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Traffic and Transport solutions for (small) metropolitan cities

René Meijer, Head of Strategy and Policy / Deputy Director, Directorate of Infrastructure, Traffic and Transport, Amsterdam Impacts 29th June 2006

Population city of Am sterdam : 7 4 5 ,0 0 0 Population region: 1 .5 m ( excluding Haarlem ) Num ber of residences: 7 0 0 ,0 0 0 Labour force: 9 0 0 ,0 0 0 Cars ( ow ners) in Am sterdam : 2 1 1 ,0 0 0 Mileage in region: 2 5 billion km / year

• Stockholm city: 7 6 5 ,0 0 0
• Region: 1 .8 m illion
• • 8 1 5 ,0 0 0 people in em ploym ent
• 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 residences
• A surface area of about 6 ,5 0 0 km 2
• 1 8 0 km from north to south
• 2 6 m unicipalities

Stockholm / Amsterdam, a comparison

Accessibility – Traditional Instruments

A lot of European cities, facing serious traffic problems try to improve accessibility with: Parking policy Free bus lanes Encouraging use of bicyles Encouraging use of public transport Dynamic Traffic Management Park and Ride facilities Road charging system

Contents

Part 1 Traditional instruments in Amsterdam

• Parking policy
• On-line information on parkingsites
• Dynamic traffic management
• Network approach

Part 2 Amsterdam’s reasons for road pricing Part 3 Speeding up national implementation

Part 1 Traditional instruments in Amsterdam

Parking policy

High fees (€ 4,40 - € 1,10) Strict enforcement ... But it does work

key figures (50 km2 of parking policy)

110,000 on-street paid parking places 25,000 on-street paid parking in historic centre 150,000 visitors on a working day 15 public car-parks (7,351 spaces) 7 garages (3,000 spaces) in the historic centre 3 (1,162 spaces) of above in public ownership 9 garages (3,835 spaces) in private ownership 4 P+R garages (1,150 spaces), 1 P+R in development 3 garages (2,380 spaces) operated by South East city district (public private cooperation)

Tariffs 2000-2006

0.10 10 cent (€) 4.40 A+- tariff (€) 1.10 2.00 3.40 2006 1.10 2.00 3.40 2005 1.00 1.90 3.20 2004 0.90 1.80 3.00 2003 0.90 1.70 2.80 2002 0.80 1.60 2.60 2001 0.80 1.47 2.40 2000 C-tariff (€) B-tariff (€) A-tariff (€) Year

On-line information on parking sites at www.bereikbaar.amsterdam.nl

On Saturday afternoon: little chance of available parking sites

Dynamic Traffic management

Dynamic Parking Routes (city centre)

DTM on Motorways (events in stadium)

V e rk e e rsn e tw e rk N oord- H olla n d Prioriteiten regelstrategie Prioriteit 1 Prioriteit 2 Prioriteit 3

Network approach

• Ring A10 is most crucial
• On less import roads: buffering
• Dynamic traffic management
• Agreements with other road

administrators

Part 2 Amsterdam reasons for road pricing

Reasons for road pricing in Amsterdam

Accessibility, economic attraction Quality of life, reducing air pollution Network measurments/ dynamic traffic control Funding for new infrastructure either investments in road or public transport

Amsterdam and Accessibilty

• Traffic situation during peak rush hour in 2010
• (Traffic demand versus capacity)

Almere

Amsterdam & Almere, twin cities

Source: city of Almere 2003

And last but not least : air quality

Air quality in big cities is deteriorating Recent research shows air pollution is threatening Air quality in a city is part of the quality of life Due to new EU standards for NOx,PM10: restrictions on building new houses and roads

Potential exceeding of the limits for NO2.

The product

• Analysis of bottlenecks
• Starting point and terms of reference
• Analysis of problem

Key:

exceeding planned limit not exceeding norm NO2 exceeding marginal value

Overview air quality NO2 (bad year)

No measures taken

Key:

exceeding planned limit Not exceeding norm NO2 exceeding marginal value

Overview Air Quality NO2 (good year)

No measures taken

Key:

exceeding planned limits not exceeding norm NO2 exceeding marginal value

Overview Air Quality NO2 (good year) all measures

Part 3 Speeding up national implementation

Road pricing, part of a integrated plan

National policy: road pricing in 2012 ...

Spring 2005 : advice from National platform on road pricing Leading principle: a price (not a charge) for road use start with the toll on new roads and bridges …. …. final stage: a kilometre price (2012):

• abolishment of road taxes
• differentiated charges, time, place and environmental

characteristics Programme for next 18 months: preparing policy choices and monitoring costs of satellite-based system

Planning for nationwide introduction in 2012

Price per kilometre draft bill Requirement Specifications Realisation of private component Realisation of public component

N O T A M O B I L I T E I T 4

Social implementation and communication Preparing for policy choices

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Km-price

= go/no go

Tender Implementation Including tax issues Cost monitor Cost monitor Cost monitor

2012

P A R T

Lessons learnt from Impacts 2005

When it comes to the question of introducing road pricing Political courage Proven technology ‘simple’ scheme Try to be fair Communicate it well Dare to be the first in the country

Moving on in Amsterdam....

Newly-elected Labour city government (spring 2006) Road pricing is part of city plan Road pricing should be a cooperative decision for the region National policy opens perspectives for implementation

As Impacts colleagues

Considering the facts that Urban Access is important for Metropolitan Areas essential for social functioning and economic growth Agree

• n sense of urgency

Lack of alternatives The results in London and Stockholm have been impressive