City case study: acitve travel plann ing and measures in Dresden Kerstin Burggraf, Urban Planning Office Department of Transport Developm ment Planning
Content 1. Active travel integrated t planning in Dresden 2. Active travel measures in Dresden 2
Something about Dresden Capital of Free Stt State of Saxony Located in the valley and on the slopes of the River Elbe Dynamic, green city with a high quality of life Resident population 530,000 (12th place in Germany), average age 43 years, increasing (highest birth rate in Germany for the last three years!) Area of the city 328 km2 (4th place in Germany), about 62% covered by forest and gree en space 3
1. Active travel backround of integrated planning People are getting older and people are getting more weight Germany: BMI-value > 25 = overweigh ht 67% of men and 53% of women in the focus: motion and travel behaviour 4
1. Active travel backround of integrated planning Modal split Dresden (SrV series 1987 2008) total traffic up to 100 km 5
1. Active travel backround of integrated planning Average length of all daily ways: 6,3 km (65,1 min) waysby foot: 1,1 km (15 min) ways by bicycle 3,8 km (19,7 min) 6
1. Active travel backround of integrated planning Hope for the future! 2013??? 7
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden Objective: Sustainable development environment / climate city ressources people Integrated City Development Concept Land use planning Zentrenkonzept SUMP Dresden - Transport Development Plan 2025plus Other plans: air pollution, noise, energy and climate, green areas/street tt trees, sports, health 8
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden SUMP Dresden - Transport Development Plan 2025plus Involvement of stakeholders, tkhld citize en, institiutional partners (internal and external, local and regional) Strategy and measure list for cycli ng, walking, PT and multimodality Target: modal split: decreased share of car traffic and increased share of sustainable modes ( Umweltverbund ) Modal split Dresden (SrV series 1987 2008) total traffic up to 100 km 9
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1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden Draft of Dresden SUMP 2025plus A: basics and analysis B: scenarios and assessments C: mobility strategy 2025plus D: action plan 2025 created in a consultative process with bodies in the City Administration, Round Table, Scientific Advisory Board, Round Tabl le Region elaborated by Mayors/City Administration under political discussion now integrated, sustainable and multimodal approach 11
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden SUMP Dresden 12
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden National campaign Stadtradeln SUMP Dresden 13
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden SUMP Dresden 14
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden SUMP Dresden 15
1. Active travel integrated planning in Dresden SUMP Dresden 16
Content 1. Active travel integrated t planning in Dresden 2. Active travel measures in Dresden 17
2. Active travel measures in Dresden CYCLING National campaign Stadtradeln participation in the campaign of the climate alliance yearly since 2011 3 x winner in the category city with most cycled kilometers Fahrradaktivste Kommune final event 2013 with the Lord Mayor Ms Helma Orosz 18
2. Active travel measures in Dresden CYCLING European project Central Meet Bike Promotion of cycling in central European cities Central Europe Programm 03/2011 02/2014 total volume: 2.769.041,000 www.centralmeetbike.eu Partner from Chech, Poland, Slowakia and Germany 19
2. Active travel measures in Dresden CYCLING European project Central Meet Bike local activities Bicycle parking racks at PT interchanges points Public campaigns (kids and helmets, bicyc cle and alcoholics) 20
2. Active travel measures in Dresden CYCLING Poster exhibition RadLust September 2013 21
2. Active travel measures in Dresden CYCLING Yearly cycling festival organised by the local newspaper Sächsische Zeitung (positive press!) about 10,000 active participants by bik ke cooperation with city administration stand of the City (selling cycle-city map) 22
2. Active travel measures in Dresden CYCLING New public bike rental system private initiative with partner nextbike and local PT company starts t in spring 2014 rental stations at PT stops and interchanging points for the last kilometers 23
2. Active travel measures in Dresden WALKING Project Neighbourhood Walking Tours for Elderly People in urban districts with special needs Dresden Gorbitz as a cooperation of: - WHO-Project - Centre for promotion on physical py activity y, Saxony - Neighbourhood Management of Dresden-Gorbitz huge prefabricated buildings, 20,000 inhabitants many flats for elderly people green district in the City still a district with a higher amount of sociallydisadvantaged people who are less physically active Path centrally located in this district 24
2. Active travel measures in Dresden WALKING Project Neighbourhood Walking Tours for Elderly People in urban districts with special needs Aims: promote physical activity for elderly persons participative development of neighbo urhood walking tours promote social inclusion improve the image of the district Results are positive: physical and mental activity (cheap!) social integration with education/knowledge transferable to other target groups and urban districts citizens give advices for urban planning 25
2. Active travel measures in Dresden WALKING European Project Walking people It is promotion of physical activity 01/2013-07/2014 never too late to start Florence, Madrid, Nova Gorica and scientific partners from Pisa and Reims the University of Dresden/ Institute for Diabetes Prevention exhibition company a regional sports association City advertising company Municipality of Dresden the Office for Sports Management the Office for Public Health (WHO-Project Healthy Cities ) the Office for Green and Waste Management the Urban Planning Office some more partners like stakeholders at the local level Objectives: 1. to improve the health status and to prevent chronic diseases 2. to motivate citizens to do 10,000 steps per day 3. to start a competition: Who has made the most steps? 4. to establish intra-urban routes target group: inhabitants at the age of over 35 years 26
2. Active travel measures in Dresden WALKING European Project Walking people It is never too late to start promotion of physical activity 3 walking-paths with a total length of mi in. 25 kilometres plans for 7! for nordic walking, walking and running focus: districts with special social needs integrating citizens - world café smartphone application with route information start an advertising campaign support by professionals, sports clubs with walking/running programmes for special target groups (e.g. persons with diabetes type II, elderly people) 27
2. Active travel measures in Dresden WALKING CYCLING PUBLIC TRANSPORT Mobility Team of the city administrationn Mobility Management for employees of the Municipality Jobticket bi initiative i i i 8,000 in two years, 8,000 more are planned Mobility information days 2011 and 2012 2014: Health and Mobility day during th he European Mobility Week on 17 September Mobility consultation services Mobility concepts for schools In preparation: projects with schools education, mobility management, safety, 28
Active travel in practice excursions of city transport planners Thank you very much for your attention! ti Contact: Dr. Kerstin Burggraf, Urban Planning Office Tel. 0351 / 488 34 48 E-Mail: KBurggraf@dresden.de 29