© Trivector MORE THAN JUST PARKING – MM IN EARLY STAGES ECOMM Utrecht, May 2015 Caroline Mattsson, Trivector

© Trivector SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND CITY PLANNING  Planning that increases accessibilty and reduces the need to use car  Localisation of housing and workplace areas and making sure the conditions for public transport, biking and walking are good defines and affects how people travel also in later stages.  Densification of a city increases the accesibility and competitiveness of public transport, cycling and walking.  Localisation along public transport routes are usually a good strategy,  …as well as combining parking management and mobility management 2

© Trivector 3 FLEXIBLE PARKING STANDARDS

© Trivector DETAILED PLANNING MUNICIPALITY OF ESKILSTUNA 4

© Trivector A NEW PARKING POLICY SETTING THE SCENE!  Flexible within a range, 0-6 places per 1000 m2  Starting point: 4,5 places  Negotiation between city and developer decides final number of parking places: ‒ Localisation ‒ Public transport supply/distance ‒ MM actions ‒ Parking fees ‒ Green travelplan 5

© Trivector CHALLENGES  Start negotiations at the right level  Make developers understand they must do ”other measures” if no parking is built  Create internal routines between planning department and building department  Follow-up, how? 6 !

© Trivector 7 GREEN PARKING PAY-OFF

© Trivector UMEÅ – PARKING PAY OFF WITH GREEN TRAVEL PLAN  How to make developers take responsibility for the transport needs to a building in other ways than just offering car parking? 8

© Trivector PARKING PAY OFF IN BUILDING PERMIT MUNICIPALITY OF UMEÅ  The developer can get a 40 % reduction from the parking norm for work place parking places if the following is fulfilled: ‒ Offer facilities for cycling commuters, changing rooms and warm parking. ‒ Offer membership in a car sharing company ‒ Communicate sustainable travelling to employees ‒ Support improvements in public transport, mobility manager 9

© Trivector CHALLENGES  To make developers take responsibility for the transport needs to a building in other ways than just offering car parking  Find the right level of ” Communicate sustainable travelling to employees” 10 !

© Trivector 11 AGREEMENTS AND NEGOTIATIONS

© Trivector PLANNED EXPANSION REQUIRE NEW DETAILED PLAN – CHALMERS, GÖTEBORG Developers: 3650 employees today new Demands from the city: Car traffic must not increase Common vision: Maintained attractive area

© Trivector RESULTS  Agreed main stakeholders in the area and the city have a common responsibility  Agreed how traffic to the area should be monitored  Agreed every stakeholder must implement measures if the goal will be met  And… Green travel plan Statement of intent Contract

© Trivector 14  City of Göteborg ‒ Accept the new goal ”no new parking lots” instead of ”no increase in car traffic” ‒ Improve kapacity in public transport, especially at tram stop Chalmers ‒ Put public bicycle station at Chalmers  Chalmersfastigheter & Akademiska Hus (developers) ‒ Not increase the total amount of parking lots ‒ Regulate parking fees to the same level as surroundings  Chalmers Technical University ‒ Improved bicycle parking ‒ Campaigns, advice and information ‒ Regulate parking fees at campus BITTER MEDICINE FOR ALL USEFUL FOR ALL

© Trivector CHALLENGES Unknown area that needs to be explored: possible ways of agreements between municipality and developer  Implementation agreement with quality programme ‒ Land use contract or exploitation contract  Agreement in building permit  Regulations in detailed plan Negotiation is the key! 15 !

© Trivector 16 INVOLVING DEVELOPERS

© Trivector IDEA BOOK FOR DEVELOPERS, LUND  Inspiration, ideas, good examples ‒ 2.1 The nicest room for pedestrians ‒ 2.2 Attractive cycle paths ‒ 2.3 Good-looking and functional bike parking near entrances ‒ 2.4 Collect parking and co-use surface ‒ 2.5 Priority to green vehicles ‒ 2.6 Make parking costs visible ‒ 2.7 Simple and smooth to use car sharing ‒ 2.8 Identity, information and marketing ‒ 2.9 Shaping the surrounding area 17

© Trivector CREATING ACCEPTANCE  Objective to create understanding and acceptance  Seminars with politicians, cross-sector discussions  Breakfast meetings with developers and constructors  MaxLupo simulation workshops – guidelines serves as support 18 P P P 300 m Hpl Hpl (0-alt) New bus stop! As far to the parking as to the bus! Short distance Ped/C

© Trivector 19 EFFECTS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHALLENGES

© Trivector INCLUDING MM, WALKING, BIKING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN EARLY PLANNING CONTRIBUTES TO…  Increased understanding of benefits of sustainable transport  Increased sense of responsibility and participation from partners  Smoother planning process  Cheaper for constructors  More secure and attractive surroundings  More effective land use  More equal transport system 20

© Trivector CHALLENGES 21 ! ! ! ! ! !  Bicycle measures are easier to work with towards developers than MM-measures  Building permit department is unsecure of how to act – internal organisation and routines  Bicycle parking standards is too high according to developers  Follow-up of agreements to secure a good level of parking  How to act if developers don’t fulfil the agreements?  How to market a service or solution provided by a private company?  How to communicate MM all the way to the user

© Trivector SOME RECOMMENDATIONS…  Involve and anchor broadly – with people from different parts of the planning process  Find support in strategical documents – A common vision makes the process easier  Show profits – economical, environmental, traffic safety, land use, time savings, attractivity, health, etc.  Discuss and negotiate parking standards, alternatives to parking and MM  Test and try  Exchange experiences – that will make arguments stronger  Be realistic – take into account location, accesibility to public transport and cycling, car use, development pressure, etc. 22

© Trivector 23 General/strategical planning Comprehensive planning Detailed plan Detailed comprehensive planning Planning program Land allocation Building permit Building and operation National transport policy objectives SWEDISH MUNICIPAL PLANNING PROCESS

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