Umeå:s positive experiences with CIVITAS and how we would like to continue the work!

Comprehensive plan with integrated SUMP

– A compact city suitable for bicyclists and pedestrians, 5 km of range

– Mixed use to minimize the need for car travel– Maximize the use of the new ring road system -

Recreate the city street!– Prioritized main network for Public Transports,

gaining high frequencies in areas with high population base

– parking strategies for sustainable mobility and sustainable access to the city, reducing commuting traffic

– Working with behaviours! Mobility Management

Behavioral aspectsBe Green Umeå (Green citizen of Europe, Life+) is one of Umeå municipality's project offices working on sustainability projects. Be green focuses on behavioral influences both within urban sustainable mobility, and sustainable living.

ITS UMEÅ - Intelligent Transport Systems and Services

- Environmental Messages in traffic management, a new opportunity to create active routing

- Unique experiments- Increase awareness of the air environment - Improved Air Quality

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Hybricon - Electric power in cold climate The first in the world that is adapted to winter climate. This company has developed the world's first ultrafast chargeable electric buses with hybrid backup.

THE GREEN PARKING PURCHASE

The agreement provides a reduction of parking standards for employees by 40% if the property owner undertakes :

- Public transport fund (incentives for commuters to use PT)

- Car-sharing system - Extraordinary parking facilities for bicyclists

(warm, safe with dressing room)- Develop a green travel plan/comunication

plan

ALLOCATION OF A GREEN PARKING PURCHASE

One parking purchase (16 000 EUR):

60 % Normal parking purchase (Car parking lots) 10 % contribution to Public transport fund15-20 % Car-share, bicycle parking facilities, comunication plan

Giving the property owner a possible10-15 % Saving /Incentive

A WIN-WIN SITUATION

Benefits for the city?- Sustainble growth makes room for

the high dense city- Support and faci l i tate investments - A modal spl i t towards our object ives

Benefits for the real estate owner?- Incentives for sustainable transport

solut ions- A modern trademark - Driving urban sustainable

development

Main local priorities

1. An easily livable and attractive city centre with good air quality that will attract citizens, visitors and investors

2. A higher proportion of residents in the city centre and population base that supports mixed use in greater context

3. Building a compact city, easily accessible for bicyclists, pedestrians and people travelling with PT

4. A change in modal split with higher use of PT, bicycle and walking

5. A cleaner, more attractive and competitive public transport network in Umeå

- Methods for dialoge – co creation- Evaluation model for comprehensive planning and

longterm sustainable strategies- Develop a PPP-solution for Mobility Management

questions in the city - New methods and technique for separating

pedestrians and bicyclists - Developing new methods and principles for lighting

public space with focus on experienced safety- Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles - Park and Bike

Projects and initiative for cooperation

- Sustainable logistic for recreation and leisure activities

- Planning the city for the children, giving children possibilities to travel sustainable to school and leisure activities

- ITS, intelligent transport systems – a platform to facilitate sustainable travel

- Flexible parking standards and parking purchase methods in developing dwellings

- Space - efficient parking facilities for bikes- Analysis of sustainable housing in cold climate