Introduction to transport policies in San Sebastián

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1 Introduction to transport policies in San Sebastián October 2009 San Sebastián Gerardo Lertxundi Director Mobility and Dbus San Sebastián City Council

2 General considerations A change in mobility habits is essential. The seriousness of climate change is real. A need exists for changes in land use: higher density, employment distribution etc. This is a global phenomenon: Every developed city suffers from traffic congestion.

3 General considerations In general terms, road capacity (measured in persons/hour) is much higher than the capacity of public transport. Because work is one of the main reasons behind mobility, the current location of places of work is one of the reasons for congestion. Dissuasory policies involving tolls and car parks are a basic tool for changing mobility habits.

4 General considerations Users of means of collective transport should be favoured with exclusive or preferential roadways. Public transport needs competitive times and convenient frequencies. Improvement of bottlenecks is especially required if mobility is to be improved. Accidents are largely influenced by congestion.

5 San Sebastián has spent years working for Sustainable Mobility. This has resulted in the creation of the recent ambitious Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

6 DONOSTIA MOBILITY PLAN GOALS 1. Contributing to greater quality of life for the population. 2. Contributing to significant lowering of the environmental impact caused by transport. 3. Achieving a better energy balance. 4. Contributing to the promotion of sustainable urban development.

7 DONOSTIA MOBILITY MOBILITY POLICIES IN THE PLAN 1. Encouraging non-motorised transport. 2. Fostering greater weight for public transport against private vehicles in the distribution of traffic. 3. Achieving a more rational and environmentally-friendly use of urban public spaces. 4. Influencing the mobility behaviour of San Sebastián residents. 5. Contributing to sustainable planning of urban development.

8 Current mobility situation in San Sebastián

9 Mobility in San Sebastián DECISIONS that are sometimes right, sometimes not so, sometimes easy, sometimes difficult, Cycle lane in Paseo de La Concha by removing part of the roadway for motor traffic. Extension of bus lanes, e.g. in Gran Vía. Increasing the number of parking spaces in the city centre. Zonas km/h traffic-calming zones. The decisions taken by the Mobility Department are always initially subject to criticism. The results are seen in the long term. A good deal of courage is needed to take decisions that lead in the right direction.

10 Mobility in San Sebastián. Population data The population of the province of Gipuzkoa is 686,665 inhabitants. San Sebastián accounts for 26.3% of the population of Gipuzkoa. The Donostialdea region accounts for 46.1 % of the population of Gipuzkoa. Some 73.9% of the population of Gipuzkoa live in a 25-km radius around San Sebastián. The population of San Sebastián is evenly spread throughout the different districts. No district has more than 15% of the city's population. A significant part of San Sebastián's population lives in elevated areas

11 Donostia - San Sebastián Geography: River Urumea Sea Elevated areas

12 Donostia - San Sebastián Parte Vieja inhab. Gros inhab. Ulia Ategorrieta inhab. Bidebieta Herrera inhab. Igeldo inhab. El Antiguo Ondarreta Benta Berri inhab. Aiete Seminario inhab. Centro Miraconcha inhab. Egia inhab. Intxaurrondo inhab. Altza inhab. Ibaeta Lorea Añorga inhab. Amara Berri inhab. Martutene Loiola inhab. Donostia - San Sebastián: 182,873 habitantes Donostia - San Sebastián: inhabitants

13 Hondarribia inhab. DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIÁN Pasaia inhab. Errentería inhab. Oiartzun inhab. Irún inhab. Zarautz inhab. Usurbil inhab. Lasarte inhab. Astigarraga inhab. Hernani inhab. Urnieta inhab. Andoain inhab. Donostia - San Sebastián: inhabitants Area surrounding Donostia - San Sebastián: 247,449 inhabitants Tolosa inhab. Total: inhabitants

14 Mobility in San Sebastián. Vehicle data Car ownership rates have doubled in the last 20 years. San Sebastián has 420 cars/1,000 inhabitants, which equates to 75,811 cars. Gipuzkoa has 435 cars/1,000 inhabitantes, which equates to 298,458 cars. For the nostalgic amongst you: The city is very different from what it was 100, 50 and even 20 years ago.

15 Mobility in San Sebastián. Journey data Every day 737,888 journeys are made that start or finish in San Sebastián. 416,409 are internal journeys made within the city (56.4%) 96.2% are journeys made within Gipuzkoa. The weighting of journeys starting or finishing outside Gipuzkoa is minimal (3.8%). The weighting of journeys made between the city and the province is particularly significant.

16 Mobility in San Sebastián. Internal journey data In internal journeys the predominant means of transport are: 4,5% 0,7% 1,4% Foot 43.6% Collective transport (bus) 26% ,4% 43,6% Cars come in third place with 22.1% of journeys. Over 70% of car journeys are made with a single passenger. Motorcycles (4.5%) and bicycles (2.7%) also 24,6% have a role. 2,7% ANDANDO BICICLETA AUTOBÚS AUTOMOVIL FERROCARRIL MOTO OTROS

17 Mobility in San Sebastián. SS-Gipuzkoa journey data In SS-Gipuzkoa journeys, the car takes the lion's share 0,0% 3,9% 0,6% with 63.9%. 6,4% Collective means of transport have 28,8% much lower use than cars. Buses have a 12.6% share and trains (Eusko tren and Renfe) have 11.1% At 2.4% and 0.8%, respectively, motorcycles 40,0% and bicycles have a far lesser role than in the city ,1% NO MOTORIZADOS AUTOBUS AUTOMOVIL FERROCARRIL AVION MOTO OTROS

18 Mobility in San Sebastián. Journey data Generally, men use cars and motorcycles more than women. Women use public transport and walk much more than men. Only the youngest men use public transport more than cars. Few men between the ages of 20 and 44 walk. Students make greater use of Public transport 29.7%. Retired people in particular make journeys on foot 71.4% and by public transport 15.9%.

19 Mobility in San Sebastián. Bicycle journey data 11,296 bicycle journeys per day. These account for 2.7% of journeys. They are especially used in the flat, lowerlying districts: Centre, Gros, Antiguo, Old Town and Amara, in this order. Bicycles are mainly used for studies (34.2%) and work (30.2%). They are also used for shopping (12.0%) and leisure (11.8%).

20 Mobility in San Sebastián. Public transport journey data 108,241 daily internal journeys on public transport (almost all by bus) and 87,672 journeys between the province and SS (bus and train). Bus use in the city is higher than in other cities. Bus journeys greatly outnumber car journeys in the central and flat districts of the city: Centre, Amara and Antiguo. Bus journeys now outnumber car journeys in elevated areas: Egia, Intxaurrondo, Aiete, Altza, Public transport is clearly exceeded by car use in all links with the province.

21 Urban public transport in San Sebastián Compañía del Tranvía de San Sebastián - DBUS City Buses Amara Sanitaria Altza Benta Berri Gros-Amara Amara-Martutene Larratxo-Intx-Berio Bidebieta BentaBerri-Añorga Altza-Intx.-Antiguo Altza-Gros-Antig Egia-Intxaurrondo Intxaurrondo Sur Gros-Intxaurrondo Gros-Antiguo-Igara Otras Líneas Bus Urbano: 85,086 viajeros/día City Bus: 89,470 passengers/day

22 Interurban Services Interurban Buses Interurban public transport in SS A H A I I I Irún 343 Hondarribia 540 Pasaia A I H H A I Errentería H Oiartzun A A Astigarraga G Hernani H G Urnieta 405 G Andoáin T Tolosa 666 T Lasarte Z Zarautz Resto Gipuzkoa Z Z T G A (Mobility to/from San Sebastián) City Bus: 89,470 passengers/day Interurban Bus: 29,615 passengers/day

23 Interurban Services RENFE - TOPO Rail transport in San Sebastián RENFE TOPO Irún Hondarribia Pasaia Errentería Oiartzun 274 Hernani Urnieta Andoáin Tolosa Lasarte Rest of Gipuzkoa (Mobility to/from San Sebastián) Interurban rail services: 29,950 passengers/day Total Buses and Trains: 149,035 passengers/day

24 Bus Lanes in San Sebastián San Sebastián Bus Lanes: 9,328 metres (1,660 metres protected) Some 17% of the kilometres travelled by DBUS users are in bus lanes Reina Regente Passengers/day Boulevard Passengers/day Zurriola Passengers/day Gran Vía Passengers/day Iparragirre Passengers/day Miracruz Passengers/day Hernani Okendo Passengers/day Passengers/day Zubieta Etxaide Passengers/day Passengers/day Urbieta + Easo Passengers/day San Martín Passengers/day Sancho el Sabio (out) Passengers/day Sancho el Sabio (back) Passengers/day Tolosa (2 ways) Passengers/day Madrid (2 ways) Passengers/day Donostia - San Sebastián: 1,060 m. Protected Donostia - San Sebastián: 6,068 m. Without protecting The commercial speed of DBUS buses is 16.5 km/h

25 Mobility in San Sebastián Car vs Other Means of Transport (Bus Motorcycle Bicycle Foot) Zonas de Alta Utilización del Transporte Público ONE BUS EVERY 6-7 min. Zonas de Alta Utilización del coche ONE BUS EVERY 7-30 min. Parte Vieja Gros Ulia-Ategorrieta Bidebieta Egia El Antiguo Ondarreta Benta Berri Centro Miraconcha Intxaurrondo Altza Aiete Seminario Igeldo Ibaeta Lorea Añorga Amara Berri Martutene Loiola Car Bus Other

26 Mobility in the San Sebastián surrounding area Car vs Other Means of Transport (Bus Motorcycle Bicycle Foot) Hondarribia DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIÁN Pasaia Irún Errentería Oiartzun Usurbil Lasarte Hernani Astigarraga Urnieta Andoain Car Bus + Train

27 Mobility in San Sebastián. Evolution The total number of journeys has increased by 1.5%. The number of internal journeys is tending to decrease and the journeys to/from Donostialdea has grown. In the total number of journeys made, car use has increased by 1%, bus use has increased by 1% and motorcycle use has increased by 2%. Walking has decreased by 4%.

28 Mobility in San Sebastián. Evolution In internal journeys: - The car has lost 6%. - Walking has decreased by 6%. - Bus use has increased by 6%. - Motorcycle use has increased by 3 % - Bicycle use has increased by 2%.

29 Mobility in San Sebastián. By age groups Journeys to/from San Sebastián: and over TOTAL FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE NON-MOTORISED MOTORISED CAR BUS TRAIN MOTORCYCLE PLANE OTHERS TOTAL % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 57,9% 80,1% 71,1% 55,6% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 42,1% 19,9% 28,9% 44,4% y más No Motorizados Motorizados

30 Mobility in San Sebastián. By age groups Intra-municipal journeys: and over Total FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE NON-MOTORISED FOOT BICYCLE MOTORISED CAR BUS TRAIN MOTORCYCLE OTHERS TOTAL % 90% 80% 70% 60% 47,3% 64,9% 50,4% 29,6% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 52,7% 35,1% 49,6% 70,4% 0% y más No Motorizados Motorizados

31 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 1. Pedestrian mobility Donostia Camina Plus Vertical public transport Elimination of barriers for persons with reduced mobility 2. Cyclist mobility Bicycle plan Improved cyclist intermodality with PT Bicycle hire

32 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 3. Public transport Reserved platforms Urban bicycle lanes Bus stop accessibility Improved PT services to places of work Donostialdea Metro Transport interchanges Transport integration: single authority Taxi plan

33 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 4. roads and traffic Urban traffic plan Management of local area access points and NI bypass Through traffic management Motorcycle traffic and parking 5. Goods traffic and distribution Loading Distribution centres 6. Public space Citizens' space Noise reduction Road safety plan

34 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 7. Parking Regulated street parking (OTA) Parking management in the Centre Resident parking in other districts Peripheral and out-of-city parking Parking in industrial estates Parking for persons with reduced mobility Parking provision at stations and public transport stops Parking-PT service coordination

35 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 8. Clean vehicle fleet management Acquisition and circulation of clean vehicles Promotion of low-emission distribution vehicles Acquisition of clean vehicles by government bodies and dealerships Car sharing programme

36 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 9. Mobility management Plans for mobility to places of work Camino escolar plus Plan for mobility to the university Plans for mobility to hospitals Plans for mobility to services and shopping centres Car sharing promotion (high occupancy vehicles) Mobility management for women

37 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 10. Education and training Sustainable mobility and road safety in schools and senior citizens' centres Bicycle use learning programmes Efficient driving training programmes 11. Information, dissemination and marketing Municipal mobility centre Citizens' information plan Citizens' mobility forum

38 DONOSTIA MOBILITY ACTION PLANS 12. New urban developments Guidelines for sustainable urban development and sustainable local mobility plans Accessibility Plus plans PT accessibility plans 13. New transport infrastructure Urban and metropolitan roads Urban remodelling of the NI bypass New urban master plan road network New PT infrastructure

39 DONOSTIA MOBILITY 32 GOALS + 20% non-motorised journeys + 200% bicycle use 55 km cycle lanes + km pedestrian routes 50/35% of motorised mobility by PT + 20/25% increase in average PT speed 25% reduction in CO2 emissions caused by urban mobility 25% energy reduction per person/journey Noise, road safety, accessibility

40 A number of conclusions The problem of climate change is serious and transport is one of the major problems. Everyone must take measures and not wait for others to. It is very important to improve mobility habits for everyone. San Sebastián is making an effort to make mobility more sustainable but more must be done. It is not always easy to take "sustainable" measures. They often go against an accepted standard of living or acquired rights. Those who have to take them must be brave. The main problem is the high car use between the Donostialdea region and Gipuzkoa. The most pressing project is a system such as Donostialdea Metro or an equivalent that diverts car journeys to public transport. While it is effective and well used, urban public transport needs investment to bring about improvements, mainly to districts in elevated areas and places of work in order to continue to gain users. It is also necessary to provide PT with a reserved platform. Continuing the drive for bicycle use and pedestrianisation is fundamental. We must encourage the use of vehicles with cleaner technology.

41 Muchas Gracias por su atención Eskerrik asko Thank you