Maurizio Tomassini S.T.A.- The Mobility Agency of the City of Rome Final conference Bruxelles, 13 December 2002 Final conference Bruxelles, 13 December 2002 A contribution from the City of Rome

Access Control: Limited Traffic Zone ìArea: about 5 km 2 ; ì22 Access Roads ì42,000 Residents, ì12 Ministries, Municipality’s Offices, Corporate HQs ìTourist Sites ì TIME ENFORCEMENT Working day: Working day: Saturday: Saturday: Holiday: no enforcement Holiday: no enforcement ì TIME ENFORCEMENT Working day: Working day: Saturday: Saturday: Holiday: no enforcement Holiday: no enforcement 22 entrance gates (29 lanes) 5,5 Km2 Limited Traffic Zone: Access Control

OBU Local Gate Control System OBE Access Control System Architecture Central Access Control System ISDN Transponder I.R. T.V. camera OBU

% Access Comparison (Oct vs Oct. 2001)

Total daily access

Daily violations: N & %

Some general Data After 1 year ìDEMAND TO LTZ  Average daily access =  Average access during enforcement period ( ) =  Average access during evening hours ( ) = ìNUMBER OF VIOLATIONS  Average daily violation = ( 10% of accesses)  Violation in the first year = 2 millions (done by 0.5 millions of vehicles)  Value of fines in the first year = 130 millions of € ìAVAILABILITY OF THE SYSTEM  Availability = 99%  Faults = 1% (due car accidents involving the hardware installed in the gates)

Access flows: - 15/20% Average speed (inside) : + 4% T.P. passengers (local) : + 5% BUT Two wheels (access): +10% Pollution concentration –CO, benzene: reductions, almost compensated by the “two wheels effect” Access Control: Benefits

E-scooters renting service 300 e-scooters 100 e-scooters

E- Vehicles recharging facilities Parcheggio Angelo Emo Parcheggio Annibaliano Via Appia Nuova Piazza Mastai Piazza Verdi Via del Melone Via Ostiense

Residents Freight Disables Services Non Residents Total: Access Permits Distribution Flat fare : 340 €/y

Access Permits Use

From flat to per-trip fares Simulation Results No substantial changes are expected, in terms of overall modal split Relevant modifications occur when mopeds are charged: decrease in trips through LTZ The effects on environmental indicators is much more relevant than on modal split,

Pure road pricing Mode split in the morning peak hour Fare to be applied to have the current modal split €

Traffic into TLZ (Monthly average) (Oct )

Day traffic into and around TLZ At the TLZ border Morning peak hour > evening Opposite situation for the traffic into TLZ

Time window: 6.00 p.m p.m. Status A large amount of through traffic Different categories of users (non- systematic prevailing) Hypothesis No access restriction operational (everybody can access the area) A new scenario for pure R.P.

Change of trips to LTZ Car:3€Car:6€ Car:3 € PT:+10% Car: 6 € PT:+10%

Change of trips crossing LTZ Car:3€Car:6€ Car:3 € PT:+10% Car: 6 € PT:+10%

The Road Pricing in Rome Definition of the possible RP in Rome Counts, Surveys and Modelling activity Full scale Pricing (flat fare) Facing the solution for permits request management (from 50 to 155 thousand) White lists management Fines emission and delivery process Apply a fare to residents ? Evening scheme ( ) Surveys Modelling Design of demo The Road Pricing in Rome

A X-mas gift: pedestrian area within TLZ Closed Area Pedestrian Areas Closed Area Admitted Vehicles Disabled persons Public Local Transport Bicycles Loading / unloading goods ( ) Admitted Vehicles Disabled persons Public Local Transport Bicycles Loading / unloading goods ( ) Guarded gates

New General Urban Plan New Roads Reserved to P.T. A decision to support strong TDMS

Access control to LTZ is a very effective demand management policy;Access control to LTZ is a very effective demand management policy; a mixture of access control and pricing can give high flexibility to policy implementation;a mixture of access control and pricing can give high flexibility to policy implementation; awareness, consensus, fair pricing, social exclusion, safety are key issuesawareness, consensus, fair pricing, social exclusion, safety are key issues international (European) co-operation is essential to successinternational (European) co-operation is essential to success Access control to LTZ is a very effective demand management policy;Access control to LTZ is a very effective demand management policy; a mixture of access control and pricing can give high flexibility to policy implementation;a mixture of access control and pricing can give high flexibility to policy implementation; awareness, consensus, fair pricing, social exclusion, safety are key issuesawareness, consensus, fair pricing, social exclusion, safety are key issues international (European) co-operation is essential to successinternational (European) co-operation is essential to success In Conclusion: