Mobilnostni načrt za Ministrstvo za promet Republike Slovenije, Ljubljana, 3. marec 2010 SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY WITH REDESIGNING PUBLIC SPACE Examples from Slovenia Mojca Balant, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia ECOMM 2015, Utrecht, B5 – Designing public space and buildings for optimal mobility
CONTENT Background Ljubljana Ljutomer
BACKGROUND SUMPs - cca 10 years in Slovenia Active involvement of UIRS Size extremes Big differences in short time
LJUBLJANA inhabitants More than students High number of daily migrations from the region Active in SM in last 10 years Ambitious SUMP Changes strongly connected to the Mayor
LJUBLJANA inhabitants More than students High number of daily migrations from the region Active in sustainable mobility in last 10 years Ambitious SUMP Changes strongly connected to the Mayor FOCUS = Changes in the city centre
Successfull pedestrianization
7 new pedestrian bridges 5 existing pedestrian bridges car + pedestrian bridges
Improvements for cyclists
Restrictive parking policy
Improving reliability of PT
September 2013 EMW 2013 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS - Tourists thousands of tourists visitorsovernight stays
EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS - Awards -EMW award (2003, 2013) -European Prize for Urban Public Space (2012) -Planet Earth-friendly Municipality (2012, 2013, 2014) -Eurocities »Smart living« award (2013) -Access City Award (2015, honorary mention in 2012) -European Green Capital 2016
Coexistence between cyclists and pedestrians Lack of effective interchange point for PT New underground parking planned for the city centre Lack of monitoring and evaluation activities CHALLENGES
LJUTOMER inhabitants ( in municipality) Centre of municipality Active in sustainable mobility from 2011 Successfull SUMP
Improving school environment Primary school Secondary school
Residential area refurbishment
Cycling infrastructure guidelines
AWARDS European SUMP award (2012 finalist) national Golden stone award (2015 regional winner)
ADVANTAGES Smaller number of decision makers and practitioners - easier consensus Flexibility quicker decisions and visible results Measures (even smaller) have a bigger effect Strong community spirit strong public support
Money for implementation CHALLENGES Traditional way of transport planning and design on national roads
Come to Slovenia in autumn and experience it yourself: Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Thank you!