EUROCITIES Mobility Forum 25 27 September 2013 Frankfurt 9 th Meeting of the Working Group Barrier free City for All 25 26 September 2013 DRAFT AGENDA Mobility Forum / WG Barrier free City for All Start: Wednesday, 25 September 2013 at 9.00 End: Thursday, 26 September 2013 at 17.00 CHAIR Mobility Forum: CHAIR WG BCA: Christian Specht, Deputy Mayor of Mannheim Barbara Berninger, Berlin OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME: 24 September 19.30 22.00 Informal get together / dinner (at members own expenses) 25 September 10.00 13.00 Thematic conference Soft modes, Safe roads (Plenary Session) 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 17:00 Site visite with presentations: Accessibility in Frankfurt 18.00 19.15 Management Committee (MC) meeting (MC members only) 19.30 23.00 Official dinner 26 September 09.00 17.00 Working Group meeting BCA 16.15 17.00 Working Group reports and conclusions 19.00 22.00 Informal dinner (at members own expenses) CONTACT PERSONS: In Brussels: Vanessa Holve: vanessa.holve eurocities.eu +32 2 5520872 In Frankfurt: Ingmar Bolle: Ingmar.Bolle@stadt frankfurt.de +49 170 7822919 in Berlin: Gerd Grenner: gerd.grenner@senstadtum.berlin.de +49 30 90139 4167 1
VENUES: Day 1: Day 2: 25 September 26 September Kurt Schumacher Str. 10, Ernst May Saal Magistratssitzungssaal Am Römerberg 3 Tuesday 24 September 2013 19.30 22.30 Informal get together / dinner (at own costs) Informal get together / dinner (at members own expenses) DAY 1: Wednesday 25 September 2013 Venue: Kurt Schumacher Str. 10, Ernst May Saal 9.00 10.00 Registration + Coffee 10.00 10.30 1. Welcome and brief opening of the meeting Christian Specht, Deputy Mayor of Mannheim and Mobility Forum Chair Speakers Peter Feldmann, Mayor of Frankfurt Stefan Majer, Deputy Mayor (Department of Transport) Vanessa Holve, EUROCITIES 1. Opening remarks 2. Approval of the draft agenda Actions 3. Approval of the minutes of the last meeting 4. Presentation of participants 10.30 13.00 2. THEMATIC CONFERENCE: Moderator Context SOFT MODES, SAFE ROADS TBC In Europe, cyclist and pedestrian fatalities are a mainly urban phenomenon with over 60% resp. 70% occurring in cities. Pedestrians accounted for 37% of all road deaths in cities in 2011, with the elderly at particular risk. While Europe has seen considerable reductions in road deaths in recent years, the drop in pedestrian deaths has been less sharp than for other users. Moreover, projected growth in the size of cities and in traffic volumes could aggravate the problem. In many places, lack of infrastructure, such as separate lanes for cyclists and pedestrians, and pedestrian crossings, is a major risk factor. Irresponsible behaviour also presents significant risk, particularly exceeding speed limits, driving, cycling or walking while intoxicated or using distracting devices such as smart phones. 2
Walking and cycling are regarded vulnerable modes of transport isn t it a great risk for cities to influence mobility behaviour towards more walking and cycling? Or can a change in mobility behaviour and culture even contribute not only to more liveable and sustainable cities, but also to safe roads? If so, what are the prerequisites to achieve this? EU action in a number of areas should also make for safer cities. One example is the upcoming Urban Mobility Package aimed at ensuring safe and sustainable urban mobility and integration of road safety into all stages of mobility plan development. Another is proposed rules for the design of truck cabins. These aim to widen drivers fields of vision and require the fitting of deflecting shapes and crumple zones which should help to save 300 500 lives each year. The EU is also working to increase deployment of in vehicle safety systems such as pedestrian detection, emergency braking, speed limiters and blind spot mirrors. Other measures include development of a serious injury reduction strategy and awareness raising such as via the Road Safety Charter which enables cities and road safety bodies to share good practice. 10.30 11.10 I. KEYNOTE SPEECHES 11.10 11.30 Marcel Schreiber, German Insurance Association (GDV) Research Department, European Cyclists Federation (ECF), speaker name, tbc II. WHAT DOES THE EU DO? 11.30 11.45 Coffee break Szabolcs Schmidt, Head of Road Safety Unit, European Commission, DG MOVE, tbc 11.45 13.00 III. WHAT DO CITIES DO? Frankfurt s actions and experiences in road safety for pedestrians and cyclists, Ingmar Bolle Promotion of walking and effects on road safety, health and the economy, Zürich, tbc Presentation on cycle super highways, Aalborg OR VeloCity speaker, tbc Soft modes and road safety in a barrier free city, City tbc Q&A Contributions and questions from the audience 3
13.00 14.00 Lunch 14.00 17.00 14:00 15:30 16:00 17:30 WG Meeting Working Group Barrier Free City for All Accessibility in Frankfurt overview of public spaces viewing by bus (plus coffee break) Site visit with presentations by architect New barrierfree extension of Städel Museum with Mr. Michael Schumacher, Architect 18.00 19.15 6. Management Committee meeting (MC members only) 19.30 23.00 Official dinner: Floating in Frankfurt Venue: Eiserner Steg, Mainkai/Fahrtor DAY 2: Thursday 26 September 2013 Venue: Magistratssitzungssaal Am Römerberg 3 09.00 09.30 09.30 10.00 Arrival of the participants, Coffee Opening and welcome to the working group meeting by Mr. Peter Feldmann Mayor of Frankfurt/M. Introduction and Chair, Mrs. Barbara Berninger, Working Group Chair and Head of Division for EU and International Affairs in the Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment, Berlin Approval of minutes from the meeting in Dresden and of the programme for the meeting in Frankfurt/M. Activities since the working group meeting in Dresden 10.00 13.00 Training and Education for planners and civil servants Mr. Dipl. Ing.Valentin Hadelich, Bauhaus University Weimar, Faculty of Architecture Theme: Access for All: Approaches to the Built Environment Mr. em. Prof. Hubert Froyen, University of Hasselt, Department of Architecture Theme: Approaches to improve teaching and training in accessibility planning and building at European level 4
Break Plenary Discussion Moderation: Mrs. Barbara Berninger 13.00 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 16.00 Experience from Cities: Mrs. Laura Trujillo und Mrs. Mireia Curto, City of Barcelona Theme: Advice on disabilities and accessibility for Barcelona City Council Staff Mrs. Friederike Schlegel, City of Frankurt/M. Theme: Education and Training for City planners and architects in respect of accessible building experiences and viewpoints from City of Frankfurt Mrs. Carola Walla, City of Munich Theme: Procedures for accessible construction in Bavaria and Munich Discussion about requirements and recommendations for training and further education for planners and public administrations Moderation: Mrs. Friederike Schlegel 16.00 16.30 Closing remarks Information about next meeting 16.15 17.00 Mobility Forum; WG reports, concluding remarks, announcements for the next meeting, AOB (1 representative from WG BCA only) Venue: Planungsdezernat, Ernst May Saal, Kurt Schumacher Straße 10 19.00 22.00 Informal dinner (at members own expenses) 5