City of Szekesfehervar. Royal traditions Dominant economic role 1000 years of mobility

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1 City of Szekesfehervar Royal traditions Dominant economic role 1000 years of mobility

2 Strategic location nowadays Graz Győr, Vienna Zagreb, Trieste Budapest 65 km Mid-East Transdanubian Region Capital of Fejér County 170 km inhabitants At the intersection of European transport corridors Half way from the Capital to Lake Balaton by Motorway 7 (E71) Economical center of the region logistic service center

3 Strategic location nowadays Roads of Szekesfehervar Ring-road Motorway 7 (E71) Toll road About 42 km of national roads About 85 km of municipal roads About 230 km of residential roads About 30 km of bicycle roads Historical center is car free

4 ...and it s historical background Roman roads in Pannonia City of Gorsium The military road to Fehérvár as a landmark Crusades routes pilgrims station Roads built on former canals 19-20th century: intensive growth

5 City of Champions Ice Hockey in the Austrian League Football National Champ 2011, 2015 Basketball National Champ 2000, 2013 Women Handball Penthatlon Athletics Sailing

6 Population 2015: residents temporary inhabitants

7 Population density 595/km 2 The number of inhabitants doubled in 50 years Commieblocks around the city center Mobility problems in town: No inner ring roads All routes pass near the city center Missing raliway crossing possibilities

8 Moto-evolution Number of registered cars Number of registered motorbikes motorized vehicles/ 1000 inhabitants in in 2015

9 The city with no unemployment Employment rate over 45 % Industrial rate over 44,5 % Manpower needed exceeds the number of workers in the city km of agglomeration More than third of all workers of the agglomeration works in the city

10 Commuters Rate of commuters Elementary school students: 18,8 % High school students: 58 % Employees: 30% Travel time In a workday: 100K inhabitants 27K commuters 13K students Over 140K on the move

11 Distribution of travels in time sport, leisure, etc.

12 Travel modes Regional commuter s travel mode City s modal split 19,6% 20,8% 0,9% 58,6% Bus Train Contracted bus Individual

13 Challenges in Urban Mobility Not without my car!

14 Challenges in Urban Mobility Public Transport 41 bus lines 74 buses 3.2M vehicle kms 407K trips 1 million loss (23% of total costs) Missing connections Changes in city layout Changes in travel patterns

15 Challenges in Urban Mobility Public Transport New network under tendering: New areas taken into service More connections (hospital, railwaystation) More direct lines Less overlapping lines 51 bus lines 60 buses 3.4 million vehicle km

16 Challenges in Urban Mobility Bike and Ride Commuters bike storage problems There is no enough bike-stands Local bus decentrums Railway- and bus station Bike routes are rarely connected

17 Challenges in Urban Mobility School areas Need for: Car-free zones - space for culture and fun Kiss&Ride lanes Dedicated walking paths, safe pedestrian crossings School mobility plans

18 Intermodality Railway reconstruction: Rails, underpass and signalling 129 million EUR Intermodal junction: 24 million EUR

19 Problem Tree Legal and political regulation Lack of public and stakeholders involvement Governmental level for agglomeration does not exist Duration of investment preparation Pay parking system Lack of available information Project indicators do not meet the aims Maintenance Condition of roads, sidewalks, bike-routes, parks and paths Low frequency of maintenance Network Long walking distances Need for expanded bus bays Lack of B+R and P+R possibilities - intermodality Lack of parking facilities Tight East-West corridors No practice in demand-based and integrated planning Traffic Bus network and frequency Lack of public-bike system Harmonization of different public transport networks and timetables Lack of road-safety audits

20 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy 2009

21 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy Feher-Bike concept 2011 Version

22 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy Feher-Bike concept QUEST project 2013

23 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy Feher-Bike concept QUEST project Integrated Urban Development Strategy 2014 Transport related measures: Various mobility optimized transport networks Sustainable road development (modality, reconstruction, connection)

24 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy Feher-Bike concept QUEST project Integrated Urban Development Strategy BUMP project 2014

25 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy Feher-Bike concept QUEST project Integrated Urban Development Strategy BUMP project Ecotale project 2014

26 CIVITAS Magyar CIVINET Magyar CIVINET- Hungarian-speaking regional CIVITAS network National workshops on sustainable urban mobility and more Szekesfehervár is a founding member Chairman: Attila Mészáros, Vice- Mayor of Szekesfehervar

27 The way to SUMP Transport and Road Development Strategy Feher-Bike concept QUEST project Integrated Urban Development Strategy BUMP project Ecotale project Magyar CIVINET SUMP Reviewing available datasets, conceptions, policies Analysing mobility situation

28 Sustainable city - What we achieved Inner city rehabilitation 2013: Main Street Led light strips, car free zone 2015: Várkörút ( Castle boulevard ) Cycling Infrastructure 2015: Sóstó bike route : bike-lanes road space reallocation Rákóczi u. Balatoni u. Várkörút

29 Sustainable city - future Modern City program: Green city: new trees, leisure park, forest playground Expansion of inner city connecting Zichy Park to the Main street Budapest Balaton Bike Highway

30 City full of life leisure

31 City full of life culture

32 Organization structure: Mayor s Office Office of City Architect Transport Office (legal and authority-works, planning, investments, controlling, traffic rules and road safety) Investments Office City Maintenance and Utility Supply Office Business Organization for City Maintenance ( Citykeeper ) Decision maker: Local Government (City Council) of Szekesfehervar

33 Process of local planning: Plans in hierarchy managed by City Architect National Development Plan Regional Development Plan Master Plan (Land use, transport network) (2004) Urban Development Plan (traffic flow and infrastructure) (2001) New way of thinking: Integrated City Development Strategy (2009, 2014) -> Action Plan (2015) Transport Development Strategy (2010)

34 SWOT on planning S Feher-Bike Network concept Changes in pay -parking policy Green-city project Cooperation with: Cycling Club Police road safety department Local environmentalist association Chamber of Architects Association for Transport Sciences W Lack of sustainable policy integrated data collection and analysis Integrated planning (focus on road safety) evaluation process of measures public and stakeholders involvement (only politicians local forums) campaigns to change vision (shared space, sustainable mobility modes) O City leader in CIVINET Calls requiring integrated and sustainable actions Industrial companies s involvement in investments Senate : mayors consultancy (elder, recognized, potent people, mainly not experts) T Local government members pressure Demand base everyone knows better how to organize traffic one can think only on one way mass or volume? Vision of sustainability is not clear National< >municipal interests SUMP 1.0 without workgroup Measures to match EU calls Political lobby on national level without professional background

35 SUMP oriented planning - fears Planning process is not known in policy and by citizens Until maintenance is still a problem higher visions are not in interest Vision of Sustainable City is not clear (road safety and green city so far) Members and their roles in WorkGroup - transport experts try to convince leaders and citizens City development practice <-> European sustainable policies Vision and objectives could be too wide Bottom up planning: calls->projects->measures->priorities Communication (consequences of project Várkörut, reactions on mobility solutions...)

36 SUMP oriented planning what we did Identified stakeholders and key actors Reviewed the resources -> the city will not contract out the writing of SUMP Reviewed national and regional frameworks & plans Conducted self-assessment (~190 pages) Planning long-term bike route network

37 SUMP oriented planning where we are The workgroup is established: Hungarian Bicycle Club Hungarian Automobile Club Gaia Environmental Organization Institute for Transport Sciences Department of City Architect Citykeeper of Szekesfehervar Ltd. Local public transport company Hungarian State Railways City Police Two meetings held in the previous weeks and collected problems.

38 SUMP oriented planning next steps Preparing analysis of problems and opportunities Setting up a vision, long-term and mid-term goals, indicators Developing scenarios Latest news: National government decided last week to support the intermodal center, but SUMP is a requirement for the subsidy. Therefore the mobility plan will be prepared focusing on the intermodal center due to the insufficient time.

39 Thank you for your attention! City of Szekesfehervar Transport Office Marton Papp