2. Transportation Policies Why is public transit in Zurich the way it is today? 1970s- Vehicular traffic and congestion ruled. 1973- Proposal for Underground Why was this voted down? Was cost the only issue? The People’s Initiative for the Promotion of Public Transportation

3. Transportation Master Plans 1974 –Limit vehicular traffic, improve public transit 1987 –Reduce traffic in residential areas, restrict parking, encourage use of public transit 2001 –Optimize and integrate system, look for new innovations, implementation of public transit in new road construction

4. Zurich Versus Connecticut 5 out of 9 of ConnDOT’s guiding principles refer to the business operations of the DOT Their mobility principle is very vague and provides no real guidelines for improvement Focus is still on the car and how to move more individual vehicles

5. Promoting a fast and attractive public transport Reduction of motor vehicle transport Traffic calming in residential areas Reduction of private car parking space Policies for environmentally friendly modes Sustainable Transportation Approach

6. Evaluation of Zurich’s System Zurich (2002) – 31.5km Switzerland (2000) – 48km Average daily distance traveled by each person over 6 years old:

7. Evaluation of Hartford Mode of Transportation to Work: Hartford Connecticut (2002)

8. Comparison Zurich - 371,000 (2007)Hartford - 124,000 (2006) $56,000GDP per Capita$26,000 383.57 millionAnnual Passenger Miles 62.28 million 6 per 100,000 peopleTraffic Fatalities for 2007 9 per 100,000 people 9 t/yr (for Switzerland) (Long-term objective= 1t/yr) Average CO2 Emissions per capita ≈12 t/yr (for CT)

9. PRIORITY OF CHEAPER, CLEANER, AND MORE EFFICIENT MODES HARTFORD: NO transit priority program. Implementing one can improve: speed of transit service frequency of arrivals reliability of service cost of trips

10. FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT Frequent intervals Reliable Fast Clean and not too crowded Safe Network is very large Inexpensive and discount ticket programs for frequent users DISINCENTIVE FOR DRIVING Lack of parking High parking fees Roadway congestion and delays

11. Commuting from a nearby suburb of Zurich to downtown Zurich can be 61% more expensive by car than public transportation

12. Preference for Walkers & Bikers Neighborhoods are adapting to suit pedestrians and bikers by: -Widening sidewalks -Creating friendlier avenues -Allowing bikes access to bus lanes -Limiting private vehicles in city -Stops are close together

13. Inter-City Trains Hartford: 1 Main Station 1 Set of Tracks 2 Train Routes 14 Daily Arrivals and Departures Zurich: 1 Main Station 16 Sets of Tracks 30+ Train Routes 884 Daily Arrivals and Departures

14. Intra-City Trains Hartford: None Zurich: S-Bahn 26 Routes 171 Stops

15. Buses Hartford: 30 Routes 12 Express Routes 15 Min Average Wait Time Zurich: 33 Routes 7 Min Average Wait Time

16. Trams Hartford: None Zurich: 13 Tram Routes 70 Miles of Tracks Half a Million Passengers per Day

17. Walking and Biking Hartford: Limited Bike Lanes Little Pedestrian Amenities Zurich: 4ft Wide Bike Lanes Wide Attractive Sidewalks

18. Ferry Service on Lake Zurich Added Bonus for Zurich Multiple ports

19. Access and Mobility Toggle Roads Hartford, CTZürich, Switzerland

20. CarFootTransitTotal Paradeplatz (Parade Plaza) Point 1 - 2.3km 6167 Helvetiaplatz Point 2 - 2.6km 6099 Feldeggstrasse Point 3 - 3km 811011 Limmatplatz Point 4 - 3.2km 711011 Billoweg Point 5 - 4 km 1011516 Siemens Point 6 - 4km 811415 Kinkelstrasse CarFootTransitTotalState House Square Point 1 - 2.3km 541721 Colt Park Point 2 - 2.6km 641721 Naval Reserve (Near Brainard Airport) Point 3 - 3km 412618 Prospect Street Point 4 - 3.2km 7459 Trinity College Point 5 - 4 km 852227 Keney Park Point 6 - 4km 8241034 Elizabeth Park (Near UConn) Hartford has 84, 91, 44, and route 6 Zurich Hartford minutes Average Human Walking Speed: 2.5mph Car times from Google Maps Transit times from ZVV and CT-Transit Websites

21. Best City in the World “In (Zurich), the urge to own a car and avoid sharing a bus or train with stranger loses some of the urgency it may have in Los Angeles or London, thanks to Zurich's superlative tram network - clean, safe, warm and edifying in its punctuality and technical prowess. There is little reason to travel alone when, for only a few francs, an efficient, stately tramway will transport one across the city at a level of comfort an emperor would have envied." - Alain de Botton

22. Conclusions Lessons LearnedHartfordZurich 1. Quality of Life 2. Policy goals for the future 3. Walkable infrastructure 4. Efficient options 5. Diversity of transportation 6. Public approval 7. Potential for change