What impacts are being noticed on the public transport demand?

AMSTERDAM Expecting decrease of demand

BARCELONA No significant decrease in 2008, but more relevant in 2009

BERLIN The demand increased in the last months

BIRMINGHAM The demand increased up to September 2008

BRUSSELS Increase, but slower (3 %) than in the past years (6 %)

BUDAPEST No impact in Budapest, but demand decreased 10 % in smaller cities

HAMBURG No impact

HELSINKI Increase but lower than previous year

LONDON Expecting slow growth or fall to zero

MADRID In 2008 it has decreased 2% in 2008. A decrease around 7 % is expected in 2009 (-5,4% up to April, and it continues decreasing)

MANCHESTER A fall in demand

MONTREAL Demand continues increasing. The goal is to grow 8 % yearly up to 2012

PRAGUE Decrease

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Bus and Tram decrease slowly. Train continues growing

STOCKHOLM Increase

STUTTGART Slightly increase of demand

VALENCIA General reduction

VILNIUS Decrease

In case of a decrease of demand...

BARCELONA Monthly tickets slightly decrease (-1,8 % up to september 2009). Weekly tickets low increase. No changes in the purposes of the trip have been observed. Metro has declined (-3,5 %), but city buses increase (2,1%). There is a relative loss of weight of working days.

BIRMINGHAM There has been no overall recent decrease in public transport use, but there has been a slow decline in bus use. Small reduction in general traffic.

MADRID a) In 2008, urban buses decreased 6.5%, Metro 0.3%, Surburban railways 1.9% and interurban buses 2.0%. In 2009, rail modes decrease -7 %, and interurban buses -9,5 %.

b) All tickets, except single tickets, have decreased in the same proportion.

MANCHESTER a) Especially in low-income areas and during evenings

b) The fall in evening travel probably reflects fewer leisure trips.

PRAGUE a) The biggest decrease was noticed in the sales of short-term tickets (1 day – 5 days)

b) The decline seems to be related to a decreased number of tourists. Since the unemployment rate is rising, the number of journeys to work has decreased.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Maybe less optional journeys. With regard to modal share, bus and tram are declining, but train is more resilient.

VILNIUS Decrease in monthly tickets. People buy tickets more for one transport mode instead of common ticket for all modes of transport

Are there any changes on the modal share?

AMSTERDAM Decrease of the length of daily traffic jams on the main roads, but no relevant data on modal share.

BARCELONA Higway toll has suffered a 7% decrease

BERLIN The modal-split of public transport increased slightly

BIRMINGHAM The recent trend shows a rise in trips on PT and a fall in car trips, especially some car trips have been transferred to rail

BRUSSELS Unknown

BUDAPEST Unknown

HAMBURG There are no changes on the modal share

HELSINKI In 2008 public transport usage increased 4% and private car usage shrunk slightly

LONDON None of significance

MADRID None of significance

MANCHESTER Unknown

MONTREAL Unknown

PRAGUE There are no changes on the modal share

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Unknown

STOCKHOLM There are any big changes in the private motoring

STUTTGART There are no changes on the modal share

VALENCIA Unknown

VILNIUS Public transport trips have decreased, as well as number of private cars in the streets

Has the use of travel cards or season tickets decreased?

BARCELONA Monthly tickets show a decrease of 2% in 2009, weekly tickets increase 1,5 % and funded tickets have also gone up 1 %.

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM Slight increases in 1-week and decreases in 4-week and day ticket up to september 2008

BRUSSELS No

BUDAPEST Unknown

HAMBURG There is no decreasing

HELSINKI Stable selling, but higher usage

LONDON Unknown

MADRID In 2008, all types of travel cards selling have decreased 4.5%, except senior. In 2009, the whole travel cards go down (-8%), except the senior one, which increases 4%.

MANCHESTER Tickets are sold by PT operators, which are separate from GMPTE

PRAGUE No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE No, sales remain stable

STOCKHOLM Lower selling (-1%), but higher usage

STUTTGART Slightly increase

VALENCIA Yes, sellings have decreased 12 %

VILNIUS Selling of season tickets has decreased

Have measures been adopted?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA Not by now. Plans of increasig services continue to be undertaken

BERLIN This is a permanent process

BIRMINGHAM No

BRUSSELS No

BUDAPEST Yes, but already before the crisis

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI There is a superior advice to reduce the volume of operation next three years

LONDON No, but the Plan 2009/10 to 2017/18 requires savings of at least

MADRID Yes, reducing costs in order to adapt the service to the demand (-10% in public ocmpanies and -5% in private ones)

MANCHESTER Yes, there have been some reductions in services.

MONTREAL No

PRAGUE Measures were taken on sunday mornings to reduce cost.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Number of services running at evenings or weekends have been reduced

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA Yes

VILNIUS Reducing services: operation time, night busses and adjustment of routes

Has the possibility to stablish adjustment measures been studied?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA There is an idea to adapt night routes to current demand

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM No. There are measures to improve the efficiency

BRUSSELS No

BUDAPEST On studying

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI Costs updated with fuel prices and interest rates.

LONDON Plan 2009/10 to 2017/18 requires savings of at least

MADRID A reduction of the operational costs

MANCHESTER There have been some reductions in services

PRAGUE Only on terms of reducing intervals

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Bus operators have reduced costs of the managerial hierarchy

STOCKHOLM Not yet

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA Yes

Have special measures been foreseen?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA No

BERLIN Not yet

BIRMINGHAM No special measures, only the usual ones

BRUSSELS No, the cost of fuel is decreasing as the interests on loans

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No, the demand risk is borne completely by the authority

LONDON None at the present

MADRID Not yet

MANCHESTER No

PRAGUE A subsidy from the government is being considered for Czech Railways

SOUTH YORKSHIRE SYPTE has started to pay within 14 days of receipt of invoice to aid cash-flow problems within the operators

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA Yes

Are measures different when aimed at public versus private operators?

AMSTERDAM No

BERLIN In the case of practical application of adopted measures would be both groups to treat as equal.

BIRMINGHAM Operators are private companies/privately operated franchises

MADRID The economic measures taken are more restrictive in the case of public operators

PRAGUE Only the case mentioned about Czech Railways

SOUTH YORKSHIRE All public transport operating companies are privately owned in South Yorkshire

STOCKHOLM No

VALENCIA In public operators they have not been taken

VILNIUS Both public and private operators had to adjust their work to economic situation and changes

Has any kind of measure related to contracts with operators been taken?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA No

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM No

BRUSSELS No

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON No

MADRID No

MANCHESTER Contracts have in some cases been reduced in scope

PRAGUE No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE No

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA To reduce supply in order to not increase subsidies

VILNIUS No

Have investments plans in progress been modified?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA No, as they are long-term decisions and actions

BERLIN The Federal Republic had provided stimulus packages for additional investments in infrastructures to finance the railroad; for trams, busses, metros and vehicles are not available

BIRMINGHAM No. Investment programmes are continuing

BRUSSELS Yes, a part of regional investments have been cancelled

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI Not yet, but may be necessary

LONDON TfL´s budget of £9.2bn for 2009/10 is up from £8.1bn last year

MADRID Some new infrastructure projects have been postponed

MANCHESTER The proposed investment in rail rolling stock could be reduced

MONTREAL No

PRAGUE No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Investments in new vehicles will be probably reduced. An extra Public investment on congestion/priorities schemes has been proposed

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA No

VILNIUS Yes, all investment programs have been cut down

With regard to fare policy, have any measure related to social policies?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA No

BERLIN There already are special tariff offers for persons with low income

BIRMINGHAM Yes, offer help with travel costs to a number or groups

BRUSSELS No, the existing measures remain

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON There are a new half price scheme for low income groups and new day time off-peak fares were introduced

MADRID New social fares have been created, but not based on economic crisis

MANCHESTER No

PRAGUE No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Fares are set by operators, they have increased the fare levels

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART Not in 2009, maybe in 2010 there will be a change

VALENCIA No

VILNIUS No

Have fares in 2009 been modified? By how much?

AMSTERDAM In average fares have gone up 4.5%

BARCELONA Fares increased as it is usual every year, price index on the average

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM Buses increased 3%, Metro 4.5% and ray 4.8% in 2008

BRUSSELS There was an increase of 3% according to the inflation rate

BUDAPEST No

HAMBURG The HVV has modified the fares at an average of 3.3%

HELSINKI Certain tickets types were reduced, others raised by less cost index, not related to economic conditions

LONDON The increase in fares was based on Retail Price Index plus one per cent (6%)

MADRID Prices were increased 4.9%, the average of inflation rate

MANCHESTER Yes, with differents rates depending on operators (from 3% to 9%)

PRAGUE No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE The fares of almost all operators have increased in 2009 (first by 8%)

STOCKHOLM No, fares are unchanged since last year

STUTTGART Ticket fare have in 2009 been updated with inflation

VALENCIA Yes, 5% in January 2009

VILNIUS Yes, the fares has been modified from December 2008. Single ticket has passed from 0,32 euros to 0,59 euros in March 2009

Have the fare modification taken into account any criteria related to crisis?

AMSTERDAM No, price have increased reflacting the raise of variable costs

BARCELONA No

BERLIN Prices has been updated to avoid decrease of demand

BIRMINGHAM Yes, partially

BRUSSELS No

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON Yes, partially. The half price scheme for low income groups was extended in April

MADRID No, the criteria don´t depend on the crisis

MANCHESTER Not known, but probably not

SOUTH YORKSHIRE There is no evidence to suggest this

STUTTGART No, not for 2009

VALENCIA Yes

VILNIUS The last ticket price modification was made only in 2005. During 3 years situation has changed a lot. Fare increase in December 2008 was caused by the earlier intentions to raise fares.

Have free pass to any group of users been introduced?

AMSTERDAM Elderly pass, but the reason was not crisis-induced

BARCELONA No

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM Yes, to senior citizens on services off-peak.

BUDAPEST No

BRUSSELS No

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON The 2009 package included measures to allow older people 24 hours free travel

MADRID No

MANCHESTER No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Free travel under 18s and off-peak for all over 60s (it is a national project)

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA No

VILNIUS No

Have marketing activities been affected and how/in what sense?

AMSTERDAM Not that we know of, at least up till now

BARCELONA No

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM No

BRUSSELS No

BUDAPEST Decrease

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON No

MADRID Marketing expenditures have been reduced

MANCHESTER Most commercial and marketing activities are separate from GMPTE

SOUTH YORKSHIRE No

STOCKHOLM Since there are unsold advertising spaces on board we have reconsidered the channels for our own marketing activities

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA No

VILNIUS All activities were adjusted, priorities were re-set

Have promotion campaigns been planned or these expenditures are reduced?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA No

BERLIN The budget for marketing measures has not been reduced

BIRMINGHAM The budgets have not been reduced in direct response to the crisis

BRUSSELS No

BUDAPEST Yes, according to the budget’s reduction

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON No

MADRID CRTM has eliminated the expenditure on promotion campaigns in 2009

MANCHESTER Unknown

SOUTH YORKSHIRE No, although marketing by some bus operators is minimal or zero

STOCKHOLM Promotion campaigns follow decided plans

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA Rather reduced

Are strategic measures regarding the use of the private car planned or adopted?

AMSTERDAM A delay in the introduction of the foreseen system of roadpricing

BARCELONA Measures already decided consisting of decreasing fares to HOV and clean vehicles could be consolidated

BERLIN There are long term strategic measures in order to change attitudes of the private car

BIRMINGHAM Reducing road congestion, PT priorities and funding options for transport improvements.

BRUSSELS There are planned measures through our mobility plan (2015-2020)

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI No

LONDON No

MADRID No

MANCHESTER No

MONTREAL Funding measures (petrol tax and special programmes will be developed)

PRAGUE A toll system in the city centre is being considered

SOUTH YORKSHIRE SYPTE does not have control over highways or car parking

STOCKHOLM There is a long term strategy to attract business travellers, private car and taxi users to travel by PT

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA No

Have any exploratory measures been planned or taken to search funding?

AMSTERDAM No

BARCELONA No

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM Parking levy, land value tax and other new possibilities are being studied

BRUSSELS For 2015-2017 a congestion charge ‘pay as you ride’ will be introduced

BUDAPEST No

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI Long term studies regarding congestion charges are in progress

LONDON No

MADRID No

MANCHESTER No

MONTREAL Petrol tax was created some years ago

PRAGUE No

SOUTH YORKSHIRE No

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No

VALENCIA No

VILNIUS Congestion charge while entering Old town.

Have you noticed any decrease in fare incomes?

AMSTERDAM Yes, specifically in the touristmarket a decrease of 4% in the second half year of 2008

BERLIN No

BIRMINGHAM Sales of ticket have not fallen significantly as direct result of recesion

BRUSSELS No

HAMBURG No

HELSINKI The growth of fare incomes seems to reached a turning point

LONDON Yes

MADRID The average in the first three months of 2009 is around 7 %

MANCHESTER Fare incomes are collected by PT operators, not by GMPTE

PRAGUE Yes, decrease of demand and ticket revenue

SOUTH YORKSHIRE Operators do not disclose this information to them, but it is not likely because of the fare increase

STOCKHOLM No

STUTTGART No, rather a slightly increase

VALENCIA Yes

VILNIUS No because fare prices were modified

What evolution of the index of range fares is expected?

AMSTERDAM That has not been decided upon, to early to tell

BARCELONA The new fares will be approved on January ’10. There ir no forecast today about their possible evolution

BERLIN The prices will not be changed in the next year

BIRMINGHAM Fares are pegged to inflation and the trend will continue

BRUSSELS The change of regional government can change the fare policy

HAMBURG A slight increase

HELSINKI A new fare and ticketing system is under development

MADRID Maybe, a decrease near to 2% could be expected

MANCHESTER Unknown

PRAGUE No important changes are expected

SOUTH YORKSHIRE One of the operators reduced the price of bus and tram day ticket

STOCKHOLM None for the coming year

VALENCIA Maybe 1% more than RPI