Sustainable Urban Management

Question 1

motor vehicles, pedestrians, cycle traffic, public transport

Freiburg’s transport changes

1982, 1999, 2020

Answer 1

1982:
* 39% motor vehicles
* 35% pedestrians
* 15% cycle traffic
* 11% public transport

1999:
* 32% motor vehicles
* 27% cycle traffic
* 23% pedestrians
* 18% public transport

2020:
* 29% motor vehicles
* 27% cycle traffic
* 24% pedestrians
* 20% public transport

Question 2

result of Freiburg’s ITS

2

Answer 2

• tram journeys increased by +25k in one yr
• car journeys reduced by ~30k

Question 3

Freiburg carrot method

Answer 3

400km of cycle paths with 9k parking spaces for bikes including ‘bike and ride’ facilities at railway and bus stations

Question 4

Freiburg stick method

Answer 4

restrictions on car parking spaces;
in Vauban district, each one costs £20k

Question 5

Freiburg’s trams

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Answer 5

• low fares
• any ticket for event valid on public transport
• 70% population live within 500m of a tram stop
• tram every 8 minutes
• tram network covers 30km and is connected to the 168km city bus routes.

Question 6

singapore carrot method

Answer 6

over 4.5k buses and 450 routes

Question 7

singapore stick method

Answer 7

anyone wishing to buy a car has to purchase a Certificate of Entitlement costing nearly £40k (3x price of medium-sized car)

Question 8

result of Singapore’s ITS

2

Answer 8

• growth in car ownership reduced from 7% to 0.25% in 10 years
• 2/3 of all daily journeys made by public transport

Question 9

Beijing carrot method

Answer 9

rapid bus transit system created and 30 new metro lines constructed

Question 10

Beijing stick method

Answer 10

cars banned 1 day/wk based on registration