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Premium Partners

International partners

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c o n t e n t s News from CfM

Cities for Mobility World Congress 2010 3

UCLG news 3

News from our partners

Siemens new premium partner of CfM 4

Best practices

Malmö Plug-In City 5

Revolution in individual transport 7

Experiences and lessons of bicycle public transport systems for developing countries 8

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) 11

The challenges of Bhubaneswar, India 14

Congestion versus public transport – Example Lima, Peru 17

Project forum

SUMPA-MED project launched 19

EU-Project Active Access starts successfully 20

The European project Go Pedelec! 21

Cities on the move to the solar age of mobility 22

Events

Symposium Networks for Mobility 2010 24

International event list 25

New members

New members of Cities for Mobility 27

Humour

Alternative means of transport 28

Network coordination team

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Imprint

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news from CfM

Cities for Mobility World Congress 2010

UCLG news

United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is world’s N° 1 association of local authorities. Please check the newly designed UCLG website:

www.cities-localgovernments.org

The city of Stuttgart is coordinating the UCLG Urban Mobility Committee

For more information on UCLG and its Urban Mobility Committee please contact:

Wolfgang Forderer Wolfgang.Forderer@stuttgart.de

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from our partners

Siemens new Premium Partner of Cities for Mobility

For more information on the cooperation with Siemens please contact Patrick.Daude@ stuttgart.de

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best practices

Malmö Plug-In City

Charging Stations to charge vehicles will be installed in various locations across Malmö.

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For more information on Plug-In City Malmö please contact Anna Lindblad Malmö’s Environment Department anna.lindblad@malmo.se Tel +46 40-34 21 29

In the neighbourhood of Augustenborg, the City of Malmö, together with the public housing company, MKB tested both electric cars and electric trains, already in the early 2000s.

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Revolution in individual transport

Author Marcelo Matusiak Vilco – Grupo Joape Brazil www.vilco.com.br

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Experiences and lessons of bicycle public transport systems for developing countries

City and size (in amount of bicycles) of BPTS in the world, planning (question mark) and operational. Source: MetroBike/Google

Author Carlosfelipe Pardo ITDP Country Director (Colombia) www.itdp.org cpardo@itdp.org

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Concept / System Vélib (París) Bicing

(Barcelona) Bixi (Montreal) SAMBA (Rio de Janeiro)

B’easy (Santiago de Chile)

Amount of bicycles 20.600 3.000 3.000 80 100

Amount of stations 1.451 212 300 8 10

Citizens per bicycle 104 500 618

1,875 (for Copacabana)

1,208 (for Providencia)

Financing scheme

User charges (subscriptions) and outdoor advertisements

User charges and car parking charges

User charges (subscriptions) and advertisements

User charges (subscriptions) and advertisements

100% subsidy (subscriptions used to pay for helmets)

Contractual scheme

Managed by SOMUPI, part of JCDecaux in 66% and Médias & Régies Europe, Groupe Publicis in 34%.

Promoted by municipality and operated by Clear Channel

Managed by the city (parking agency)

Managed by Serttel (private) under supervisión and contract with IPP (public)

Full concession with B’easy (prívate)

Table comparing key

issues of five systems studied

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Call-a-Bike system of public bicycles in

Stuttgart, Germany

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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

Author J.B. Schneider, Professor Emeritus University of Washington, Seattle Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban Planning and Design

Images courtesy of

ULTra PRT, Vectus PRT and 2getthere

ULTra PRT vehicles

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Images on this article are the images

courtesy of ULTra PRT

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Illustrated descriptions and technical details about these and other types of innovative transport systems are provided at the Innovative Transportation Technologies website at: http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/prtquick.htm For more information please visit For ULTra in the U.K. www.atsltd.co.uk For Vectus PRT www.vectusprt.com For 2getthere www.2getthere.eu

Vectus PRT station and

vehicles

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The challenges of Bhubaneswar, India

Old Town Capital Town New Town

Narrow winding roads, mostly Single Lane with no parking.

Improper geometry of road intersection

Railway line dividing the old town from other part

Grid Iron pattern plan Hierarchical system of roads Scope for modern public

transport system

Improved Road design to cater IT City.

Needs proper Parking Strategy Efficient public transport system

Author Piyush Rangan Rout Local Governance Network Bhubaneswar, India local.govt.network@gmail.com

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Various Modes of City Mobility

Buses for Public Transport Three Wheeler Auto Rickshaws Rise of Two Wheeler Vehicles

Category of Trips Percentage Cycle 21% Car 7.5% Two Wheeler 41.6% Auto Rickshaw 14.8% Bus 13.1% Others 2%

Bhubaneswar

Total 1600* km of Road length - Four - Six Lane: 40 km*

16 km* of Protected Bicycle Lane

Average Trips 8 – 12 km* - Work 4.32-6.67,

Shopping 3.5-4.6 Average Road Density

11.82 km/ km2 Fully Paved: 84% Per Capita Road

Length: 2.13 m Vehicle Increase per

year: 7.5% - 75% Two Wheelers (* Approximately)

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Overall objectives of the Bhubaneswar IESUTI

Objective Specific indicators

1. Achieve environmental improvements

• Greenhouse gas emission reductions • Reduction in local emissions affecting

human health (CO, NOx, PM, SOx) • Reduction in street noise levels

2. Provide higher-quality transport services

• Affordability of transport options • Frequency of service and the travel time

savings • Provision of priority infrastructure for

pedestrians and cyclists

3. Create an enhanced urban form • Transit-oriented development and resulting positive impacts on property values and shop sales

• Attractiveness of city for both residents and tourists

• Provision of public space and leisure activities for all income groups

4. Build the capacity of local entrepreneurs and professionals

• Professionalisation of transit operators and drivers

• Skill development of local planners, engineers and administrators

• Development of local consulting expertise on sustainable transport issues

5. Develop a replicable model for other cities

• Sharing of lessons learned with other cities of Orissa, India & International

• Realisation of best practice measures through collaboration with international organisations

• Replication of measures in other cities

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Congestion versus Public Transport

Author Prof. Dr. César Lama More Director of the Platform of Transport, Logistics and Urban and Regional Mobility of the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Peru

The usual traffic congestion

conditions in Lima

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Metropolitan corridor in construction

Traffic flow in an ordinary city

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p r o j e c t f o r u m

SUMPA-MED project launched

For more information on SUMPA-MED please visit www.sumpa-med.net

View from Gaziantep Castle

Kick-off meeting in Gaziantep, Turkey

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p r o j e c t f o r u m

EU-Project Active Access starts successfully

To download the report please visit

www.cities-for-mobility.net and click on Publications

More information on the project ACTIVE ACCESS can be obtained from the project website

www.active-access.eu

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p r o j e c t f o r u m

The European Project Go Pedelec!

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For more information on “Go Pedelec!” please contact

Thomas Lewis, coordinator of the project energieautark consulting office@energieautark.at

Or visit the official website www.gopedelec.eu

What is a Pedelec?

A Pedelec is a bicycle with an electric motor which assists the cyclist when pedalling. A Pedelec has all the characteristics of a bicycle: it doubles your power, it doubles your range and it brings you much faster to your destination. If you are interested in learning more about Pedelecs we recommend you to visit the homepage of the German association ExtraEnergy www.extraenergy.org

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p r o j e c t f o r u m

Cities on the move to the solar age of mobility

Author Prof. Dr. Rainer Rothfuss University of Tübingen rainer.rothfuss@ uni-tuebingen.de

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p r o j e c t f o r u m

Pilot projects of the

CO2NeuTrAlp Consortium

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e v e n t s

The future of mobility: necessity, affordability and implementation

5th International Symposium Networks for Mobility Stuttgart, September 30 to October 1, 2010 Topics: a. Transportation System Planning b. Traffic Control and Telematics c. Transportation and Environment

Call for papers: Submission of abstracts: 28 February, 2010

For more information please visit: www.uni-stuttgart.de/fovus

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International events list

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e v e n t s

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n e w m e m b e r s

New members of Cities for Mobility

Nr. City / Organization Country Website

1 City of Londrina Brazil www.londrina.pr.gov.br

2 Alcaldia del Municipio Libertador del Estado Mérida

Venezuela

3 FuelClinic.com (Florida) USA www.fuelclinic.com

4 EcoCraft Automotive GmbH & Co. KG (Salzgitter)

Germany www.ecocraft-automotive.de

5 Transport Training Initiative TTI (Stuttgart) Germany www.transport-training-initiative.org

6 SCHILTEC (Eastwood NSW) Australia www.schiltec.waverail.ch

7 Local Governance Network (Bhubaneswar) India

8 UVNT Stuttgart Germany www.xing.com/net/uvnt

9 Eonlux (Singapore) Singapore www.eonlux.com

10 City of Karlovac, Department for European Integration

Croatia www.karlovac.hr

11 Municipalidad Distrital de Chocope Peru www.munichocope.gob.pe

12 Gobierno Municipal de Zapopan Mexico www.zapopan.gob.mx

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h u m o r

Alternative means of transport

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Network coordination team

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i m p r i n t

Imprint Editor Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart (Public Corporation) Koordinationsbüro “Cities for Mobility” Address Rathaus Marktplatz (M) 1 D-70173 Stuttgart, Germany Postal address Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart Stabsstelle des Oberbürgermeisters Koordinationsbüro “Cities for Mobility” D-70173 Stuttgart Phone +49 711 216-8501 Fax +49 711 216-6105 E-mail address cfm@stuttgart.de Editorial staff Dr. Nicolas Leyva (Nicolas.Leyva@stuttgart.de), Wolfgang Forderer, Patrick Daude, Isabell Kübler, Patrizia Moll Written contributions Malmö Stad (Anna Lindblad, Daniel Skog, Charlotte Hauksson), Marcelo Matusiak, Carlos Felipe Pardo (ITDP Colombia), MetroBike/Google, Jerry Schneider, Piyush Ranjan Rout, César Lama More, Rainer Rothfuss Photo credits Cover photo: Vectus PRT vehicles. Courtesy of ULTra PRT City of Malmö, Marcelo Matusiak , Carlos Felipe Pardo (ITDP Colombia), ULTra PRT, Vectus PRT , 2getthere, Piyush Ranjan Rout, César Lama More (Agencia Andina), Extra Energy, Rainer Rothfuss, FOVUS, Wolfgang Forderer, Nicolas Leyva Pictures / graphics As a matter of principle, images, photos or graphics used in this document by Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart are protected by copyright. The free use of the images is not permitted if they bear a copyright which refers to an originator mentioned by name. Copyright / Disclaimer The graphics used and the texts are protected by copyright. Pages may only be reproduced for private use. No changes may be made, and the reproductions must neither be distributed nor used for public renditions. The individual contributions also are protected by copyright; further references, if any, can be found in the contributions. All information is provided without guarantee of its correctness. No liability whatsoever shall be accepted for damage arising due to the use of the retrieved information. For all links indicated in this document we expressly emphasise that Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart has no influence whatsoever on the layout and contents of the linked pages. For this reason we explicitly dissociate ourselves from all contents of all pages linked on this website.