CARAVEL Cities
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CIVITAS GUARD
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| CIVITAS - CARAVEL |
| The cities of Genoa, Burgos, Krakow and Stuttgart, their public transport operators, industrial partners, and research institutions have defined a common project proposal entitled CIVITAS - CARAVEL. |
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| Description of work |
Their political leaders agree to establish a new culture for clean mobility in European cities in support of sustainable development, citizens well being and safe access for all.
A substantial work programme addressing all eight CIVITAS policy fields has been defined by these ambitious European cities. A bold package of measures will be introduced:
Large-scale demonstrators with a substantial impact will be implemented (e.g. extension of access restricted zones coupled with enforcement, road and parking pricing, freight distribution schemes),
e.g.:
- Access restrictions will further be extended and enforced in inner-city areas of Genoa and Krakow (ca. 400.000 m2). In Burgos (ca. 400.000 m2) and Stuttgart access restrictions will be realised
- Genoa will develop an integrated pricing and access restriction strategy (2,5 km˛ in the city centre from former pilot application and extension to non-enforced area)
The use of clean vehicles for freight, high volume PT and flexible services are demonstrated, e.g.:
- Genoa: 20 large clean EURO IV buses on High Mobility Corridors, 30 medium-sized methane buses for flexible and inner-city services, 30 hybrid cars to be used for car sharing and electrical vehicles as buses and freight vans
- Krakow: 100 large busses and 5 small CNG busses for demand responsive services
- Burgos: 8 CNG buses and a 5% use of bio-combustibles for diesel fleet, 3 clean delivery vehicles
- The Genoa pilot goods distribution centre and (electric/methane) vans will be extended and the concept transferred to Krakow and possibly to Burgos that will limit access to clean delivery vehicles
Demonstrations are highly integrated in few demonstration areas and some city-wide activities
Emphasis is on measures with strong impact on the modal split in the cities, and restriction of private car use, e.g.:
- ‘Clean high mobility corridors’ in Genoa (with bus priority system at 12 traffic lights) and Krakow (with 2 high quality model stops); ‘Clean zone’ in Burgos
- Improved information provision in Genoa (intermodal traffic and travel information services, TTI), Krakow (info-mobility platform), Burgos (10 touch screens for car pooling, 5 for transport information and 20 electronic information panels at bus stops) and Stuttgart
- Promotion of “bicycle culture” in Burgos (the existing 15 km of bicycle path will be extend to 38 km) and Krakow (existing 35 km bicycle path system and purchase of 100 city owned bicycle for renting)
High visibility and profile is ensured through publicity and awareness raising schemes, e.g.:
- Mobility Fora in Genoa, Burgos and Krakow
- Mobility Marketing in Genoa, Krakow (including €CO Points)
Strong political support has been secured in all four cities.
The proposed 55 policy measures follow the priorities of the agenda for urban clean mobility and are directly supporting the relevant EU policies. Innovation, training and management related measures complement this innovative project. The total eligible cost of CIVITAS - CARAVEL is 29,8 million € to which 13,19 million € co-funding from the CIVITAS II Programme is requested. |
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