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Sustainable mobility in Cluj Metropolitan Area

Dr. Titus Cristian MANtitus.man@ubbcluj.ro

Cluj-Napoca, 4th of June 2020 – Sustainable urban mobility workshop

Sustainable mobility – public transport

Project: Accessibility of public services using the public transport system

Interdisciplinary Center for Data

Sciences

Faculty of Sociology and Social Work 

Faculty of Geography

Faculty of Economics and 

Business Administration

City of Cluj-Napoca

Objectives: 

• Investigate the elements of the public transport network that ensure efficient accessibility and connectivity to public services;

• Develop and substantiate public policies that improve the urban mobility offered by public transport and discourage personal car use.

Project: Accessibility of public services using the public transport system

• Accessibility of public services (education, health and public administration facilities): public transport – travel time from bus station, bike sharing stations using urban (green-walking) corridors

Project: Accessibility of public services using the public transport system

• Public transport network• Infrastructure: transport lines, stations, bus-lanes

• Transport availability

• Public transport accessibility

Travel time (minutes) to the closest bus-station

School-Bus network

• Public transport demand

Public transport demand

184,000,000

185,472,000187,512,192

189,762,338190,485,685

196,369,412

202,434,876

205000000

200000000

195000000

190000000

185000000

180000000

1750000002014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Public transport demandRealized travels 2014-2019, and estimation for 2020 (3% increasing)

100%

77%

25%

11% 10% 10%14% 14%

18% 19%23%

33%

43%

52%

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

04.03.2020

11.03.2020

18.03.2020

25.03.2020

01.04.2020

08.04.2020

15.04.2020

22.04.2020

29.04.2020

06.05.2020

13.05.2020

20.05.2020

26.05.2020

02.06.2020

COVID-19 Impact on public transport demand*

*travel values were derived using CTP’s daily reports on travel card validations and paper tickets

World Health Organization declared pandemic

16.03.2020Romania declared - State of emergency – effective from 18.03

Active social distancing measures

15.05.2020Romania 

declared - State of alert 

15.04.2020Romania extended - State of emergency – 

Active social distancing measures

• Future research directions within the project

• Cycling mobility in Cluj Metropolitan Area;• Walkable city;

• Shared mobility;• Micromobility;• Electric and autonomous transportation.

• Support for public policies and decision-making

• Green and reliable public transport;

• Adapted to travelers/commuters  needs:• Availability• Affordability• Attractivity• Competitivity

Project: Accessibility of public services using the public transport system

SUSTAINABLE