1. Mobilnostni načrt za Ministrstvo za promet Republike Slovenije, Ljubljana, 3. marec 2010 SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY WITH REDESIGNING PUBLIC SPACE Examples from Slovenia Mojca Balant, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia ECOMM 2015, Utrecht, B5 – Designing public space and buildings for optimal mobility

2. CONTENT Background Ljubljana Ljutomer

3. BACKGROUND SUMPs - cca 10 years in Slovenia Active involvement of UIRS Size extremes Big differences in short time

4. LJUBLJANA 285.000 inhabitants More than 50.000 students High number of daily migrations from the region Active in SM in last 10 years Ambitious SUMP Changes strongly connected to the Mayor 20152020

5. LJUBLJANA 285.000 inhabitants More than 50.000 students High number of daily migrations from the region Active in sustainable mobility in last 10 years Ambitious SUMP Changes strongly connected to the Mayor FOCUS = Changes in the city centre

6. Successfull pedestrianization

7. 7 new pedestrian bridges 5 existing pedestrian bridges car + pedestrian bridges

8. Improvements for cyclists

10. Restrictive parking policy

13. Improving reliability of PT

14. September 2013 EMW 2013 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015

15. EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS - Tourists thousands of tourists visitorsovernight stays

16. EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS - Awards -EMW award (2003, 2013) -European Prize for Urban Public Space (2012) -Planet Earth-friendly Municipality (2012, 2013, 2014) -Eurocities »Smart living« award (2013) -Access City Award (2015, honorary mention in 2012) -European Green Capital 2016

17. Coexistence between cyclists and pedestrians Lack of effective interchange point for PT New underground parking planned for the city centre Lack of monitoring and evaluation activities CHALLENGES

18. LJUTOMER 3.500 inhabitants (12.000 in municipality) Centre of municipality Active in sustainable mobility from 2011 Successfull SUMP

19. Improving school environment Primary school Secondary school

20. Residential area refurbishment

22. Cycling infrastructure guidelines

23. AWARDS European SUMP award (2012 finalist) national Golden stone award (2015 regional winner)

24. ADVANTAGES Smaller number of decision makers and practitioners -  easier consensus Flexibility  quicker decisions and visible results Measures (even smaller) have a bigger effect Strong community spirit  strong public support

25. Money for implementation CHALLENGES Traditional way of transport planning and design on national roads

26. Come to Slovenia in autumn and experience it yourself: Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Thank you!