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RandstadRail EMTA meeting

RandstadRail EMTA meeting. Jan Termorshuizen May 16, 2014. The Hague Region. The Hague Region. The Hague Region Surface 402 km 2 Municipalities 9 Inhabitants 1.039.000 Residences 478.000 Employment 506.000 % of Dutch GNP 8 Netherlands Surface 41.000 km 2

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RandstadRail EMTA meeting

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  1. RandstadRail • EMTA meeting Jan Termorshuizen May 16, 2014

  2. The Hague Region

  3. The Hague Region The Hague Region Surface 402 km2 Municipalities 9 Inhabitants 1.039.000 Residences 478.000 Employment 506.000 % of Dutch GNP 8 Netherlands Surface 41.000 km2 Inhabitants 16.740.000 Provinces 12 City Regions 7 Municipalities 415

  4. Cooperation • Five policy areas • Mobility and transportation • Spatial planning / urban and rural development • Housing • EconomicAffairs / acquisition • Environment

  5. Physical planning • Physical planning, a definition: • ‘A form of urban land use planning • which attempts to achieve an optimal • spatial coordination of different human • activities for the enhancement of the • quality of life’

  6. Physical planning Urban planning City planning Land use planning Spatial planning Traffic planning Environmental planning Industrial area planning Housing planning Physical planning Integrated planning

  7. Stedenbaan

  8. Transport planning • Traffic is caused by the geographical • separation of functions. • Large flows of traffic are generated by • concentrations of functions and high densities. • Public transport needs large flows • to be operated economically.

  9. Traffic policy This is what we wish to achieve: - Decrease the growth in traffic - The greatest part of the growth in traffic replaced by public transport - Reduce the environmental issues caused by traffic - Shield the City Center from unwanted pressure from traffic - Build a coherent pedestrian and bicycle road system - Reduce the number of traffic accidents

  10. Integrated planning • Planning agreementsbetween municipalities • Locationpolicy • Offices only at railway stations • Concentration of housing at public transport stops • Bicycle routes to schools • Park&Ride • Bicycle parking at railway stations and public transport stops • Traffic safety in residential areas • Upgrading of tram system to light rail • Categorisation of roads

  11. Growth of cities Built-up area 1950

  12. Growth of cities Built-up area 1970

  13. Growth of cities Built-up area 1990

  14. Growth of cities Built-up area 2010

  15. RandstadRail Planning started in 1987 Agreement with Ministry 2001 Start of construction 2002 Ready 2006/7 Main problems: difference tram – metro Financing the project Main lesson: TOD works

  16. RandstadRail 1908

  17. RandstadRail Station Scheveningen Kurhaus

  18. RandstadRail 1977

  19. RandstadRail Trains 1977 - 2006

  20. RandstadRail Saarbrücken

  21. RandstadRail Manchester

  22. RandstadRail 1990

  23. RandstadRail 1996

  24. RandstadRail 2006

  25. RandstadRail Light rail since 2007

  26. RandstadRail Pijnacker

  27. 2020 Regionalisation of public transport 2000 train tram

  28. RandstadRail

  29. RandstadRail

  30. Stedenbaan • Correlation Planning and Public Transport • Schedule • Use opportunities at stations and along PT lines • Improve accessibility • Improve quality of location • Cooperation region - municipalities • Integrated planning • New developments along existing railway or HQPT lines bring about new passengers • This leads to higher frequencies and higher value of the area around the stations

  31. Stedenbaan • Regions: • Leiden • The Hague • Rotterdam • Dordrecht • Gouda • Province • NS

  32. Amsterdam Schiphol airport New tramline Stedenbaan Leiden The Hague Zoetermeer Delft Sprinters on main railway lines Metro and light rail in agglomerations Rotterdam

  33. After seven years Number of passengers: larger than expected Extension: city trams upgraded to RandstadRail quality, project ‘Netwerk RandstadRail’ Old city trams need replacement Budget cutting also affects operation of RandstadRail

  34. Network RandstadRail

  35. Network RandstadRail New city trams from 2014 Siemens Avenio

  36. Information • Questions? • Maybe later, j.termorshuizen@haaglanden.nl • www.haaglanden.nl • Picturesfromwww.htmfoto.net

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