2011 City of Buenos Aires Achievements: Sustainable Mobility Plan

2011 City of Buenos Aires Achievements Sustainable Mobility Plan

City of Buenos Aires - Argentina Metropolitan Area Population: 13,156,000 (30% of the country’s population) Area: 3,883 Km 2 Density: 3,388/Km 2 City of Buenos Aires Population: 3,050,728 Area: 202.04 Km² Density: 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 Area Mode Rolling Stock Lines Km Stations Bus >15,000 > 200 Commuter Train 1,200 7 850 263 Subway 440 6 55 77 Light Rail 13 2 8 22

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. Metrobus: Argentina’s first bus rapid transit 1st Corridor 12.5 km Average Savings 40% Demand Increase 20% Beneficiaries >90,000

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: Poliarqu í a – August 2011

Survey to Metrobus passengers Convenience Easy Access Other Fast Over ground Source: GCBA, October - November 2011, Over 1.500 cases. Subway

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.
Cycle lanes: 252% Total: 128% 2011 Protected on-street cycle network Bike use growth: Bike use as a transport mode Urban cycling growth 2008 0.4% 2011 1.8% 2015 5%

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 Average daily trips and cumulative monthly trips Average daily trips and cumulative monthly trips CUMULATIVE MONTHLY TRIPS DAILY TRIPS Average daily trips Cumulative monthly trips

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.
Next Steps:
Development of an additional 20 km of bus priority lanes.
Network 25 km Average Savings 20% Beneficiaries > 800,000

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. Dietrich Head of the Department of Transportation City of Buenos Aires [email_address] movilidad.buenosaires.gob.ar Thank you!

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2011 City of Buenos Aires Achievements: Sustainable Mobility Plan

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