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Nordic Network for Strategic Planning Bernt Nielsen Director of Public Transport City of Göteborg BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 1

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K2020 Public transport for Gothenburg area Long term strategy and structure Stenerik Ringqvist, project manager K2020 BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 3

K2020 20% av all person trips by private transport should Resandeutveckling enligt dagens trend move to public transport 2000 Current situation Current trends Persn trips per day, (thousands)) K2020 1500 1000 500 0 Private transport Public transport BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 4

K2020 400 000 PT trips per day will increase to 900 000 PT trips per day in a 20 year period. Increased ridership is a result of • Increased number of inhabitants in the region • Increased influence area for commuting • Increased mobility and trips per person and day • A shift from private to public transport by 20% BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 5

K2020 From radial structure to a network structure • The network structure creates new possibilities to go by PT • Attractive interchanges make transfers easier BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 6

K2020 Priority and separate areas for PT • Guarantee short travel times and high reliability • Direct and attractive route alignment BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 7

K2020 High frequency along main corridors • Dense development along PT corridors • Short waiting times hållplats • Increased accessibility tätbebyggt område Bebyggelse med ny småhusområde inriktning förutsätter tillräcklig dimensionering Centrum Affärscentrum BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 8

K2020 Develop the nodes • Develop areas with attractive PT • Attractive destinations should be served by high class public transport • Accessability important also for private transport and non-motorised trips BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 9

K2020 Structure central area • Kringen • Kringen extended • Storkringen • Gullbergsvass, Norra Älvstranden, Hisingslänken • Main bus network • = the PT network BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 10

BEST – K2020 - NSP • 2000 Toronto Challenge = BEST • 2002 Amsterdam Agreement on K2020 • 2003 Start of K2020 • 2003 Nordic Strategic Planning (Helsinki) • 2004 BEST seminar in Oslo • 2005 Nordic Strategic Planning (Gothenb.) • 2005 K2020 phase 1 - Presentation BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 11

BEST – K2020 – NSP cont • 2006 Nordic Strategic Planning (Copenh.) • 2006 K2020 – phase 2 starts • 2006 BEST seminar in Helsinki (now) • 2008 Nordic Strategic Planning (Oslo) • 2008 K2020 – Final presentation BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 12

Nordic Strategic Planning Group Copenhagen + Oslo + Stockholm + Helsinki + Gothenburg + BEST ? BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 13

Harbour of Göteborg BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 14

• Welcome to Göteborg! BEST Seminar Helsinki 2006 15