Sustainable mobility in Alpine regions Helena Cvenkel

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si MOVE ON GREEN IV C PROGRAM Main goal:to improve the design and the effectiveness of regional policies on sustainable transport in rural and mountain areas through; collection of examples of innovative ground-level initiatives Good Practice guide on innovative transport solutions Policy Guidelines on Sustainable Transport Regional Implementation plans to concretely adapt its policy towards more sustainable mobility schemes.

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Key challenges The public transport systems are not adapted to the needs of rural population high dependency – traditional cooperation of local communities and bus companies – high public costs with low efficiency for users Difficulties in sustainable systems; Different providers – costs and revenues Different laws and regulations in transport sector

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Key challenges A remaining car dependency in rural areas risk of social exclusion A risk of territorial exclusion Mobility approaches are too little seen as precondition for working places, development of SME.s, reduction of CO2,…. lack of overall policy approach and support for innovative mobility solutions in the countryside

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Key recomendations Regions and local communities need to be encouraged and supported to develop innovative multimodal mobility solutions in the countryside and in cross border areas Policy documents should openly support mobility solutions and help regions and local communities to overcame different limitations and obsticles that hinter the quicker development of solutions

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si COMMUNITY BUS PURBACH Purbach and the region Lake Neusiedler See is located in the east of Austria Only 50 km far away from Vienna, capital of Austria Only 40 km far away from Bratislava, capital from Slovakia Only 35 km far away from Vienna `s airport, main airport in Austria UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001 Crossborder National Park Austria and Hungary Nature Park on the west side of the lake International acknowledged RAMSAR Region

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Purbach inhab. Capital of the aera is Eisenstadt (about 15 km far away) Typical characteristics of a municipality in the aera Public infrastructure with Administration office Tourism office Vacations aera with public swimmingpool and harbour Kindergarden Primery school Music school Local economy Supermarkets, baker `s shop Vine producing Tourism Restaurants, pubs Etc. Social live Local football club, brass band, folk dancing group

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Some data - Purbach Running Time; all days, except Sundays Staff; 4 jobs a 20 hours/week are created,1 Existing employee for 4 hours/week and substitute during holidays

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Some data - Purbach Organisational issues; association with yearly fee, cofinancement of local community, personell employed by local community, bus rented, favourable prices for inhabitants, higher prices for visitors Long term succes, now in operation almost10 years;some familes moved back from Vienna due to good transport connections (bus, train)

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Next Byke Lower Austria Goal of the government; double the amount of bicycle rides till Involvement of strong partners; ÖBB, VOR, Tourism Lower Austria,…..

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Next byke Lower Austria Concrete measures: campaign RADLand and nextbike franchise contract - a call for tenders. eNu (service license for the implementation and operation of the system to establish a network of rental stations, also in rural low density areas (system of rental, return, payment – credit card, tourist attractions in app)

__________________________________________ REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA GORENJSKE_www.gorenjska.org _______________________________________________________________BSC Poslovno podporni center d.o.o. Kranj _www.bsc-kranj.si Next byke Lower Austria Concrete measures: The government supports the operator by booking advertising panels on the bikes. In the first two years of implementation the government requested for financial support for the communities with a development programme called klima:aktiv subvention: 50% of the costs