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OFMN Webinar #2 New mobility concepts for new urbanites

OFMN Webinar #2 New mobility concepts for new urbanites “Organizing carsharing to reduce car usage” Monday 13th February 2012 – 17h00 CET David Van Kesteren (Coordinator, Taxistop - cambio). Brussels capital of traffic jams. Taxistop organized several projects to reduce dense traffic.

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OFMN Webinar #2 New mobility concepts for new urbanites

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  1. OFMN Webinar #2 New mobility concepts for new urbanites “Organizing carsharing to reduce car usage” Monday 13th February 2012 – 17h00 CET David Van Kesteren (Coordinator, Taxistop - cambio)

  2. Brussels capital of traffic jams

  3. Taxistop organized several projects to reduce dense traffic 3

  4. Dense traffic in city centers: solutions? • Taxistop: “How to convince people not to buy a car?”: • Purchase of a car = biggest cost • Car OWNERSHIP increases car use and reduces public transport use • CarSHARING can force a mind change: • “Use of car is a choice for carsharers, not a reflex” • Therefore Taxistop invested a lot in carsharing. 4

  5. Carsharing in Brussels today - 229 cars - 83 stations - > 7750 users

  6. Carsharing in Belgium today 23 cities 191 stations 446 cars >13500 users

  7. What is carsharing? Different types of carsavailable for a group of users on differentlocations in several cities

  8. How does it work? 1. Join cambio 2. Make a reservation Every customer gets a cambio card • 24h/24 and 7d/7 – service • by telephone or online 3. Start a cambio car

  9. Advantages of carsharing? • Pay only when you use a car: financially interesting if you need a car only occasionally! • Easy and no worries: no annual maintenance, technical control, … • Always a modern car • Always a free parking spot when you come back • Cambio is just like your own car, but without the worries

  10. Carsharing and car-ownership Questions related to car-ownership:

  11. Carsharing and car-ownership Measuring the impact:

  12. Carsharing and car-ownership Impact on Belgian Space Consumption 1 cambio car replaces at least 10 private cars Today: 13.500 clients are replacing 4525 cars • 27 km of on street parking space 92.000m² parking space

  13. Carsharing and car-ownership Impact on Belgian CO2: • Production of a car is 15 % energy consumption in car’s life cycle • extra CO2 savings by using newer cars

  14. Carsharing and public transport MORE USE after joining cambio LESS USE -23,6% 21% 9,8% 19,3% 17,9%

  15. Cambio and public transport • Close cooperation • Shareholdership • Communication • Mobib-card integration: • MIVB/STIB, Belgian Railways, De Lijn, cambio, Villo!, …

  16. Public Transport and Carsharing: a perfect marriage Therefore PT is willing to invest in carsharing

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  18. Cambio and public transport

  19. Carsharing and public transport: Refreshing your city!!

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