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Parking Management in Zurich : the key towards usage of private cars in the City. Roberto De Tommasi, synergo, Zurich ECOMM2011 Toulouse, 18 – 20 M ay 2011. Inhabitants City: 384’000 (City Limits Area 91.9 km 2 ) Agglomeration: 1.25 million
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Parking Management in Zurich: thekeytowardsusage of private cars in the City Roberto De Tommasi, synergo, Zurich ECOMM2011 Toulouse, 18 – 20 May 2011
Inhabitants City: 384’000 (City Limits Area 91.9 km2) Agglomeration: 1.25 million Metropolitan area: 1.68 million Greater Zurich Area: 3.2 million Facts and figures about Zurich
High intensity of modes use (regularly*) all modes regularly 9% no modes regularly 3% only bicycle 4% only public transport (P.T.) 34% M.I.T. & bicycle 3% only motorised individual transport (M.I.T) 11% P.T. & M.I.T. 18% P.T. & bicycle 18% *regularly,i.e. daily or at least 2-5 times per week
Quality of the transport system car pedestrian bicycle P.T. «positive» ratein each case, i.e. 8-10 points out of a maximum of 10 average: car traffic system: 5.79, pedestrian traffic system: 7.57, bicycle traffic system: 5.76, public transport system: 8.37; city & belt together.
Mercer‘s world-wide quality of living survey Index 2000-2008 1. Zurich Index 2009/2010 1. Vienna 108.62. Zurich 108.03. Geneva 107.94. Vancouver 107.44. Auckland 107.4
S-Bahn Zurich: The suburban railway system • Opening 1990 • 420 km network • More thanduplicationoftravelers in 20 years • Furtherextensionofinfrastructure • 26 lines, 176 stops • 950 trains per day • 380‘000 passengers per day (crossingcitylimit)
New parkingordinance (28.11.2010):Less private parking, car-freehousingparagrapharea
Development „Kalkbreite“: Car-freehousingispossible • 100 flats, different shops, restaurants, cinema • 10 placescar • parking • 293 placesbike • parking • 3 tramwaylines • S-Bahn-station
Car-freehousing: increasingdemand • Since 1990: motorizationdecrease of 10% • Nowadays: • 45% householdswithoutowncar • Buildingsrequestsfor 1300 car-freeflats
Central district: cappedparkingsupply • The „Münsterhof“ will be • free ofparkingin 2013.
Inner City: pedestrianzone • Extension andrevaluationofpedestrianzone due tothe „historicalcompromiseconcerningparking“. before after
Residential areas: Street parking to bemoved to private ground • Public spaceisveryoften • parkingspace. • Zurichisplanning to move • mostoftheseparkingspaces • accordingtothelawto • private ground.
Residential areas: car-liberatedstreetsupgraded to publicspaces • Streetsarepublicspaces!
Zurich‘s future challenge in urban development In a growing city mobility increase has to be satisfied by public transport, more pedestrians and bikers!
Zurichsfuturemobility: high density, minimizedcartraffic, minimizedenergyconsumption