Transit Oriented Development in the city region; a dream? Reindert Augustijn Team manager traffic and transport Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen
City region From: Nota Ruimte - Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, 2004
TOD at what level? What should be the size of a TOD region?
the City Region Arnhem Nijmegen 20 municipalities inhabitants 2 large cities (Nijmegen and Arnhem ) 18 smaller towns and villages (from to inhabitants) square km surface within the province: Urban Network with specific problems & challenges
the City Region 1950 the City Region 2010 From: Hybrid Landscapes - Must, 2004
Objectives of regional cooperation TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT provision od public transport (legal task), infrastructure, trafficmanagement HOUSING coordination in quantities and differentiation in price and quality ECONOMICS coordination industrial & office sites, regional branding, labour market SPATIAL PLANNING coordination of the Regional Plan (not a legal task)
Facts and figures Inhabitants Cars Bicycle > Modal split public transport about 18% (trips) 20% (km’s) Modal spit bicycles about 30% (trips) 5% (km’s) About train trips daily Railwaystations 20 (2 intercity stations) bus trips daily Busstops (85 with DPIS) Bushours yearly Revenues bus about € 38,5 million Subsidy bus about € 33,5 million
formal cooperation (institutions) regional board: with 6 political members from different city/town boards and a chairman regional council: from every city/town one or more city council members regional council: decisions by majority meetings of aldermen on specific topics: frequently regional civil service (40) working daily with local civil service
Regional Plan
Integrated approach on spatial and transport planning Integration between: spatial/urban development; new dwellings (appartments and houses) focus on Vinexlocations (new residential areas) in central area of region usage of industrial areas and office sites developments around (public) transport nodes (no specific TOD policy but development around ‘the S (rail) line’) transport sollutions; tarmac agenda cycle highways traffic and mobility management development public transport infrastructure public transport concessions
Transport and traffic planning approach: 1. integrated spatial and transport planning; 2. pricing (chipcard and fees); 3. mobility management (behaviour); 4. improvement of public transport and cycling paths; 5. (dynamic) traffic management; 6. improvement of infrastructure; 7. construction of infrastructure.
Spatial development directions
Main infrastructure projects
City Region Rail back bone of public transport
Too much ambition? What kind of TOD is suitable? Is TOD possible when there is a surplus of office sites? Is TOD possible when the impact on property value is difficult to measure? Is there enough space to develop in built-up areas?
Numbers of passengers per station
Public transport tender 2013 One of the largest concessions in Holland € 1,0 billion Duration 10 years Three modalities (bus, bus+ and train) Development of transport nodes Coordination with housing Coordination with industrial sites Development of infrastructure Agreements with municipalities (PPA’s) Interaction with other companies and knowledge centres
Breng Direct Breng Buurt Openbaar vervoer OV concessie
The dream of an integrated concession died.. 1. Financial crisis and other/not familiar business cases 2. Risks considerd to be too large 3. Too much ambition long live the dream More vision on development of Public Transport nodes 2. Working on public-public agreements (but still weak) 3. Public available PT/SD model
Public Transport/Spatial Development model
16 reports on transport nodes2013
Transport nodes! Accessibility and spatial development at public transport nodes
Node Zevenaar Oost Public-Public Agreement -Municipality: Development of housing industrial area and local infrastructure -City region: Development of railway station and train and bus services and P+R and parking for bikes -Together looking for solutions (network/consensus approach instead of top down approach like ABC principles) -Possibilities not yet utilised
Visual railway station Westervoort
Lessons learned Be careful with raising expection But give space to dreams, ambitions and innovative ideas in the early stage of the process Check technical and financial possibilities and impact on other processes with the relevant authorities Scope at the right time and arrange delivery management with clear responsibilities Work with reliable govenance structures and feasable finance models Involve knowledge institutes in all phases
Challenges Get more understanding on financial and development possibilities of region, state en private parties Divide risks on basis of knowledge of each others business cases Create shortage of office sites and housing areas and enough development space around transport nodes Synchronise and integrate spatial and transport planning cycles Adjust governance and finance models for further integration of transport and spatial planning