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s way p rof Andrzej Szarata Department of Transportation Systems Cracow University of Technology aszaratapkedupl wwwzskpkedupl Kraków Kraków Area 327 km² 760 000 inhabitants ID: 424917

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Slide1

Making city more user friendly – Krakow’s way

p

rof

. Andrzej Szarata

Department of Transportation Systems

Cracow University of Technology

aszarata@pk.edu.pl

www.zsk.pk.edu.pl

Slide2

KrakówSlide3

Kraków

Area: 327 km²

~ 760 000 inhabitants

~150 000 students

~

30

0 000 inhabitants of agglomeration

Motorization level: over 500 cars/1000 inhabitantsSlide4

Transport characteristics

– Krakow

2013

Modal split – total trips

36% - public transport29% - walk

34% - private transport1% - bicycle (significantly underestimated!)Total number of trips: over 1 500 000 per dayOver 250 000 destination trips (agglomeration impact)Slide5

Krakow and agglomeration

KrakówSlide6

Public transport system

22 tram lines

140 bus lines (including 65 regional lines)

14 night lines (including 2 tram lines)

Number of vehicles in operation:

216 trams / day

458

buses / day

Slide7

Current situation

Decrease of PT use

A lot of PT investments

Tram lines

Concept of subway systemPark and RideRoad investmentsSoft measuresSlide8

Mobility forum

Platform for information exchange

Meeting organized every month

Discussions about transportation issues (new ideas, plans, investments)

Number of participants – up to 120 personsSlide9

Bike rental

First system in Poland

30

stations (

300 bikes)Located around old townFirst 30min – free of chargePart of the in

tegrated tariffs system!Slide10

Bicycle power!

2014 – local referendum about necessity of bike infrastructure investment

85% of inhabitants voted for bigger involvement of the City into bike infrastructure

Mayor had appointed Bike Task Team

As a result it was defined infrastructure needs together with budget (over 40 milion EUR)Slide11

Bicycle investments

Advanced stop lines for bicycles

Contra

-

lanes for bicycles on one way streets (first in Poland – mid 90’)Slide12

Refurbishment of the first ring road

BeforeSlide13

Refurbishment of the first ring road

AfterSlide14

Refurbishment of the first ring road

Strong opposition of the inhabitants and shopkeepers

May 2012 -

70% against

„Mystery experts” action with local mediaOctober 2012 –

60% for!Slide15

Organic work - childrenSlide16

200 bikes for 200 years of the school number 36Slide17

Bicycle

- educationSlide18

Modal split – elementary schools 2013 - 2014

 

2013

2014

Change

Pedestrian

51,5%

52%

+

0,5%

Bicycle

3

%

9

%

+6

%Car (with parents)36%31%-5%

Public transport9

%

8

%

-

1

%

Others

0,

7

%

0,5

7

%

-

0,

2

%Slide19

Stroget

| Copenhagen | 3200m

Political decisionsSlide20

Krakow | 3400m

Political decisions

And from

July

2013….Slide21

Krakow:

Grodzka

street for pedestrian

s!

Significant increase of acceptance

Political decisionsSlide22

Enlargement of paid parking zone

1st

stage

February 2014

2nd

stage

June

2015Slide23

Level of acceptance for parking zone enlargement

87% -

inhabitants

of the

zones

On street survey: sample size 500 Slide24

On street survey: sample size 500

Who will benefit?

Inhabitants of the new parking zones

Other inhabitants

Nobody

City of KrakowSlide25

Paid parking zone

Strong opposition of the shopkeepers

Lack of acceptance of the users

Necessity of raising up awareness level

Role of the local mediaImprovement of the parking operator imageImprovement of PT offerSlide26

Summary

Krakow has always been at the forefront of cities in Poland

First transport policy

First bus lane in Poland

First electric bus laneFirst ….Involvement in many EU projectsOpen minded decision makers

Strong support of NGOsSignificant role of the public consultationSlide27

Keep working!

a

szarata@pk.edu.pl

Kraków, 1970

Kraków, 2015