Sustainable Mobility in Central Asia A call for vision, integrated planning and resources Guido Bruggeman Chief Technical Advisor of UNDP/GEF Project “City of Almaty Sustainable Transport” Almaty 26 September 2013

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 2 Sustainable cities:  high quality transport  healthy  attractive  safe to move around  transport for all people Green and health-friendly sustainable mobility Sustainable mobility is about:  the way we move around  the way we plan and build our cities  quality of life  quality of the city  our future Sustainable mobility means:  A better transport !  A better city !  A better life !

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 3 environmentally-friendly modes of transport environmentally-friendly modes of transport management of mobility and travel demand management of mobility and travel demand sustainable urban planning and land use sustainable urban planning and land use Green and health-friendly sustainable mobility How to achieve ? The pillars of sustainable mobility

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 4 > Reducing pollution and GHG emissions What challenges we face in Central Asia? Transportation is responsible for 20-25% of GHG emissions worldwide

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 5 > Cities dominated by cars More space for cars than for people What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 6 > Mobility and Traffic Management Bad traffic and transport affects the quality of life and business An attractive city to live - work - travel ? What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 7 > Improving public transport What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 8 > Creating space for public transport What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 9  More efficient use of space! A different mindset  Its not about moving vehicles, its about moving people !

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 10  A bus lane can serves 6 times more passengers than a car lane! > A different mindset  Transport is not about moving vehicles. Its about moving people ! Road LanesCapacity (people) Lane 11,500 Lane 21,500 Lane 31,500 Total capacity 4,500 Road LanesCapacity (people) Lane 11,500 Lane 21,500 Bus lane ¹9,000 Total capacity 12,000 Current situationNew situation ¹) 60 buses per hour with a capacity of 150 passengers Challenges equal to 8 car lanes3 car lanes

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 11 > Making cities more safe What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 12 > Budget allocation for sustainable transport Challenges What do we invest in?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 13 > Urban planning and transport Challenges Suburbanisation generates even more traffic

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 14 > Design of sustainable infrastructure Design standards should take care of public transport, pedestrians and cycling What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 15 What challenges we face in Central Asia? > Design of sustainable infrastructure

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 16 > Support cycling by creating facilities Batumi - Georgia What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 17 > ….even in the winter What challenges we face in Central Asia? Heated cycling lines ?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 18 > Where to park your car? 18 It will require the space of 62 football fields What if 20,000 cars more need a parking space ? What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 19 > How to use public space ? What challenges we face in Central Asia? The space of one parking place

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 20 > Creating green cities What challenges we face in Central Asia?

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 21 > Creating space for pedestrians and green transport What challenges we face in Central Asia? OldNew

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 22  Acting consistent and persistent ‐Stick to the vision and strategy ‐Coordination ‐Steering ‐Objectives and targets monitored Key issues for Central Asia Shifting towards Sustainable Mobility requires:  Vision and planning ‐Sustainable Transport Strategy - a ten years plan adopted ‐“What kind of city we want”  Government Support ‐National government should support (policy, financial, legal) Key issues

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 23 Shifting towards Sustainable Mobility requires:  Integrated planning ‐Urban planning and Transport planning are closely related ‐Transport Oriented Urban Planning ‐Sustainable Planning Key issues Key issues for Central Asia (2) 23 Sustainable Transport Urban Planning Sustainable Transport Public Transport Walking Traffic Manage ment Cycling Parking

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 24 Shifting towards Sustainable Mobility requires:  Organisation ‐Adjusted to the new objectives ‐New departments or companies (e.g. cycling and parking) ‐Close coordination between urban planning and traffic and transport ‐Project teams and task force ‐Role of Traffic Police Key issues Key issues for Central Asia (3)  Staff Resources ‐Sufficient manpower ‐Education and knowledge ‐Training

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 25 Shifting towards Sustainable Mobility requires:  Communication and education ‐Awareness campaigns ‐Explaining what and why you are doing ‐Dedicated campaigns - slogans and messages ‐Creating public support Key issues Key issues for Central Asia (4) Nothing is more discussed among people than daily transport

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 26 Shifting towards Sustainable Mobility requires:  Courage ‐Sustainable transport is all about making choices ‐Tough choices to be made ‐The use of public space (“greening” the city) ‐Equal attention to all transport modes Key issues Key issues for Central Asia (5) Mayor Bogotá (Colombia) said: “basic problems of urban transport are more political rather than technical” Central Asia: shifting from “problems” to solutions : a new mind set

Sustainable Mobility - Central Asia Guido Bruggeman 27 Final  Worldwide cities made a choice for sustainable mobility  A choice for a better, attractive, clean, environmentally-friendly city Its about quality of lifeAnd about making choices