“Quality Urban Transport for Sustainable Development and Urban Regeneration in Small and Medium Size Cities Emmanuel Manos Vougioukas TranSUrban Project Director, Management & Co-ordination Unit (MCU) Dieuropaiki Symvouleutiki – University of Thessaly, Greece

Introduction of Rapid Transit Systems (Tramway, Light Rail, Guided Busways) in Small and Medium Cities (SMCs) Difficulties in implementing and operating such systems Costly investment – needs operating subsidy… Funding problems Road space reallocation problems Particularly in Small and Medium size Cities Indirect (Socio-economic and urban regeneration) effects for SMCs The long and difficult process of development and implementation can be facilitated if the indirect benefits are taken into consideration from the outset TranSUrban project aims to examine the development and operation of new transit systems in SMCs through innovative strategies towards socio-economic sustainable development, cohesion and urban regeneration.  inhabitants Quality urban mass transit system: mainly independent from other traffic with high service frequency Transit Systems Development for Urban Regeneration

 Existing transport planning methods do not take directly into account the expected indirect socio- economic development benefits of Urban Transit Systems.  This may lead to distortions in decision-making and investment appraisal.  Previous studies have concluded that the indirect benefits of urban transit systems can be substantial, particularly in the form of employment creation, Regional GDP and urban regeneration.  There is a need therefore to bring the results of research to the city and public transport authorities so that to assist in their decision-making. Background

Lessons learnt from previous research TranSEcon Project in EU RTD 5 th Framework programme  Multiplier effect of transport infrastructure investment costs for regional GDP is about 2.2 on average (range of 1.9 – 2.5) and for regional income is about 1.4 (range 1.2 – 1.6)  Multiplier effect of total investment costs (including follow up investments) for GDP is up to 6 for public transport investments  Additional employment effect of infrastructure investment per Million € is persons employed per year

To investigate the indirect benefits of LRT/Tram/GB systems, in terms of employment creation, urban regeneration, socio-economic development and cohesion, sustainable urban development, city aesthetics, urban governance To exploit available research results in the field of urban transport and local socio-economic development, including policy and urban regeneration impacts To investigate technical issues of alternative innovative, environmentally friendly public transport systems and the required accompanying measures for sustainable mobility in urban areas To assess the institutional and legal frameworks and requirements for implementing urban transit systems, with particular reference to small and medium-sized cities, including the operating experience of existing systems To examine the needs of funding mechanisms and procedures of financial institutions and funding agencies for planning, designing, developing, implementing, extending, modernising and upgrading of urban transit systems To evaluate the potential environmental and energy efficiency benefits, socio- economic development, intermodality and urban regeneration impacts of LRT/Tramway/GB systems in Small and Medium Cities. TranSUrban Project objectives:

The TranSUrban partnership Lead Partner Municipal Enterprise of Urban Studies and Construction of Volos (DEMEKAV), City of Volos, Greece Cambridgeshire County Council, UK Livorno Public Transport Company (ATL), Italy Madrid Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM), Spain Case study: Valdemoro Municipal Enterprise for Planning, Constructions and Development of Nea Ionia Magnesia (DEMKA), Greece University of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences (ITS BOKU), Austria Case study: Linz

Implementation procedures of Guided Busway System – Monitoring and documentation Awareness of public transport stakeholders, investors and users; potential effects of PT investments; marketing and public awareness programme New Guided Transport Systems on the basis of added value generated by New Urban Development Realization of dedicated pt corridor for the traditional buses; study of impacts of a BRT line through models and dynamic simulation tools. Strategic Plan for the development of Rapid Transit System including funding options, public awareness, consultation with responsible bodies, liaison with Transit System Suppliers and Central Government bodies TranSUrban Case Cities

Development of an Urban Transit System Urban Development and Regeneration Through accompanying Transport Policy Measures Tool to get to socioeconomic and spatial planning targets through indirect benefits of Urban Transit Systems Success in development of PT System needs integrated approach need to bring the results of research to the city and public transport authorities so that to assist in their decision-making

A comprehensive common methodology has been set up to evaluate and quantify the indirect benefits in terms of: employment opportunities urban regeneration regional GDP institutional development urban governance issues etc 1. Functional Analysis Indicates the effects of the investment on travel behaviour (transport supply / demand) 2. Extended Cost Benefit Analysis Determines the feasibility of the investment by quantifying its costs and benefits (direct and indirect). Economic costs are defined as a monetary evaluation of the consumption of resources 3. Sustainable Development Analysis Determines the contribution of an infrastructure investment for the sustainable development in the study area

Conclusions  Small and Medium size Cities face additional problems in implementing Urban Rapid Transit Systems  Previous research and past experience shows that there are significant indirect benefits in terms of socio-economic development and urban regeneration impacts from implementing modern high-quality Urban Transit Systems  There is a need for an agreed procedure to include indirect benefits in investment appraisal  TranSUrban Project has established an evaluation framework which can provide such basis  Application of the evaluation framework in the five case cities of TranSUrban produces further evidence of significant indirect benefits in SMCs

 Policy implications on sustainable urban mobility, institutional frameworks, new funding opportunities, potential socio-economic development and urban regeneration benefits of new Transit systems in SMCs  The project results will be disseminated to SMCs looking for Urban Rapid Transit System Implementation to assist in the decision-making process  The evaluation framework will be made available to funding agencies (EIB, EBRD, ERDF) and pan-European and international organisations (UITP, AET, Eurocities, ECMT) to facilitate investment decisions for Urban Transit Systems in Small and Medium size Cities TranSUrban  Extended Network of SMCs to further jointly study the impact of Quality Transit Systems on Sustainable Urban Development and Regeneration, based on TranSUrban Next Steps

Linz Livorno Cambridgeshire Valdemoro Volos – Nea Ionia :