2011 city of buenos aires achievements: sustainable mobility plan

2011 City of Buenos AiresAchievements

Sustainable Mobility Plan

City of Buenos Aires - Argentina

Metropolitan AreaPopulation: 13,156,000 (30% of the country’s population)Area: 3,883 Km2

Density:3,388/Km2

City of Buenos AiresPopulation: 3,050,728 Area: 202.04 Km²Density: 15,099/Km²

Commuting trips in Buenos Aires

Daily Commuting to the City

• By car: 1.560.000 • By bus: 857.000• By train: 500.000• Total 2.917.000

Modal Split

Public Transportation in the Metropolitan AreaMode Rolling Stock Lines Km StationsBus >15,000 > 200    

Commuter Train 1,200 7 850 263

Subway 440 6 55 77 Light Rail 13 2 8 22

Car54%

Bus29%

Train17%

Other3%

Bike2%

Taxi5%

Car14%

Subway16%

Buses60%

 The Plan aims to improve citizens quality of life by working on four strategic objectives: public transport priority, healthy mobility, traffic order & safey, and intelligent travel. Therefore, various actions are being implemented that re-allocate road space use to reduce travel time and improve safety.

Sustainable Mobility Plan

Public transit priority

Intelligent mobility

Healthy mobility

Traffic management

and safety

Benefits:• Up to 40% travel time reduction that directly affects 90.000 passengers per day. • Reduction of environmental impact as traffic flows continuously, avoiding repetitive braking. • Same fare than regular buses. Stations:• 21 stations at the centre of the pavement at 400 metres each. Easy and safe getting on and off the bus as stations are at bus level. • Accessibility for the blind and disable.

Articulated buses:• Capacity for 160 passengers. Low environmental impact: fewer gas emissions and less noise than regular buses. • Improved safety: buses can turn easily, internal and external CCTV, automatic transmission and electronic controls.

1st Corridor

12.5 km

Average Savings

40%

Demand Increase

20%

Beneficiaries

>90,000

Metrobus: Argentina’s first bus rapid transit

• 75,000 passengers per day

• 50/60 min. on-way travel time

• 90,000 passengers per day

• 28/37 min. on-way travel time

+20%

-40%

Baseline Situation

After Implementation

Metrobus: highest level of acceptance

Metrobus Subway Buses Taxis

Positive 73% 44% 47% 68%

Regular 20% 41% 42% 26%

Negative 7% 15% 11% 6%

Source: Poliarquía – August 2011

Survey to Metrobus passengers

ConvenienceConvenience

Easy AccessEasy Access

OtherOther

FastFast

Over groundOver ground

Source: GCBA, October - November 2011, Over 1.500 cases.

SubwaySubway

Next Steps

• Real time information for passengers: variable message signs on stations with service information.

• New corridors: more than 200 km of new corridors under study.

• Covered stations.

• Pay before boarding.

• 70km of cycle lanes developed in the last two years. The first cycle network in the country.

• According to surveys, 76% of residents support the existence of cycle lanes.

2008

0.4%

2011

1.8%

2015

5% Cycle lanes: 252%

Total: 128%2011

Protected on-street cycle network

Bike use growth:

Bike use as a transport mode Urban cycling growth

• Launched on December 2010 with 3 stations and 72 bikes.

• The system has to date 21 stations and 600 bikes and 3,500 average trips per day.

• 66,000 trips in November 2011 and

443,000 cumulative trips.

Next Steps:

• Reach 100 stations by 2013.

Bike Sharing System

Bike Sharing System Growth

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BUS PRIORITY LANES

• Implementation of 25 km of bus priority lanes, reducing travel time by 20%.

• Buses are redirected from narrow roads to avenues, improving safety and reducing noise and air pollution.

• 43 bus lines affected.

• More than 800.000 people benefiting from this change every day.

Network 25 km

Average Savings

20%

Beneficiaries

> 800,000

Next Steps:•Development of an additional 20 km of bus priority lanes.

INTELLIGENT MOBILITY

Variable message signs Real time maps and social media

The objective is to provide real time traffic information.

@batransito

INTELLIGENT MOBILITY NEX STEPS

Intelligent bus stops

Mobile phone applications

Guillermo J. DietrichHead of the Department of TransportationCity of Buenos Airesgdietrich@buenosaires.gob.armovilidad.buenosaires.gob.ar

Thank you!