What is Smart Move?

 Who are IRU?  Founded in Geneva in 1948  4 Regional Offices  170 Member Associations – 74 countries  One of the 10 largest NGOs globally  TIR system - $100m per day

Smart Move today – 105 partners worldwide

What are the benefits of ‘doubling’ in the EU? less road fatalities per year

What are the benefits of ‘doubling’ in the EU? 40 – 50 million tonnes less CO 2 per year

What are the benefits of ‘doubling’ in the EU? % less car traffic

What are the benefits of ‘doubling’ in the EU? 3 million green, sustainable jobs at lowest cost to society

BRT is a Smart Move BRT – the newest mobility hit >160 cities across the globe run a BRT, 4400 km, 30 m passengers/day BRT - still in its infancy in Europe and Middle East and regions RegionsPassengers/dayCitiesLength (km) Africa242,000 (0.81%)380 (1.84%) Asia8,165,822 (27.52%)341,093 (25.2%) Europe (+Turkey)1,723,529 (5.81%)43715 (16.48%) Latin America18,327,783 (61.78%)551,410 (32.51%) North America876,185 (2.95%)24712 (16.42%) Oceania327,074 (1.1%)7326 (7.51%)

BRT in Europe BRTs in Western Europe are called BHLS (Bus with High Level of Service) BHLS in Western Europe = 1 m passengers/day in 42 cities (but Transmilenio, 2.2 m) Western European BHLS 6 times less productive than Latin American BRTs Europe is still searching its way in the BRT’s world Most serious problem – lack of BRT visibility, in particular with policy decision makers in Europe

BRT in the Middle East and Central Asia Istanbul – 0,75 m pax, 1 corridor, 52 km Tehran – 1.8 m pax, 6 corridors, 115 km Lahore (Pakistan) – 0,13 m pax, 1 corridor, 26 km Sana’a (Yemen) – 27km BRT building begun

Intercity coach lines – the case of Germany Market opening on 1 January 2013 Results; January-November): 125% increase in the number of lines (86 => 194) 40 more waiting for approval in German MoT Market boom, but lack of terminal infrastructures

Coach tourism– the case of Southport (UK)

Smart Move – from campaigning to making transport policy proposals Creation (2012) of the first of its kind EU public- private High Level Group (HLG) to work out recommendations for policy and decision makers and industry on how to achieve the Smart Move objective of doubling the use of collective passenger transport in the EU by 2025

EU Smart Move HLG - topics Urban transport and taxis Intercity scheduled bus/coach lines Group tourism by coach

EU Smart Move HLG – analytical framework Users needs Legislative and administrative frameworks Fiscal matters and charging Infrastructure and seamless intermodality Easy access to services through better information and new technologies Safety and environment City-related aspects International dimension Innovation and best practices

Results of the EU HLG 1.Recognise buses, coaches & taxis as the most dynamic part of the collective transport chain 2.Establish the objective of ‘doubling’ as a formal EU policy and business objective 3.16 HLG recommendations proposed 4.Creation of a permanent European Citizens Mobility Forum => European Action Programme on doubling

The private industry proposals to UN Establish at UN level - as a global UN objective - the ambitious and yet realistic objective of doubling the use of collective passenger transport by 2030 Create a UN High Level Group (HLG) of key public and private stakeholders to work out a proposal for a UN framework on how to achieve the objective of “doubling” Create, as a follow up, similar HLGs at regional and/or national level to work out specific regional/national plans Involve actively private industry and customers into this process

The IRU’s plan Establish public private High Level Groups in most world regions Work out dedicated regional “road maps” on how to achieve the Smart Move objectives Ensure a follow up on the implementation of the regional road maps For the Middle East and the region – HLG to be launched in 2014 => work to be finalised in 2015

Middle East and region Smart Move HLG - Objective Establish a representative public-private High Level Group (HLG) of road transport professionals, civil servants and experts from the countries in the region, with the objective to work out a vision, as well as policy and business recommendations, and a short-, medium-, and long- term Action Plan on removing the barriers and substantially facilitating national and international bus and coach transport (both regular lines and tourist services)

Middle East and region Smart Move HLG - Composition Representatives of countries’ transport and tourism authorities, interested international organisations/institutions active in the region, bus and coach trade associations and their member operators, researchers, and possibly bus and coach manufacturers. It shall consist of maximum 15 members from as many as possible countries.

Middle East and region Smart Move HLG - Coordination The IRU shall assume the function of Secretariat and facilitate the functioning of the HLG, including the provision of required logistical support for documentary exchange and meeting facilities (almost exclusively by , Internet). Physical meetings only to start and conclude

Middle East and region Smart Move HLG – Deliverables (12 months) A vision on the role and place of collective passenger transport by buses and coaches in the region Policy and business recommendations (short-, medium, and long-term) on how to facilitate national and international bus and coach transport within the region and with its neighbouring countries, with the objective of increasing its use substantially (double?) by 2030.

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doubling the use of collective passenger transport by bus and coach