Green Urban Mobility Solutions: Insights from CIVITAS Cities

1. Effective solutions for green urban transport – Learning from CIVITAS cities 16 April 2013 Geneva Dipl. biol. Regina Lüdert, City of Stuttgart

2. City of Stuttgart • 600,000 inhabitants • 2.7 million inhabitants in metropolitan region • Green city (40% underlandscapeprotection) • Leading location of automobile industry and R&D in Europe • Host of Cities for Mobility Network CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

3. City of Stuttgart • 765 000 commuters per day within the region of stuttgart • 205 300 commuters per day come to stuttgart • 57 400 commuters per day drive from stuttgart into the region • A car is occupied with 1,1 persons on average CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

4. Carpooling Stuttgart „Pendlernetz“ • Geographical referenced maps • Route planning from door to door • Automatically generated response via email or SMS if a matching partner is found • Data transfer to public transport timetable • Free of charge service for users • Event data pool CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

5. Carpooling System in Stuttgart • “Pendlernetz Stuttgart” • • The registered user can enter his travel data • • The system calculates suitable trips right down to street level • • Personal preferences are considered as well as • time and cost requirements in a defined route • corridor • • The user receives the entire route on a map • including passenger collection and drop-off points • • 28 500 visits registered per month in 2006 • • 78 600 visits registered per month in 2007 CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

6. Carpooling System in Stuttgart “Pendlernetz Stuttgart” the online software system to match car pools • The user data are adopted by the PT information system CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

7. Acceptance CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

8. Thematic Groups in 2 MOVE 2 • Clean energy-efficient vehicles and transport systems • Collective passenger transport • Demand management strategies • Mobility management • Safety and security • Car independent lifestyle • Urban freight logistics • Transport telematics • Development of SUMPs (Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans) & integrated city planning- carsaharing and carpooling is part of SUMP CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

9. Mobility Management in 2 MOVE 2 Mobility and Information Service Centre in Stuttgart • Mobility plans for local companies and housing communities incl. models for sharing of 2- and 4-wheelers. • Dynamic mobility information on huge construction sites (e.g. Stuttgart 21) and special events. CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

10. Carsharing / Carpooling in Stuttgart • Carsharing • Car2go – 200 electric smarts - flexibel • Flinkster – several stations within the city • Stadtmobil – 390 different vehicles 177 staions within the city and the region Private carsharing • Autonetzer • Car2share • Carpooling • Mitfahrgelegenheit • pendlernetz CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert

11. Conclusion • Knowledge • Carsharing and carpooling became a very successfull and dynamic market in the meanwhile • Dynamic “just in time” solutions via App are asked by the youngsters • It is quite an effort to make a product known • A network of strong partners is usefull who contibute large usergroups such as - companies - organisations - soccer clubs - festivals CIVITAS Workshop l 2013-04-16 l Geneva lLüdert

12. Conclusion • Recommendation • As a public administration it doesn’t make so much sense to mix into the development of an commercial product • Better to communicate existing carpooling and carsharing products within the society and specially the companies • Start awareness campaigns • Make carsharing and carpooling a wanted and social accepted option CIVITAS Workshop l 2013-04-16 l Geneva lLüdert

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14. Thank you Dipl. biol Regina Lüdert contact regina.luedert@stuttgart.de www.civitas.eu CIVITAS Workshop l2013-04-16 l Geneva l Lüdert