Advanced nodes and SUMP how Parma adressed sustainable mobility in its wide area GABRIELE FOLLI Deputy Mayor Environment and Mobility Comune di Parma
City characteristics University 23.000 students (60% coming from outside province) Head office of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) Named UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2015 Long tradition in agriculture, food and industrial food processing Long tradition in opera music (Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Regio) Touristics flows rapidly increasing in last 4 years 2
Urban MobilityContext Area: 261 Km2 Population: 190.000 Cars registered: 130.000 Road network: 1.268 km Cycling tracks: 130 km LTZ:: 39% of downtown Low speed zones: 20% of the city Pedestrian zones: 8% of downtown Overall Environmental issues Personnel relationships Customer care Travel comfort Service organization Public Transport Customer Satisfaction Index Modal split 3
Bike tracks and bike sharing 130 km of bike lanes developped following Biciplan(strategic bike planning) 9 new bike sharingstationsintroducedin last 3 years(24 stations now active) Possibilityto book with card or app(+45% registered trips 2015 vs 2014)
Car sharing & Electric Mobility 10 vehicles with low emission standards availableon the fleet(cng, Electric, LPG, diesel Euro 5) Booking and assistance through contact center, web or app 10 chargingstationsavailablearoundcity center
Parking Facilities 14.000 parking spots, 2000 of whichare locatedin LTZ with electronic access control Pass policies adressed to encourage use of low emissions cars(actually16% of the carsregisteredin Parma are CNG, LPG, electric or hybrid) 3.700 car parks available in multi-storey parks Electronic toll collection(telepass) in the most used MSP 6 inter-changing car parks
Public transport 237 km urbanlines+ 1.970 km extra-urbanlines 60% of the fleetwith lowemissionsbuses (electric, CNG, Euro 4 or more) 34 millions of passengers per year 17 urban lines(4 are electric trolley buses) «Happybus» schoolservice (51 schools, 1346 users, 565.000 km/year) 2 night traditional lines Night bus on demand«prontobus» from 20.30 up to 01.30 Bus on demand also available in 7 municipalities in the province Mobile ticketing through smartphone available +25% dedicated bus lanes
Social equity European project developped together with Lisbon and Madrid for a smartphone application dedicated for elders and disable people 75% of the busesequippedwith platformfor wheelchairs and baby strollers 496 bus stops with autonomous disable accessibility and 286 accessible with help Dedicated bus service for schools Dedicate bus on demand service for medical visit, work, free time 620 parking spots reserved for disable people
Urban Area is Bike Friendly Flat territory and compactness of the city encourage cycling mobility: P Nord km 4,5, 18 min P Est km 4,7, 19 min P Sud-Est km 2,7, 11 min P Ovest km 3,7, 15 min P Sud-Ovest km 2,5, 10 min 9
Inter-urban Area 750.000 inhabitants within 30 km 2 1 3 5 4 Point of attraction 1. Exhibition center 2. Logistic platform 3. Cargo Airport 4. University 5. EFSA UNESCO City of Gatronomy 10
WiderArea At the cross of two main highways, right on the high capacity train way, at less than 1h ½ from 3 of the main airports in N/Italy 2 1 7 From Parma to 1. Milan Linate Airport = 1h 20min 2. Milan Malpensa Airport = 2h 3. Reggio Emilia High Speed Train Station = 45min 4. Bologna Airport = 1h 5. La Spezia Port = 1h 30min 6. Genova Port = 2h 45min 7. Bergamo Airport = 1h 30min 6 5 3 Reggio Emilia 4 11
Intermodality - Bike sharing to connect medium term and short term trips Most of the bike sharing stations are strategically located to encourage intermodality near: bus stops (24) inter-changing car parks (2) multi-storey car parks (8) car sharing spots (9) electric charging stations (9) 12
High capacitybus line New high capacity line with 18 meters bus serving north-south transit New line connecting highway interchange park, railway station, city center and unviersity campus North-south high capacity line joining actual east-west line where were recently introduced 18 meters trolley buses with 13
Intermodality - One single ticket for all susatainable mobility means «MiMuovo» ticket valid all along Emilia-Romagna region to cover train, bus, bike-sharing, car sharing transports. Integrated commercial policies to give discounts on multiple pass subscription 14 14
Parma Railwaystation The urban hub for multi-modality 1. «Cicletteria» Bike Hub with deposit (600 plcs), repair and rent facilities and scooter deposit (80 plcs) 2. Bike sharing (30 bikes) 3. Bike racks (150 plcs) 4. Car sharing and electric charging stations 5. Urban bus stops right under the railroad tracks (12 lines on 17 coming from the urban area) 6. Multi-storey car park (220 plcs) 7. Inter-urban bus stops (42 lines coming from the province) 1 6 2 3 7 3 3 5 4
Parma Railwaystation -Direct connection with main infrastructures Development of the airport as Cargo hub of Etihad an opportunity to extend actual rail connections EXHIBITION CENTER AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION
From local to national- Connect local railway network with high speed trains Using local railway network to directly connect main local points to the high speed train network
SUMP 2016 Developping Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Parma Strategic lines document approved in sept 2015 highlighting: State of the art of mobility in the city Results of a questionnaire distributed to citizens (1.300 valid replies) Strategic vision of the local governement SUMP under development with goal to be approved by the end of 2016 Started with 3 focus groups with local stakeholders on Environment and public spaces, Logistics and Public Transport and Sustainable Mobility
SUMP 2016 Developping Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Parma 4 main issues of the local governement: Improving the offer of sustainable mobility not only in environmental aspetcs but also from the economic efficiency point of view Strong attention on safety, equity and social inclusion Reduce emissions coming from private traffic Introduce innovation and smart solutions Modal split
Thank you for your attention Comune di Parma Gabriele Folli Deputy Mayor for Environement & Mobility e-mail: folli@comune.parma.it