City of Münster Kestävä kunta Saksalais-suomalainen seminaari kestävästä yhdyskuntakehittämisestä ja energiatehokkuudesta Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar König Fachstellenleiter Verkehrsentwicklungsplanung, Nahverkehrsplanung
City of Münster Das Münsterland In the northwest of NRW including the countys of Borken, Coesfeld, Steinfurt, Warendorf and the City of Münster Münster Dortmund about 50 Km Münster Recklinghausen about 60 Km Münster Osnabrück about 50 Km
City of Münster City of Münster: regional administrative center of some 280.000 residents headquarter of the regional district government University city with some 55.000 students overall surface area of 303 square km makes it Germany s 6th largest city in terms of area size
Transit networks Car traffic Münster-Süd autobahn junction (BAB 1/BAB 43) A1 as pan-regional north-south axis A43 from the west (Ruhrgebiet) and continuing with the B51/64 eastwards Functionally phased traffic network within the city area
Transit networks rail passenger transit 8 rail stretches running in conjunction with 7 train stations/stops Short-range public transportation public city bus system regional busses with Express Bus services in sectors not served by rail cycling transit main network running in conjunction with main roads ancillary off-road network
Traffic in numbers Journeys and ways 2007 city of Münster overall 2007 own residents 2007 visitors 2007 absolut % absolut % absolut % Motor vehicles 687.688 47,9% 387.328 46,4% 300.361 80,9% Bus/rail 181.700 12,7% 110.665 10,4% 71.035 19,1% bicycle 400.097 27,9% 400.097 37,6% -- -- On foot 165.998 11,5% 165.998 15,6% -- -- Total 1.435.483 100% 1.064.087 100% 371.395 100% Daten: Verkehrsbild Münster 2001 und eigene Berechnungen
39,2% 38,3% 37,3% 6,6% 6,6% 29,2% 9,5% 33,9% 31,7% 25,0% 21,2% 21,5% 40,5% 10,9% 35,2% 13,4% 1982 1990 1994 2001 on foot bicycle bus/rail motor vehicles 36,3% 10,4% 37,6% 15,6% sustainable transportation methods 60,8 % sustainable transportation methods 61,7 % sustainable transportation methods 62,7 % sustainable transportation methods 59,7 % sustainable transportation methods 63,7% Traffic in numbers 2007
Traffic in numbers 10,1 2,4 21,5 21,2 26,7 7,3 9,2 39,2 43,6 49,1 50,8 50,4 54,2 60,8 58,5 61,7 11,0 44,6 13,6 38,9 18,6 17,9 20,6 20,0 70,4 8,4 75,5 78,3 8,3 12,7 8,0 5,2 3,9 31,1 29,5 29,0 25,8 20,7 19,9 16,2 1,1 1,9 0,5 1,7 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-20 > 20 km on foot bicycle bus/rail motor vehicles
Residential planning and development The basis of Münster s residential planning is the Surface-Area Utilization Plan, based on the Space-Functionality Concept: Environmentally relevant planning objectives pursued in the process: City of Short Distances residential construction development primarily at public rail services stops easy accessibility to new residential districts via bicycle transit early presence of the Public Transit System in new residential areas
the city of Münster is not particularly restrictive in regard to its handling of traffic while it is true that all public parking spaces in the inner city have required payment since 1993, the fees are very moderate. the only way to convince people requiring transportation to use one of the sustainable transportation methods is through the high quality of these means of transport
Public Transit System promotion program since 1993 Bus acceleration program at all main bus junctions - bus channels bus lanes special regulations traffic light influence
Waiting hall program 520 (1.050) stopping points with waiting hall some 10 new halls built annually
Bike&Ride point at a bus stop Bike&Ride point at a railway station
1st City of Münster Public Transit System Plan in 1999 with revision in 2006 Definition of standards for the operational and transport quality (e.g., Pollution emission statements, ) Construction of dynamic passenger information at the most heavily frequented stops
A brief look back at bicycle transit planning and consistent implementation since the early 1950 s for the promotion of cycling entailing a sensible, cohesive overall concept as opposed to the realization of individual measures
Resulting in the consistent utilization of the potentials via: cycling connections also removed from main roads attractive cycling transit connections from outlying suburbs into the inner city
Münster 2010 Cycling Transit Concept Expansion of the (pan-regional) cycling path network with signs
Improved bicycle parking services
Improved and equivalent traffic light signals for cyclists, cyclist channels
Comprehensive Public Relations work example of earlier PR work in 1993
Example of modern PR work in 2005
bicycle parking garage at the main train station
The Promenade
Mobility advice and services Construction and operation of mobilé since 1998 Creation of a standard telephone number for information in the Public Transit System - Clever Number Jobticket and Semesterticket at discounted Public Transit System rates Mutual Bus-Rail rate in the Münsterland Public Transit Association Transit themes for school projects
Administrative mobility management in the City of Münster City Administration Restricted use of private cars for official trips Usage of the car-sharing service for official trips instead of official cars or private cars Provision and use of official bicycles and usage compensation for private bicycles Reduction of free parking spaces for private cars
Effect and Quality Analyses Execution around every 5 years of a mobility analysis (1990, 1994, 2001 and 2007) Standardized Public Transit System passenger survey every 2 years Customer satisfaction analysis in the city s transport enterprises every 2 years Cycling satisfaction analysis, ADFC Survey 2003 Cycling quality test, ADAC Test Cycling transit quality management, BYPAD Process (2003, 2004)
Summary What are the success factors? Recognizing and using potentials Long-term concepts (see cycling transit and Public Transit System) Intensive PR work Commitment of the planners Inter-communal exchange (AGFS Workgroup of Bicycle-Friendly Cities)
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