SEVILLA 2007 FIFTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE CITIES & TOWNS MUNICIPALITY OF ROME ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT CYCLING OFFICE Marco Contadini

1.The context 2.Cycling in Rome The problemsThe problems The strategiesThe strategies ConclusionConclusion

The city of Rome RADIAL TRIPS LAND USE

Supply and transport demand Private vehicles1.8 ml Two-wheelers0.45 ml Daily trips6.2 ml Peak-hour trips12% Yearly bus passengers131 ml Yearly tram passengers46 ml Yearly subway passengers265 ml

Main actions concerning the urban mobility system 1.Development of subway and tramway network 2.Development of peripheral interchange nodes 3.Development of reserved and priority lanes for public transport 4.Development of AVM system 5.Parking charging and access control 6.Development of urban cycling

CYCLING IN ROME

Main cycling network Local cycling network Bike sharing Exchange nodes LTZ Limited traffic zone Central and semi-central areas – Parking pricing Metro, railway and tram network The scheme

An overly articulated administrative system 3 local authorities with competence over urban mobility (Region – Province – Municipality) 5 Councilors and related Departments involved with mobility issues A large municipal territory split in 19 boroughs (each with own politicians, technicians and police) Some 10 cycling associations 7 public companies involved in mobility issues An overly articulated administrative system 3 local authorities with competence over urban mobility (Region – Province – Municipality) 5 Councilors and related Departments involved with mobility issues A large municipal territory split in 19 boroughs (each with own politicians, technicians and police) Some 10 cycling associations 7 public companies involved in mobility issues Actors characterized by overloading bureaucracy Lacking, though rising, sensibility toward cycling Shortage of economic resources The problems

ENVIRONMENT COUNCILOR 2004 TABLE ON THE INTERMODALITY BETWEEN BICYCLE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT Development of intermodality between bicycle and public transport

 A participated process started in December 2006 to plan and develop local cycling networks: Department of urban planning (technical offices and political authority) Department of environment (technical offices and political authority) Department of mobility (technical offices and political authority) 19 Local Administrations (technical offices and political authority) Municipal police Cyclist associations Further Collaborative Process

Main cycling network Existing lanes 160 km (50 in the green areas) Lanes under construction 20 km Lanes in the design phase 70 km Planned lanes about 150 km

Equipping interchange nodes

RAILWAY PALASPORT FERMI LAURENTINA FS MAGLIANA BONELLI MAGLIANA MAIN CYCLING NETWORK LOCAL CYCLING NETWORK METRO B

BMB M 321/1U THE FIRST PROTOTYPE Ingresso e Uscita Bici ZONA BICI THE FINAL PROTOTYPE Bicycles onboard public transport

Surface5 km2 Electronic gates22 Employers Employer density km2 Residents Residents density9.500/km2 Generates (daily trips) Attracted (daily trips) Internal trips FIXED PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF LOCATIONS Problems: Public space for bicycle racks Start-up costs Benefits: Planning and monitoring Easy management FREE-STANDING SYSTEM Problems: Thefts Complex monitoring and management Benefits: Maximum flexibility for users Bike sharing

Eco-taxi by rickshaw THE PROJECT, CURRENTLY AT THE START-UP, PROPOSES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RICKSHAW-OPERATED EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY IN THE CITY’S HISTORICAL CENTRE MENAGED BY DISADVATAGED PERSONS. THE PROJECT PARTNERS ARE: 1) Ministry for justice (Leader) 2) City of Rome - Councillorship for environmental policies - Councillorship for work policies 3) The Social cooperative Blow-up (Proposing) THE CORE OF THIS EFFORT WAS THE SYNERGY BETWEEN: human/social recovery (recovery of disadvataged persons, like certain categories of prisoners) environmental preservation (the promotion of environmentally sustainable means of transportation)

Sensibility toward the environment and cycling is a function of an articulated communication plan

1.Public funding, EU, national and local 2.Taxes levied from drivers 3.Project financing 4.Revenues form user charging 5.Sponsors Shortage of economic resources hypothetic financing schemes

In conclusion it can be stated that the most important obstacles against the transformation of a large city like Rome in a bicycle city are threefold: 1) The persisting cultural gap in the environmental awareness; 2) the lack of financial resources; 3) the complexity of managing the urban system. Conclusion Several measures are being introduced in Rome for dealing with such problems: 1) opening participative and consensual processes of decision making 2) “pressing” the bureaucratic system for speeding up decisions 3)connecting public policies (environmental, cultural heritage preservation, eco-tourism, social development, sport etc.) in order to realize a significant increase in efficiency and mutual interest 4) re-internalising transportation costs by supporting cycling with funds from revenues on automobiles 5) involving the private sector by, in example, management of toll’s income, advertising, public communication etc..