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VIAJEO PLUS
Author(s) Manuela Flachi (ERTICO), Mats Rosenquist (VOLVO)
Project VIAJEO PLUS – International Coordination for Implementation of Innovative and Efficient Urban Mobility Solutions
Date Contractual: Oct 2015 Actual: August 2014
Project Coordinator
Yanying Li ERTICO – ITS Europe Tel: +32 2 400 07 37 E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract The Gothenburg City Showcase was held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 12-14 May 2014, as a part of Viajeo Plus activities. It considers of interactive site visits of innovative urban mobility and logistics solutions, workshops and meetings to allow stakeholders to gain first-hand experience of innovative solutions, exchange knowledge, share information. Attendees of the City Showcase include city representatives, policy makers, technology providers and researchers from Europe, Latin America, China and Singapore. This report aims at giving a sound overview of the activities performed in Gothenburg, the city selected to show the champions solutions.
Keyword list Transport showcase, city, Urban Mobility, Traffic management, Innovations, Electric vehicle, Urban logistics.
Nature of deliverable
Report
Dissemination Public1
Project financially supported by
European Commission DG Research & Innovation
Project number 605580 FP7- SST.2013.3-2
1 This is either: Public, restricted to other programme participants, restricted to a group specified by the consortium, confidential
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Document Control Sheet
Version history:
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Date Main author Summary of changes
1.0 30/05/2014 Manuela Flachi (ERTICO)
Reporting activities Gothenburg
1.1 27/05/2014 Mats Rosenquist (VOLVO)
Reporting Swedish solutions
1.2 24/07/2014 Manuela Flachi Merging and incorporating comments
2.0 07/08/2014 Yanying Li Reorganising and proof-read
Approval:
Name Date
Prepared Manuela Flachi, Mats Rosenquist 30/05/2014
Reviewed Yanying Li 06/08/2014
Authorised Yanying Li 12/08/2014
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Recipient Date of submission EC 12/08/2014 VIAJEO PLUS Consortium 12/08/2014
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Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................... 4
1.1 Background ................................................................................. 4
1.2 Methodology ............................................................................... 4
1.3 Why Gothenburg .......................................................................... 5
2. 2. Overview of the event ........................................................................... 7
2.1 Programme ................................................................................. 7
2.2 Participants ................................................................................ 7
3. Gothenburg Showcase Description ................................................................... 9
3.1 Efficient Mobility Management - Showcase A: Gothenburg Traffic Management Centre .................................................................................................. 9
3.2 Deployment of Clean Vehicle Solution .............................................. 10
3.2.1 Showcase B1: Hybrid buses in operation................................................ 10
3.2.2 Showcase B2 ElectriCITY bus - Fully electric public transport ................. 11
3.3 Innovative Public Transport Solutions - Showcase C “BRT-Lite” ............. 13
3.4 Sustainable Urban Logistics Solutions .............................................. 15
3.4.1 Showcase D1 City Delivery Concept – ”Stadsleveransen” ........................... 15
3.4.2 Showcase D2 Collaborative city distribution .......................................... 16
3.6 Showcase D3 High capacity Inter-urban regional distribution with Duo-Trailer .. 17
3.7 Showcase D4 Micro-terminal concept at Campus Lindholmen ......................... 19
3.5 Transport Planning Showcase E “Älvrummet” – an arena for debate on urban development .......................................................................... 20
4. Best Practises from other cities presented at the event ..................................... 21
4.1 Urban Mobility Management ................................................................. 21
4.2 Public Transport and Electric Vehicle ..................................................... 23
4.4 International Practices: What have cities done and what do they need ........... 23
Annex I: Final Programme ................................................................................ 26
Annex II: Participant List ................................................................................. 30
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1. Introduction
1.1 Background
Many cities around the world have developed and implemented innovative sustainable
transport and mobility solutions. Exchanging knowledge and sharing experiences among
transport professionals would facilitate take-up of such solutions in other cities, thus enabling
more efficient and greener urban transport worldwide. City Mobility Weeks aim at giving policy
makers, transport engineers and researchers first hand experiences of outstanding solutions in
the urban transport and mobility field in leading cities, facilitating discussions on how to implement such solutions in different scenarios and lessons learnt.
The City Mobility Weeks also provide a platform to develop a sound understanding of needs of
cities in different countries and regions, thus helping industry and researchers to work towards
delivering appropriate solutions and prepare for future challenges.
1.2 Methodology
The City Mobility Weeks organised in the context of the project Viajeo Plus2 is the result of
several steps. The first one is to collect and benchmark current practices in urban mobility
solutions in different cities in the following five topics:
• Effective mobility management;
• Deployment of clean vehicle solution
• Innovative Public Transport Solutions
• Enabling infrastructure
• Sustainable urban logistics solutions
A call for tenders is then launched to the Consortium to identify one/two cities per region to
organise and host one of the City Mobility weeks. A host city must meet two conditions: - The city is a leading city in urban transport solutions and has implemented a number of
sustainable and innovative solutions which will be included in the Virtual Solution Book3;
- The city authority is willing to host the Mobility week, and to share experiences with
other stakeholders around the world.
2 Viajeo Plus (www.viajeoplus.eu) is a FP7 project, aiming at benchmarking outstanding
solutions for innovation and green urban transport and mobility in Europe, Latin America, China
and Singapore and subsequently facilitate the uptake of these solutions across different cities in
these regions, and Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC). 3 Virtual Solution Book is produced by the Viajeo Plus consortium including descriptions of best practices in urban transport and mobility solutions collected by the consortium. It is available at http://viajeoplus.eu/best-practice/
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Each Mobility Week consists of:
• Solution showcase (site visit): participants are able to use some innovative mobility
services and gain first-hand experience of each one;
• Workshop: the host city introduces its experiences, the lessons learnt, social benefits,
financial and organisational issues etc. Other participants will be able to share their
views and experiences accordingly;
• Interactive meetings: participants can have one-to-one discussions with the host city, suppliers and operators to gain a better understanding of the challenges and conditions
for successful implementation, and to avoid potential pitfalls;
Gothenburg was selected by the Viajeo Plus project management team since the city has many
innovative solutions and been willing to host the event. Since site visits were the main contains
of the event, the event has been renamed as ‘Innovation in Transport – City Showcase:
Gothenburg”.
1.3 Why Gothenburg
Gothenburg, the home city of VOLVO, is a great example of application of new and innovative
technologies in urban transport. It is the second largest city in Sweden by population, and
situated on the west coast of Sweden. The city has approximately 540,000 inhabitants, the
metropolitan area around 800,000 inhabitants and a surface of approx. 2,400 km2. The public
transport system in Gothenburg city area consists of trams, bus rapid transit (BRT-Lite) routes
and other bus services including e.g. express buses. There is also a ferry service across the river and to/from the archipelago. In Gothenburg public transport covers 29% of all trips, 48% are
done by private car, 14% motorcycles and non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles and 9% are
accomplished walking.
The city has two large universities and hence a large number of students. The main industries
include shipping (Gothenburg is the major harbour in Scandinavia) and freight, pharmaceutical
and biotechnical industries and the head quarter and factory of AB Volvo and Volvo Cars. 60%
of the inhabitants is aged between 20 and 64 while 15% is older than 65 (www4.goteborg.se).
The income per inhabitant is on average 244,000 SEK or 26,500 Euro.
In the past two decades, the city has been one of main pilot sites for many national and
European R&D projects and has implemented many innovative transport solutions. There are
many innovative solutions implemented and those solutions significantly improve overall
transport efficiency, thus improving quality of life for the residents in the city.
Gothenburg is also the city of the Lindholmen Science Park (LSP), an institute existing for
stimulating innovation and growth through the innovative Triple Helix concept where university,
business and government meet together. The LSP is a knowledge environment space hosting
350 companies with an international perspective. The Science Park itself is a neutral platform. Its mission is to attract the highest number as possible of companies, students, business, to
provide an open innovation environment, the Open Arena Lindholmen. The concept of the Open
Arena is to facilitate the collaboration in the 3 aspects i.e. Transport, ICT and Media, between
the 21,000 people working for companies hosted by LSP. The science park is dedicated to
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research and development in mobile communication, intelligent vehicles and transports systems, and modern media industry. Currently the biggest companies are Volvo Cars, Volvo
Technology, Ericsson, IBM, Semcon, and SVT. The main operators of Lindholmen Science Park
are Gothenburg Municipality, Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg,
Volvo Group, Ericsson, Volvo Cars, Business Region Göteborg, TeliaSonera, Saab, and the
Swedish Road Administration. Therefore, Lindholmen Science Park was selected to host the City
Mobility Week in Gothenburg.
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2. Overview of the event
2.1 Programme
The three-day event was held on 12 – 14 May 2014. The first two days of the event considered a
workshop in the morning and site visits in the afternoon. The third day was dedicated to an
international workshop to present practices from other cities and exchange ideas. The full final
programme of the event is given in Annex I. Nine showcases were selected for the event. These showcases covered five topics and
represented the most advanced achievements of urban transport and mobility in Europe.
Detailed descriptions of the showcases are given in Chapter 3.
Table 1 Gothenburg Showcases
Main topic Showcase
Efficient mobility management A Gothenburg Traffic Control Centre
Deployment of clean vehicle solution
B1 Hybrid Buses in Operation
B2 ElectriCITY bus – fully electric public
transport
Innovative Public Transport Solution
C BRT-Lite
Sustainable urban logistics solutions
D1 City Delivery Concept –
“Stadsleveransen”
D2 Collaborative city distribution
D3 high capacity inter-urban regional
distribution with Due-Trailer
D4 Micro-terminal concept at Campus
Lindholmen
Others: Transport Planning E “Älvrummet” – an arena for debate on
urban development
2.2 Participants
The event was participated by policy makers (including government officers), researchers,
transport engineers and planners from Europe, China, Latin America, Singapore and
Mediterranean Partner Countries. Statistics of the event participants are shown in the following
figure. In addition, a detailed list is provided in Annex II.
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Figure 1 Statistics of the event participants
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3. Gothenburg Showcase Description
3.1 Efficient Mobility Management - Showcase A: Gothenburg Traffic
Management Centre The city of Gothenburg is facing major infrastructure development during the coming years.
With the objective to manage the transport network with reduced capacity and increasing
demand while new infrastructure is being built. This have put extra requirement in the traffic
management in the region to secure:
• Correct and relevant traffic information particularity in relation to road works 24/7
• Information about restrictions, accidents and disturbances to the road network should
be dealt with effectively.
• Regional and multi modal traffic information.
• Prioritized Public Transport
• One point of contact for information. This is preferable regardless of who operates the road (The City or The State)
• Effective Goods Transport
• Accidents resolved in an efficient manner
Figure 2 - Traffic Management Center by Swedish Road Administration
To address the increased demands and reduced capacity during the infrastructure project a
temporary common Traffic Management Center has been established. This has resulted in:
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• Four traffic leaders employed by the City have been co-located with the Swedish Road Authority traffic leaders.
• Traffic management for the City's roads weekdays 06.00-20.00. Outside of these hours
the tasks are performed by Swedish Road Authority staff
• Traffic management covering the primary road network (245 roads)
• Connecting the PTA (Västtrafik) customer information center (KIC), the City's Customer Contact Center (KC) and the Traffic Management Center (TLVV)
• Extra resources with large events, like the half marathon “Göteborgsvarvet”
• Connecting administrative systems for road works
• Adding road cameras and connecting the two systems
• Distributing traffic information about municipality roads using Swedish Road Authority existing channels to road users.
• Real time traffic information about road works, accidents, obstacles, etc.
3.2 Deployment of Clean Vehicle Solution
3.2.1 Showcase B1: Hybrid buses in operation Hybrid buses have been in operation in Gothenburg since 2012. The implementation has been
an important step to move to a fossil-free public transport operation that also reduces the total
fuel consumption of the fleet. The combination of low emissions, less noise, high capacity and
low fuel consumption are very positive for the public transport system development in
Gothenburg.
The Volvo 7900 Hybrid buses are used in the operation. This is the latest generation of hybrid
models from Volvo. Comparing with a corresponding diesel bus, a hybrid bus delivers 39% lower fuel consumption and climate impact. Emissions of particles and nitrogen oxides are halved, and
the noise level is far lower. The hybrid buses are about 500 kg lighter than the previous model,
making it possible to carry additional passengers.
From standstill to a speed of 15-20 km/h, a hybrid bus runs entirely on electricity, quietly and
emission-free. At higher speeds, the bus receives additional power from a small 4-cylinder
diesel engine running on biodiesel. The energy generated during engine braking is stored in the
on-board batteries and is used to power the bus’s electric motor and auxiliary systems.
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Operational experiences: • High reliability
• 39% less fuel consumption in the city
• 25% less traffic in regions
• 50% less NOx and PM
• Increased passenger capacity
• Silent electric take-off
• Pay-back within 5-7 years (depending of fuel price)
Figure 3 - Hybrid buses in operation since 2012
3.2.2 Showcase B2 ElectriCITY bus - Fully electric public transport ElectriCITY plug-in buses glide noiselessly without emissions, pick up passengers indoors and are
powered by a renewable source of electricity. A pilot in Gothenburg has been in operation since
June 2012. Deployment is planned to 2015, through the launch of an ultramodern bus service.
The new technology enables completely new possibilities for future public-transport. Behind the
initiative is the Volvo Group, in cooperation with the Swedish Energy Agency, the City of
Gothenburg, Västtrafik, Lindholmen Science Park and Johanneberg Science Park.
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Figure 4 – Fully electric Bus: Plug-in ElectriCITY bus
The buses are extremely fuel-efficient, silent and completely emissions-free. Passengers on-
board have access to new technologies and at least one of the bus stops will be located indoors.
“This represents an entirely new mode of travel and will allow for the public-transport system to contribute to a more pleasant urban environment. A silent and emissions-free public-transport
system will enable the inclusion of locations in the city that are currently off limits. It is
immensely satisfying to be able to launch this in our hometown, in cooperation with Region
Västra Götaland and the City of Gothenburg,” commented Olof Persson, President and CEO of
Volvo. Sustainable social development is closely linked to the development of new
transportation systems. The use of electric power not only places Gothenburg on the map in
terms of sustainable and innovative solutions for public transport; the new bus service will also
open up new possibilities in city and urban planning.
“The electric bus service entails a new mode of public-transport system usage, which is highly positive for Gothenburg. It will highlight Gothenburg as a progressive city in terms of city
planning. This is also in line with our prioritized objective of having Gothenburg reduce its
climate impact to become a climate-neutral city, and of increasing sustainable travel,” explains
Anneli Hulthén (Social Democrat), Chairman of the Municipal Board. In addition to the electric
buses, the cooperation also includes the creation and trial runs of new bus-stop solutions,
traffic-routing systems, safety concepts, energy supply and business models.
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Figure 5 – 6-minute plug-in charging at the bus-stop at Redbergsplatsen
The hope is that the project, known as ElectriCity, will attract more commuters to use public
transport. This is also expected to clear the way for more, attractive public-transport solutions in
the Västra Götaland region. The Hyperbus was demonstrated during the the Viajeo Plus city
mobility showcase in May 2014.
Figure 6 - City Solution showcase Gothenburg participants May 14 2014 in front of the Plug-in
Hyperbus
3.3 Innovative Public Transport Solutions - Showcase C “BRT-Lite”
In Gothenburg public transport covers 29% of all trips. Most PT journeys are made by tramway
(60%), but the BRT system is gaining in popularity and carries around 15% of the passengers of
all public transport trips in the city. The BRT system named as BRT-Lite, was first introduced in
2003. Today altogether 8 lines are considered BRT lines or “stombusslinjer” (16, 17, 18, 19 and
25, 50, 52 and 60). Overall, the BRT lines have been successful in attracting passengers and according to recent analysis the number of trips by public transport has increased by 17% from
2012 until September 2013 on these lines.
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Figure 7 A BRT-Lite vehicle - 24 meter double articulated bus
Line 16 had initially a 10-minutes frequency during peak hours. Today the frequency is 5 minutes
during most of the day and 2.5 minutes frequency in the most demanding directions during peak hours. The other seven BRT routes run with at least a 10-minute frequency during daytime and
in some cases reinforcing traffic during peak hours. To minimize the stopping times at each bus
stop, travellers are allowed to get on and off through all doors, a so-called open visa regime.
This corresponds to the principles that apply to trams in Gothenburg, but is not allowed in
other, ordinary bus lines.
The buses have been given priority at all traffic lights en route. Furthermore has the position of
all bus stops been reviewed which has led to a minimum number of bus stops in relation to
traveller’s needs. Special bus lanes and bus streets have also been created. When planning the
routes, efforts have been made to avoid sharp curves and lateral movements. This has been achieved by providing a straight line into and out from the bus stops, and bus lanes, which run
straight through roundabouts etc. All these actions lead to a higher average speed.
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Figure 8 Example of bus stop along line 16 Most bus stops along the BRT system have been equipped with real-time information displays,
presenting information on next departure as well as disturbances and delays. On all buses
internal displays inform the passenger on the next and the second next stops. A special road
map has been designed where the BRT lines are presented together with the tram system to
further stress the analogy between the trunk bus lines and the tram lines.
The buses have a unique and uniform design to make them easily detectable in city traffic.
Regarding the interior design care has been taken in the choice of colours, materials, and
lighting to make the travel experience more pleasant for the passengers.
The entire bus fleets consists of low-floor buses with wheelchair ramps, and in addition have all
stops a raised platform to improve accessibility for all passengers. The interior of the bus is also
designed to assist passengers with disabilities.
3.4 Sustainable Urban Logistics Solutions
3.4.1 Showcase D1 City Delivery Concept – ”Stadsleveransen” One implemented solution is the City Delivery Concept called “Stadsleveransen” where small
deliveries are consolidated and distributed with zero emission vehicles in the city centre. This
solution consists of:
• Common goods reception for small and midsize shops in the city centre
• Reception check and consolidation of goods
• Delivery to shops according to time schedule
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• Trained personnel managing the reception/registration and the deliveries
• Free participation for a limited numbe
Figure From the perspective of the city this solution have resulted in
reduction of heavy traffic in the area and shorter time period in the city
unloading/loading by heavy traffic, such as
congestion, improved attractiveness of the inner city area
noise level.
3.4.2 Showcase D2 Collaborative cit The increasing congestion in Gothenburg is not only a problem to the environment but also for
the logistics sector. To secure a vibrant inner city there is a need for efficient freight transports
to the stores to compete with the shopping centres in the city outsk
distribution was developed, aiming at halving
2020. The initiative has expanded to a larger project in Gothenburg called ‘Climate smart city distribution’ (KNEG) that is a triple helix proj
Collaborative city distribution solution increases transport efficiency, filling
economic result and lower environmental impact. The presented solution is provided by DB
Schenker and the fleet operator TGM and involves 100 vehicles involved through one of
northern Europe's largest logistics terminals.
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Trained personnel managing the reception/registration and the deliveries
Free participation for a limited number of shops
Figure 9 - City Delivery Concept "Statsleveransen"
From the perspective of the city this solution have resulted in many benefits
reduction of heavy traffic in the area and shorter time period in the city
oading/loading by heavy traffic, such as positive effects on the public economy, less
congestion, improved attractiveness of the inner city area, improved traffic safety and reduced
Collaborative city distribution
congestion in Gothenburg is not only a problem to the environment but also for
the logistics sector. To secure a vibrant inner city there is a need for efficient freight transports
to the stores to compete with the shopping centres in the city outskirts.
distribution was developed, aiming at halving the emissions from the transport sector until
2020. The initiative has expanded to a larger project in Gothenburg called ‘Climate smart city distribution’ (KNEG) that is a triple helix project involving the main actors in the city region.
Collaborative city distribution solution increases transport efficiency, filling
economic result and lower environmental impact. The presented solution is provided by DB
eet operator TGM and involves 100 vehicles involved through one of
northern Europe's largest logistics terminals.
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Trained personnel managing the reception/registration and the deliveries
many benefits due to strong
reduction of heavy traffic in the area and shorter time period in the city area for stops and
positive effects on the public economy, less
improved traffic safety and reduced
congestion in Gothenburg is not only a problem to the environment but also for
the logistics sector. To secure a vibrant inner city there is a need for efficient freight transports
irts. A collaborative city
the emissions from the transport sector until
2020. The initiative has expanded to a larger project in Gothenburg called ‘Climate smart city ect involving the main actors in the city region.
Collaborative city distribution solution increases transport efficiency, filling-rate, improved
economic result and lower environmental impact. The presented solution is provided by DB-
eet operator TGM and involves 100 vehicles involved through one of
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Figure 10 - Urban logistics solutions by DB Schenker
The smart logistics solution means packages that ride with “public transport” and optimize
routes in city centres through:
• More and better coordination of parcels and heavy goods.
• Attract goods that today are delivered with company vehicles to be part of our transport
network. • Open communication with local merchants and offer services to optimize distribution.
• Identify more groups who can use c/o-addresses.
3.6 Showcase D3 High capacity Inter-urban regional distribution with Duo-Trailer The DUO2 project is testing trucks that are longer and heavier than those available in Europe
today. Under EU legislation, trucks are permitted up to a maximum of 18.75 meters in length and 40 tons in weight, except in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands where the limit
is 25.25 meters and 60 tons. For the DUO2 project, special permission was given to test a 32-
meter-long truck weighing up to 80 tons, travelling between Gothenburg and Malmö in Sweden,
a journey of approximately 300 km. In 2013, the Volvo Group announced the first set of verified
test results4. The data shows a 27 percent reduction in fuel consumption, compared to standard
4 Report can be found at: http://www3.volvo.com/investors/finrep/sr12/en/futuretransports/freightefficiency/duo2/duo-2.html
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combinations. DUO2 also optimized cargo loads, transporting up to 200 m3 and averaging 60 tons in weight. This indicates that volume and load distribution may play a more significant role
than weight restrictions and requires monitoring systems to be developed. Work will continue
over the coming year alongside consultation on the legislative framework.
Figure 11 - Duo2 High capacity inter-city transportation between Gothenburg and Malmö The solution meets ambitions objectives of;
• 15–30% reduction of CO2
• 50–100% increased productivity • Maintained or increased traffic safety
• Sustained traffic rhythm
The Duo2 Trailer runs in regular network traffic on route between Gothenburg and Malmö every night during week-days. The operation started February 1st 2012 and has up till today made
more than 670 trips. The transport concept is developed around the flexible modular trailer
combinations that allows up to 32 meter long and 80 tonnes combinations.
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3.7 Showcase D4 Micro-terminal concept at Campus Lindholmen The local distribution at the Lindholmen Science Park has been organised in a micro-terminal
concept to minimise the goods transportation and reduce number of vehicles.
Figure 12 - Microterminal at the Lindholmen Science Park campus Fourteen different organisations (mainly education organisations) have been connected to the
terminal and share the logistics resources. The micro-terminal has been in operation since June
2008 and is handling goods receiving, distribution and waste management. Has been in full
commercial operation since 2011 and handling mail since December 2008. The logistics services
are very appreciated among customers.
Figure 13 - Present area of operation (green) and future area (red) The distribution is made using full-electrical vehicles using different sets of wagons.
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Figure 14 - Goupil car and small wagon with hydraulic adjustable height
3.5 Transport Planning Showcase E “Älvrummet” – an arena for debate on urban development
Älvrummet is a natural arena for debate on urban development and exhibition of proposals and
plans. The contents of Älvrummet reflect the long-term work aimed at creating The Liveable City which is part of the vision for the City of Gothenburg. The idea is that visitors will get a picture of
the whole, both of which are clear and what is planned. Here you can also gather for seminars,
lectures and debate about important topics that are connected to the development of the areas
around and near the river shores.
Figure 15 - The continuously updated model of central Gothenburg in Älvrummet The updated model of central Gothenburg is a regular feature in Älvrummet, along with the
latest material on the development of such wharf, North Masthugget and Lindholmen.
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4. Best Practises from other cities presented at the event
4.1 Urban Mobility Management
Verona Integrated traffic managment
Verona is located in the Veneto region, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one
of the seven major cities of the region with a very extensive road network. The city is moving
fast to address mobility challenges, especially related to the traffic managment system. In the
last years, Verona city focussed on implementing: 62 + 137 Intersections centralized & stand-
alone; 31 Video cameras for traffic monitoring; 23 + 52 VMS for information & parking
availability; 13 Measuring stations for traffic analysis (Automatic veh. classification) and 13 gates
for access control of limited traffic zone. Verona has an extensive integrated platform for
mobility management called OMNIA, which is an open platform designed to functionally
integrate and to offer easy access to a wide range of ITS applications through a common
interface.
China’s sustainable urban mobility approach
Currently, with the rapid development of economic in China, car has become one of the life
necessities for Chinese family. Private cars have increased at a fast speed during the past 5
years. However, some serious problems happened in the same time. Inefficient city traffic
management and infrastructures, traffic jams have become a serious problem in many large
cities. To implement smart traffic has come to be a critical task for managers of cities. According to market data, the private cars, road construction, navigation equipment and mobile internet
all grow at fast speeds. For example, the number of cars is more than 100 million. Mobile
phones are almost 800 million, which means a great potentiality of smart traffic in China.
Several support policies have been published and a large number of funds have been invested
into the smart traffic related studies and projects being a good business opportunity for
domestic and foreign companies. China Siwei provides some smart traffic solutions. The
framework of the architecture is formed by 4 sections, the first is data source, which are
organized by a set of sensors, static and dynamic GIS data sources; the second is the data
processing platform in which big data are processed; the third is data services and the fourth is
the application for users. All of them are supported by a operation management system, base on big data and GIS techniques, data processing is the core part of the system. Based on the
data collection, storage and processing, a set of services are build up, e.g. the navigation,
routine selection, dynamic traffic information. Finally, smart traffic services and applications are
outputted by a business structure, where are build up smart traffic service for different kinds of
users.
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Figure 16 Practices from cooperation between T-System and Siwei to reduce traffic emission was presented at the event
China Siwei developed a series of applications in the field of smart traffic. A typical application is
dynamic traffic information which is an efficient way to save about 25% traffic time. With
respect to intra-city, China Siwei has constructed a widely used service system in 34 cities in
China. The number of active users is about 1 million. Another application is “Traffic Eye”. The
most interesting function is traffic condition sharing. User can get his real-time traffic condition
by Mobile. In this way, users can get an optimal route which avoids bad weather condition. The
hope is that in the near feature when the data and functions of Smart Traffic system become
more comprehensive, it will be widely used by governments, enterprises and people.
Experiences from Argentina in Sustainable Transport Solutions
Over 70% of Argentineans live in urban areas and over 85% of the Argentina GDP is generated in
urban areas. Buenos Aires city and Rosario – Santa Fe city are the most populated in Argentina,
thus they are considered as challengers in the theme of transport, with daily commuting trips to
the cities mainly by bus. The BRT system (named Metrobus) in Buenos Aires has been well developed and implemented. In total of 38.5 km dedicated BRT lanes have been used and the
BRT systems carry more than 90.000 passengers per day. It has reduced travel time by half. A
bike sharing scheme and cycling lanes have been also implemented in Buenos Aires. An
integrated traffic control platform has been implemented that connects all sensors and data and
delivers information on real-time traffic and parking space availability via VMS and Mobile
phones.
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4.2 Public Transport and Electric Vehicle
Operation and social benefits of the Metrobus - Istanbul
IETT is the bus company which manages the BRT (Metrobüs) in Istanbul. The Metrobüs project
provides a public transport alternative which is faster and better quality when compared to
other modes of transport. The BRT system increases the transport efficiency and reduces the
emission of greenhouse gases at the local level. The Istanbul BRT has some prominent features
when compared to other BRT systems. For example, it has the highest commercial speed among
the BRT systems. All BRT routes are dedicated without interface with other traffic.
Infrastructure and Electric Vehicle (EV) trials in England
The North East of England is the poorest region in England. However EV is highly appreciated in
the region. “Switch EV” is a real world trial of 44 electric vehicles. It is one of 8 projects of the
Ultra-Low Carbon demonstrator Programme launched by the Technology Strategy Board, the
UK’s national innovation agency bringing together business, research and the public sector. First
of all the project delivers a comprehensive understanding of driving and re-charging behavior
which is critical to understand how Ev’s will play a role in future smart cities. Data collected in
the region gives one of the most comprehensive overviews of real-world usage of electric
vehicles with an extensive recharging network.
São Paulo’s Urban Mobility Policy – Buses Scenario
In the State of São Paulo there are every day 18 million motorized journeys. BRT is undoubtedly
beneficial and has been identified one of the best solutions to reduce the traffic congestion and
improving the mobility of the single citizen as well as overall traffic. The urban mobility program
of the city defined the priorities confirming the public transportation as first point in the city’s
political agenda. Key transport policies include to promote usesage of public transportation, to
give priority to public transporst inlcuding implementation of bus-only lanes and to develop an
integrate network of bus and other modals.
4.4 International Practices: What have cities done and what do they need European cities’ case
Bratislava metropolitan region cover an extensive area with around 400.000 inhabitants. Also
Bratislava feels the need to improve the public transport, which grew in the past years. A special
focus is given to the trolley system, largely used in the past century. The city also has a vision of
how they want trolley bus lines to look in 2030, with new connections and large scale trolley
buses renewed. There are several initiatives, transport small projects currently ongoing. For
example, the existing tramway and trolley network will be developed and extended in new
areas.
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Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is a dynamic ecosystem with a complex
transport system. EMT is the city bus company. It manages the public transportation supporting
the sustainable urban mobility plan defined by the city. Key challenges the city fast are how to
facilitate more sustainable modes of transport e.g. encouraging use of public transport and how
to provide safer and more accessible transport for all citizens.
Asian cities’ case
China Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in southwest of China.There are currently 422 bus
lines, more than 12,000 standard bus vehicles, and daily ridership is 5 million. In the planning
and construction of the Second Ring expressway, Chengdu built an elevated BRT system with
dedicated lanes and elevated stops. Two elevated BRT lines K1, K2 have total length of 29km
and 28 pairs of stations. Departing time interval in peak hours is 1.5 minutes, daily ridership has
reached 270,000. The average operating speed of BRT can reach up to 27km / h on elevated bus
lanes, while the average speed on bus lanes is 14 km/h, and only 10 km/h on ordinary lanes.
Elevated BRT shortens travelers' time greatly, more and more car owners select BRT as their
commuting mode. Another innovative solution in Chengdu is Community Bus Line. At present,
Chengdu has 70 community bus lines, covering most of the medium and small neighborhoods of
the city. Community bus lines are generally about 5 km long, using 6-meter minibuses. The
community buses are free of charge and its main function is to transport the residents to the
bus lines on corridors, so that the residents can take buses conveniently and rapidly.
Jinan, known as the "City of Springs", is the capital of Shandong Province, a coastal economic
power of eastern China. There are currently 223 bus lines, over 5000 buses, daily ridership is 2.4
million. Jinan is well-known for underground springs. However, the underground spring causes
rail system construction in the city is not possible and it can only rely on ground public transport to solve traffic problems currently. Jinan trolleybus has a long history, and has been operating
for nearly 40 years. Custom buses based on the international DRT (Dial & Ride Transport)
experiences have been also implemented recently.
Liuzhou is located in the south of China, the second biggest city in Guangxi Province. There are
currently 105 bus lines, over 1000 buses, daily ridership is half million. The city has made huge
effort on green transport around its famous landscape, a key tourism attraction site. Liuzhou
forms an integrated green transport network consisted by BRT, water bus, regular bus and non-
motor transport.
The conclusions coming out from the 3 cities are: China has made great efforts in order to
control growth of car ownership and improve the transport service level. Positive results have
been achieved. However, there are still issues in order to provide safe and comfortable non-
motor transport space. Therefore there are opportunities to improve integrated traffic and
transport design in order to meet various demands. Guideline on development public transport
and urban space development is needed to further enhance transport safety and efficiency.
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Singapore Singapore has also putting considerable efforts for improving the urban mobility. The current
research focuses on Electro-Mobility with electric bus, e-motor cycle, EV car sharing. The state
pays a special attention to the environment and air pollution.
Turkey
Istanbul is a very crowded city. 75 percent of travel is made by road. This huge amount should
be directed to the railway transportation. In order to manage the demand, the Marmaray
Project, which connects two continents to each other through an underwater railway tunnel, had been started in 2004. 5 stations have already started providing service to the public for 8
months. In total, there will be 42 stations on the line. Marmaray line was planned in order to
decrease the demand to BRT, especially while passing through the phosphorous, and provide
integration between all railway systems and BRT. ITS technologies have been used to monitor
and control the road traffic. For instance, the Electrical Detection System was established. The
roads are monitored in real time by more than 400 cameras. The traffic Control Centre manages
data from different sensors and cameras. The traffic data density information is published to the
citizens by website, telephone and mobile applications. All buses including BRT buses are
equipped by onboard GPS and communication units to report their positions and operation
situation. The onboard units enable real time monitoring location of vehicles, thus dynamically
adjust departure time of buses as a basis for operation optimization.
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Annex I: Final Programme
Innovative Transport Solutions
Organised by
The City Showcase considers of interactive site visits of innovative urban mobility and
logistics solutions, workshops and meetings to allow stakeholders to gain first
experience of innovative solutions, exchange knowledge, share experiences and
information. Attendees
makers, technology providers and researchers from Europe, Latin America, China and
Singapore.
The City Showcase is a part of Viajeo Plus activities.
international cooperation project. The project aims to benchmark outstanding
solutions for innovative and green urban mobility in Europe, Latin America, China and
Singapore and subsequently facilitate the uptake of these solutions acro
cities in these regions, and in Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs).
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: Final Programme
Innovative Transport Solutions - City Showcase
Gothenburg
Final Programme
12-14 May 2014
In collaboration with
considers of interactive site visits of innovative urban mobility and
logistics solutions, workshops and meetings to allow stakeholders to gain first
experience of innovative solutions, exchange knowledge, share experiences and
information. Attendees of the City Showcase include city representatives, policy
makers, technology providers and researchers from Europe, Latin America, China and
The City Showcase is a part of Viajeo Plus activities. Viajeo PLUS is an EC funded FP7
international cooperation project. The project aims to benchmark outstanding
solutions for innovative and green urban mobility in Europe, Latin America, China and
Singapore and subsequently facilitate the uptake of these solutions acro
cities in these regions, and in Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs).
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City Showcase
In collaboration with
considers of interactive site visits of innovative urban mobility and
logistics solutions, workshops and meetings to allow stakeholders to gain first-hand
experience of innovative solutions, exchange knowledge, share experiences and
of the City Showcase include city representatives, policy
makers, technology providers and researchers from Europe, Latin America, China and
is an EC funded FP7
international cooperation project. The project aims to benchmark outstanding
solutions for innovative and green urban mobility in Europe, Latin America, China and
Singapore and subsequently facilitate the uptake of these solutions across different
cities in these regions, and in Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs).
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DAY 1 12th May 2014, Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg
10:00 Registration
Opening and keynote presentations Moderator: Mr. Umberto Guida, UITP
10:15 -11:30
Welcome to Gothenburg - vision, plans and activities related to urban development of the smart city
Mr. Niklas Wahlberg, CEO Lindholmen Science Park
Overview of the Viajeo Plus project and objectives of the city showcase
Mrs. Manuela Flachi, ERTICO – ITS Europe
Current Public Transport/ R&D Mr. Umberto Guida, UITP
Triple helix transport innovation in Gothenburg and at Lindholmen Science Park
Mr. Niklas Wahlberg, CEO Lindholmen Science Park
Traffic Safety Research center: SAFER and China-Sweden research Center for traffic safety
Mrs. Anna Nilsson Ehle, SAFER representative
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee break
Session on Sustainable Urban Logistics Moderator: Mr. Mats Rosenquist, Volvo Group
11:45 – 12:30
Introduction and objectives Mr. Mats Rosenquist, Volvo Group
Global and local collaboration for sustainable goods transport solutions at Volvo Group
Mr. Anders Berger, Transport Solutions, Volvo Group
Collaboration for sustainable urban logistics in the Gothenburg region, overview and examples
Mr. Christoffer Widegren, Traffic Office, Gothenburg City
12:30 -13:00
Questions & Answers
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch & networking
14:00 – 17:00 Interactive showcase
Tour Lindholmen Science Park: Open Arenas and Centers
SHOWCASE 1-A Local City cooperative distribution at Gothenburg city (Gullbergsvass)
SHOWCASE 1-B Collaborative City Distribution at DB-Schenker (Bäckebol)
SHOWCASE 1-C High-efficiency inter-urban goods transportation with Duo-Trailer (Bäckebol)
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DAY 2 13th May 2014, Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg
Session I on Urban Mobility Management Moderator: Mr. Ralf Willenbrock, , , , T-Systems
9:00 -10:30
Sustainable Transport Solutions by Volvo Bus in South America, Asia and Europe
Mr. Jorge Suarez, Director BRT, Volvo Bus Corporation
Integrated traffic management in Verona city Mr. Samson Tsegay, Swarco Mizar
China’s sustainable urban mobility: Jinan’s Case Mr. Ralf Willenbrock, T-Systems Dr. Jun Zhao, China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology
City Mobility needs and solutions from a traffic management perspective, Göteborg
Mr. Noel Alldritt, City of Gothenburg, Trafikkontoret
Experiences from Argentina Mrs. Carmen La Gamba, ITS Argentina
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break
Session II Public Transport and Electric Vehicle Moderator: Mr. Michele Tozzi, UITP
10:45 – 11:30
Bus Rapid Transit in Istanbul: operation and social benefits of the MetroBus
Mr. Fatih Canitez, Istanbul Electric Tram and Tunnel Company
Lessons learnt from the North East of England Electric Vehicle Trial and Recharging Infrastructure roll-out
Prof. Phil Blythe, University of Newcastle
ElectriCity - a partnership for sustainable public transport in Gothenburg
Mr. Gunnar Ohlin, Test-site Sweden, Lindholmen Science Park
11:30 -12:00 Questions & Answers
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch & networking
13:00 – 17:00 Interactive showcase
SHOWCASE 2-A SHOWCASE: Public Traffic management center of Gothenburg. City Mobility Planning. How to handle mobility of people and goods in the city during the planned major infrastructure projects in Gothenburg.
SHOWCASE 2-B SHOWCASE: HYPERBUS, transport through from the city, charging station, demonstrating “Go-smart” innovative electromobility solutions.
OPTIONAL SHOWCASE: Public bike rental experience and ferry service (TBC)
DAY 3 14th May 2014, VOLVO Concept Studio, Gothenburg
International Workshop on Urban Mobility Moderator: Mrs. Manuela Flachi, ERTICO-ITS Europe
9:00 -
European cities’ experiences in technology and sustainability of urban mobility
Mr. Peter Staelens, EUROCITIES
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10:30 Outstanding solutions for innovative and green urban mobility: Viajeo Plus Examples
Mr. Michele Tozzi, UITP
Sustainable urban mobility from Chinese cities Mrs. Liyuan Gong, Transport Research Centre Jinan
Singapore’s efforts and research in electromobility
Mr. Kei-Leong Ho, Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Amsterdam’s experiences in electric driving Mr. Maarten Linnenkamp, Metropoolregio Amsterdam
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break
International Workshop on Urban Mobility Moderator: Dr. Haibo Chen, ITS Leeds
10:45 – 12:00
Istanbul’s experiences in technology and sustainability of urban mobility
Mrs. F. Betül GÜNEY AKBIYIK, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
São Paolo’s experiences in technology and sustainability of urban mobility
Mr. José Evaldo Gonçalo, Deputy Secretary of Transport of São Paolo Mr. Vidal Melo, Advisor to the Transport Secretary of São Paolo
Welcome to Innovative Transport Solutions - City Showcase Chengdu
Mr. Antoine Feral, Michelin
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch & networking
13:00 – 15:00 International Twinning City Workshop Moderator: Mr. Peter Staelens, EUROCITIES
13:00 – 13:15
Experiences from city of Bratislava Mr. Peter Bánovec, city of Bratislava
13:15-13:30
Experiences from Madrid Mr. Manuel Sanchez, EMT Madrid
13:30-14:15
Roundtable discussions between cities: Lyon, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Bratislava
Mr. Peter Staelens, EUROCITIES
14:15 -14:30
Recommendation for future cooperation Mr. Paul Batty, University of Newcastle
14:30 – 17:00 Bilateral meetings between cities
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Annex II: Participant List
COMPANY First Name Last Name
SAFER Anna Nilsson Ehle
China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd. Jun Zhao
City of Amsterdam Maarten Linnenkamp
City of Bratislava Peter Bánovec
City of Gothenburg Michelle Coldrey
City of Gothenburg Christoffer Widegren
City of Gothenburg Noel Alldritt
City of Lyon Keroum SLIMANI
City of São Paolo José Evaldo Gonçalo
City of São Paolo Vidal Melo
Deutsche Telekom AG (China) Yan Ding
Deutsche Telekom AG (China) Niomi Ding
EMT Madrid Manuel Sanchez
Energy Research Institute @ NTU Kei-Leong Ho
ERTICO - ITS Europe Manuela Flachi
EUROCITIES Peter Staelens
Fortiss Pascal Minnerup
Fortiss Hauke Stähle
IETT Fatih Canıtez
IETT Tuba Kilavuz
IETT Kenan Kilavuz
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Fatma Betul Guney Akbiyik
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Halime Tekin
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Emine Burcu Onuk Bayindir
ITS Argentina Carmen La Gamba
Lindholmen Science Park Niklas Wahlberg
Lindholmen Science Park Gunnar Ohlin
Michelin Antoine Feral
Newcastle University Phil Blythe
Newcastle University Paul Batty
Pluservice Monica Giannini
School of Economics of Gothenburg Lars Claesson
SWARCO Samson Tsegay
Transport Research Centre Jinan Liyuan Gong
T-Systems International GmbH Ralf Willenbrock
UITP Guida Umberto
UITP Tozzi Michele
UITP Pauline Bruge
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University of Gothenburg Chao Huang
University of Leeds Haibo Chen
Vantaa Innovation Institute Ltd Ilmari Halme
VOLVO Mats Rosenquist
VOLVO Anders Berger
VOLVO Jorge Suarez