Low Emission Zones as a Tool of Local Low-Carbon Mobility Policy - Case of Sárvár Hungary

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1 Low Emission Zones as a Tool of Local Low-Carbon Mobility Policy - Case of Sárvár Hungary Dr. Mihály Lados Martin Dan Pannon Business Network Association IX. Kongress Mobilności Aktywne European Solidarity Center, Gdańsk, Poland September, 2018

2 CONTENT - Climate Change Adaptation Policy of the European Union - Charasteristics of Sárvár - Sárvár as sustainable Health Resort - Future Actions TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 2

3 Climate Change Adaptation Policy of the European Union TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 3

4 EU OBJECTIVES TO ADAPT CLIMATE CHANGE Objectives for 2020 for 2030 Reduction of CO 2 emission Increase the share of renewable energies Increase the energy efficiency 20% 40% 20% 27% 20% 27% TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 4

5 COVENANT OF MAYORS The EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy brings together thousands of local governments voluntarily committed Until 2015: to implementing EU climate and energy objectives. SEAP since 2008 adopting EU 2020 objectives 7,755 signatories (members) 57 countries 252,629,868 inhabitants Since 2015: SECAP adopting EU 2030 objectives Objective - Signatories commitments Signatory cities pledge action to support implementation of the EU 40% greenhouse gas-reduction target by 2030 and the adoption of a joint approach to tackling mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Sárvár since 2015 See more at TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 5

6 Charasteristics of Sárvár TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 6

7 SÁRVÁR: HEALTH RESORT & INDUSTRIAL CITY Industry: Indusrial zones - 6,000 employees - 3,000 employees in the Industrial Park Mobility of workforce - 3,000 empl. inflow - 3,000 empl. outflow Tourism: - 1 million spa visitors tho guests tho guest nights Health Resort Area TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 7

8 SÁRVÁR SPA & WELLNESS Established in mid 1960s Major developments: - in early 2000s funded by Széchenyi Plan - since early 2010s by EU Structural Funds Healing water 43 C springs from a depth of 1200 meters 83 C springs from a depth of 2000 meters Complex spa & wellness experiences: Healing Spa Family Spa Beach Sauna World Slides Advanture Park See more at TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 8

9 SPA & WELLNESS HOTELS IN SÁRVÁR Tourism: tho guest tho guest nights TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 9

10 SÁRVÁR ARBORETUM Size: 9.2 ha Originated in the 16th century as fruit and vegetable garden for the castle of Sárvár Reestablished in 1803 as fruit garden and English Park TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 10

11 INDUSTRY OF SÁRVÁR More than one hundred year of tradition of machinery, food and textile industries Indusrial zones Traditional industries Industry: - 6,000 employees - 3,000 employees in the Industrial Park Mobility of workforce - 3,000 empl. inflow - 3,000 empl. outflow New industries Structural changes: - in 1990s: -- FDI based -- Sárvár Industrial Park (private initiative) - after EU accession (2004) -- sugar industry was closed TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 11

12 Sárvár as sustainable Health Resort TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 12

13 HEALTH RESORT STATUS IN HUNGARY Since the 1960s Requirements to get and keep Health Resort status: - establish the monitoring system of air quality - keep the high level of air quality Potential tools to keep even making better the air quality related to mobility: - planning - change the structure of mobility in the city and its region via (transport of goods and transport of people) -- increase the capacity of non-motorised mobility (e.g. cycling, walking) -- application of LTZ/LEZ regulation -- increase the share of public transport -- increase the share of electro-monililty -- establish multi-modality TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 13

14 STRATEGY TO KEEP HEALTH RESORT STATUS IN SÁRVÁR IN LONG RUN Getting Health Resort status in 2012 Pre-conditions to keep Health Resort status in Sárvár: - half-ring around Sárvár - semi multi-modal center at the railway station - application of LTZ/LEZ - patchworks of biking and walking pathes - public transport (direct buses) -- to the Sárvár Industrial Park and -- to Sárvár Spa TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 14

15 ACTIONS TO KEEP HEALTH RESORT STATUS IN SÁRVÁR IN LONG RUN Planning Internal planning - Integrated Urban Devpt. Strategy (2014) - Health Resort Devpt. Strategy (2015) - Cycling path develelopment between Sárvár Railway Station and Sárvár Spa (2016) Internationalisation - Covenant of mayors ( ) - Interreg Danube ( ) - Interreg Central ( ) Change the structure of mobility - bike renting (2015) - e-bikes (2017) - biking and walking path around the spa (2016) - SECAP (2017) - Sárvár FUA SUMP (2018) - Sárvár Mobility App (2017) TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 15

16 SÁRVÁR FUA Szombathely Sárvár Répcelak Sárvár FUA related to CHESTNUT: - Type of SUMP: Core-city SUMP serving as a FUA-level SUMP - Sárvár FUA: employment zone of Sárvár (Sárvár municipalities) - approx % of population is living in Sárvár TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 16

17 SÁRVÁR URBAN STRUCTURE Why people come to Sárvár: to work (daily) to study (daily) health care (hospital) government office tourism: daily (spa, castle) tourism: overnight (wellness, cure) Distribution of the population, business and destinations - cca. 85% in the core city There is no information on modal split of Sárvár! TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 17

18 SÁRVÁR: MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC 1 Passenger cars are registered in the core city / FUA (per 1000 inhabitants): 362/385: over the national average but below the EU average, it is still increasing Main characteristic of the traffic of Sárvár There are huge number of daily commuters by personal car to the spa and hotels and the industrial sites from outside of Sárvár FUA Network of roads in the core city and FUA networked Two radial roads meet in the city center There is a circular around the Spa Resort Area There is a half ring around Sárvár TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 18

19 SÁRVÁR: MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC 2 The geographic barrier embedded in the road network? The castle and the Arboretum is in the city center. However, high weight lorries are cannot go through the main axes of the city and low emission zones were introduced (30 km/h speed limit) The pinch points of the road network In hot summer days around the spa because of the capacity of parking spaces Traffic-calming areas Accross the main axes of the city and around the Spa Resort Area Situation of traffic accidents There is a low accident rate in and around Sárvár. There more accident on the ring of Sárvár because of the miss used speed of cars and trucks. TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 19

20 SÁRVÁR: BICYCLE TRAFFIC How is the topography of the city? Sárvár FUA is a flat area How long is the and lanes in the city in total? The bicycle pathes are very fragmented There are few possibilities to reach the city from outside Is there any bike-sharing scheme available in the city / FUA? Yes, managed by Sárvár TDM Few possibilities to reach the city from outside TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 20

21 SÁRVÁR: PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC Where are the main pedestrian zone(s) in the core city / FUA? around the Castle in the Arboretum aound the Spa Resort Area Related to Health Resort Development Strategy Walking Sárvár program is under preparation TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 21

22 TOWARDS LOW-EMISSION IN SÁRVÁR Administrative format of the Action Plan External company 38 p-long word document in Hungarian + English summary has been prepared The pull measures to implement Implementation of e- bikes and its positive effects in Sárvár Other measures related to sustainable transport in Sárvár FUA (e.g.: bike route system) Themes of discussion 1. The significance of the e- bike system in the FUA and planning of other sustainable modes 2. How to improve AP with current laws/regulations about low-carbon mobility (3) Short,-long term mobility goals in Sárvár FUA, synergies between Sárvár SECAP; SOLEZ-CHESTNUT project TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 22

23 The FUA and the key stakeholders A list of the municipalities involved in the Action Plan drafting and the key stakeholders involved in the participatory activities Sárvár municipality (the biggest city in the FUA) / Mayor of Sárvár / Vice Mayor of Sárvár Vas County Authority / Vice President of Vas County Authority (County level; including all the municipalities in Sárvár FUA: Sárvár+41 municipalities) Touristic agency (TDM) located in Sárvár, but deal with the whole FUA Managing Director of the main touristic agency in the FUA Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Plc ( Vas County Office) ÉNYKK ( regional public bus company) Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) & GYSEV Civic organizations (cycling, tourism, elderly) Public Transport Research Center (Szombathely division) TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 23

24 Stakeholder engagement and participatory activities 1st: Sárvár 10th August, 2017 Mobil Lab with 11 participants Mayor of Sárvár, Vice Mayor of Sárvár, Vice President of Vas County Authority, representative of Sárvár media, Managing Director and employees of the main touristic agency of the FUA 2nd: Sárvár - 29th September, participants Vice Mayor of Sárvár, Managing Director and employees of the main touristic agency of the FUA, PBN employees TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 24

25 Topics discussed during the meetings 1st meeting: 1. The significance of the e-bike system in the FUA and planning of other sustainable modes T 2. The improvement of the current sustainable modes in Sárvár FUA 2nd meeting: 1. How to improve AP with current laws/regulations about low-carbon mobility especially with regional and FUA level 2. Harmonization with Sárvár SECAP (adopted by Sárvár Assembly on 30th June, 2017) TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 25

26 CRITICALITIES - PROBLEMS WITH METHODOLOGY APPLICATION Few participants could join, however the attendees are relevant for the whole FUA The events were held in Sárvár, centre of FUA, maybe the next can be held in another municipality Not easy to organize> busy stakeholders> difficult to orgnaize one meeting that is appropriate for many people TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 26

27 Future Actions TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 27

28 The pull measures of the Pilot Action/s Pull measures: e-biking biking route system development of pedestrian routes between city center (Sárvár Castle area) and Health Resort Areas Hop-on Hop-off local small railway system bike renting Implementation of e-bikes and the effectiveness of them in the whole FUA How do they contribute to sustainable mobility? How to encourage people to use this kind of mobility? TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 28

29 FUTURE ACTIONS - Develop a multi modal center at the railway station - Extension of Sárvár Ring until Sárvár Industrial Park - Develop biking route system and cycling pathes within Sárvár and in Sárvár FUA (+ between spas in Vas County) - Implement Walking Sárvár program - Extend the capacity of bike sharing system - Replace the municipality owned cars by electric cars - Redesign the parking system of the city TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 29

30 Thank you for your attention! Contact: Martin Dan project manager +36/ TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 30