overcome preconceptions guaranteeing Evs efficiency, battery performance and after sale support Objective: promoting and spreading the use of electric vehicles as a realistic transport alternative, advancing E-mobility and encouraging Evs acceptance.

20 Evs Policies Development of different pilot projects to: investigate key motivating factors for the acceptance of e-vehicles developing managing and business models developing tailored solutions for supply, fleet provisioning and servicing In brief: 5 stages ( ) institutions, public authorities, businesses commercial electric vehicle fleet direct and indirect incentives facilitating the circulation and parking of Evs (free parking, 24h access to LTZ) creation of a public company managing the long and short term renting.

21 Evs Policies Overall benefits pollutant emissions abatement considerable noise level reductions economic savings on fuel costs (more than 70%) creation of a high Evs acceptance level in the city Year: 2014 Economic savings 269,482 Fleet management Environmental savings: CO = 23,079 kg CO2 = 63,407 kg NOX = 1,331 kg PM10 = 310 kg less emissions Kms run 6,340,766 with 450 vehicles Fuel savings 528,396 lt

22 The 2008 PUM implementation: impacts Accidents Trend Incidenti, feriti e morti Gradual decrease of the numbers of accidents, deaths and injured Increase of pedestrians injured Decrease of cyclists injured Increase of cyclists Pedoni e ciclisti lesi Morti Incidenti Feriti BICICLETTE IN INGRESSO AL CS anno n. var% % % - 9% + 12% Pedoni e ciclisti lesi Ciclisti lesi Pedoni lesi

23 Modal Split The 2008 PUM implementation: impacts

24 Modal Split The 2008 PUM implementation: impacts Cycling increased of 62,7% Car use reduced of 15,2 % Small increase of public transport: + 20,3 %

25 REGGIO EMILIA IN THE EU CONTEXT

26 Reggio Emilia has a remarkable experience with EU projects, both as LP and as PP: Mmove, INVOLVE, SUM, (Interreg), CIVINET and Mobility 2.0 (7 FP), RESOLVE and School Chance (Interreg Europe). Involvement in CIVITAS: Several SV and peer review attended and organised 2 CIVITAS Award Attendance to three conferences as speakers PAC member twice

27 THE EU PROJECT SCHOOL CHANCE

28 Europe 2020 strategy CROSS-BORDER EU Cohesion Policy HOW AIMS EACH REGION Reduce disparities in European Regions Development Growth Quality of life Innovation Sustainable Inclusive STRUCTURAL FUNDS PROGRAMMES: Regional Operational Programmes (ROP) ERDF funding Policy learning among EU regions to improve performance of regional development policies and programmes 1. Interregional Cooperation Projects RAP 2. Policy Learning Platforms New

29 School Chance School Chance is an Eu project funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Interreg Europe Programme, under the priority axis Low Carbon Economy. The project started in January 2017 and will see partners working together for 5 years, until December 2021.

30 Project activities School Chance gathers 8 partners from 7 European countries whose common aim is influencing and improving policies on children mobility. Partners will learn from each other how to encourage safe, healthy, autonomous and sustainable travel to school. This will be done by a constant exchange among them and by identifying shared solutions to common issues, in particular by: exchanging good practices on school mobility management; transferring measures and lessons learnt at local level; producing Regional Action Plans to improve mobility policies; fostering interaction between regional/local authorities and schools.

31 Project phases The project will be developed in two phases: in the first phase, partners will exchange good practices through the realisation of study visits, thematic trainings, transfer workshops and involving at local level a group of stakeholders that will take part in the project activities realisation and in the exchange of experiences. This phase will last 3 years and is aimed at the realisation of a Regional Action Plan on school mobility. The second phase, lasting 2 years, will be dedicated to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Regional Action Plan.

32 2017 Identify 2018 Observe 2019 Adopt Good practice register Knowledge transfer Regional Action Plans Mobility Friendly school certification methodology standard and locally adapted 2 Surveys per Policy addressed Thematic trainings: 0. Opening on exchange of experience 1. Communication 2. Education 3. Infrastructures 4. Participation 5. Financial tools 2 Local Workshops with Schools Good Practice Tool Box+ Finantial model funding solution

33 Grazie! Hvala! Merci! Gracias! Tack!