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1. Urban mobility and sustainability in a
World Heritage City: the case of
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Dr. Miguel Pazos Otón
Department of Geography
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (SPAIN)
15 October 2004
Budapest University of Technology and Economics

2. URBAN MOBILITY: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
• Handy (1996): Methodologies for exploring the link between urban form
and travel behaviour
• Giuliano, G. (1998): Urban travel patterns (in MTG)
• Pazos Otón, M. (2000): Mobility and urban planning in Santiago de
Compostela: towards a sustainable transport system
• European Platform on Mobility Management. http://www.epommweb.org/

3. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
* Capital city of the Autonomous Region of Galicia (NW of Spain)
* Center of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and NOW
* Center of urban area about 150,000 inh
- Central city: 100,000 inh
- Outskirts, suburbs: 50,000 inh

4. University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
3 ECONOMIC BASIS OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
1. Regional Government Administrative HQ
2. Universidade de Santiago: more than 500 years of History
3. Tourism: Santiago is a World Heritage City since 1985
- Medieval Town
- Cathedral
- Way of Saint James

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PRAZA DE GALICIA: BUSSIEST TRAFFIC POINT IN CITY

6. University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
A PARTICULAR CITY TO ANALYZE MOBILITY…
THE CENTRAL CITY IS VERY COMPACT:
- Concentration of land uses
- Possibility to make short trips and trip chaining

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
DIFFERENT UNITS IN THE CITY

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PILGRIMS – CYCLISTS:
CHANGING MOBILITY PATTERNS IN HISTORIC CENTER OF SANTIAGO

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REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN HISTORIC CENTER
OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

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RESIDENT CAR ACCESSING HISTORIC CENTER
BY USING ELECTRONIC CARD

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AUTOMATIC REGULATION DEVICE
(“BOLARD”)

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NOT COMPLETELY PEDESTRIAN HISTORIC CENTER OF SANTIAGO…

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REAL PARKING PROBLEMS IN SANTIAGO !!
NARROWNESS OF STREETS – SHORTAGE OF SPACE

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
II. MIDDLE UNIT
- Popular residential neighbourhoods
- Attached to the central unit
- Car parking policies by TUSSA (public
company)

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
III. PERIPHERAL UNITS
- Popular residential neighbourhoods also
- More than 20 minutes walking
- Need of motorization to go city center

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
OUT OF THE CITY CENTER:
THE SUBURBS:
- 50,000 inh in low densities
- Concentration in South and West of Santiago
- 3 roads support traffic jams everyday

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MODAL SPLIT IN SANTIAGO
- The city as a fragile area
- Cars, pedestrian, buses, etc … are sharing a
very reduced space
- Conflicts!!

18. University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MODAL SPLIT IN SANTIAGO
CAR
- Visible
- Space consumption
- Constant increasing of motorization
- No sustainable levels of motorization in a city such
Santiago: CENTRAL AXIS

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MODAL SPLIT IN SANTIAGO
BUSES
- The only PT mode
- Slow traffic, concentration 75 % Central Axis
- Not integrated in suburban network
- Lack of promotion and information: gain all the society
as a customer

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CHALLENGE: TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SERVICE NOT ONLY TO CAPTIVE DEMAND…

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CENTRAL AXIS: CONGESTION AND BAD PRACTICES

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HEAVY TRAFFIC IN CENTRAL AXIS

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MODAL SPLIT IN SANTIAGO
PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY
- Very high in Santiago
- The structure of the city allows it
- Residents, visitors
- 3 main axis in city N-S
- One of the main features of mobility in Santiago

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MODAL SPLIT IN SANTIAGO
BICYCLE
- Very reduced use
- Lack of infrastructures
- Lack of promotion
- Pilgrims and some residents (youngs mainly)
- Climate and topography

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Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MODAL SPLIT IN SANTIAGO
TAXI
- Very traditional-regulated transport mode
- Should improve its role in modal split: INTERMODALITY
- Bad practices
- Lack of company and product image
- USC is in charge of a project to improve the quality
of the service

26. IDEGA
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
WHY A PROJECT ABOUT TAXI IN SANTIAGO?
Detection of several weak issues in the sector of taxi in Santiago
1) Not aproppriated taxi stops in the city
2) Lack of accesibility to the taxi
3) Corporative image bad developed, and lack of unity
and non-homogeneous “product taxi”
4) Actitudes and negative perception of the population about taxi

27. Telephone device in a former taxi stop

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NOT COMPLETELY PEDESTRIAN HISTORIC CENTER OF SANTIAGO…

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TAXI: A TRADITIONAL TRANSPORT SECTOR IN RESTRUCTURATION

31. INCIDENCES NOTEBOOK IN MICROSOFT
EXCEL
INCIDENCES NOTEBOOK IN MICROSOFT EXCEL

32. INCIDENCES NOTEBOOK IN MICROSOFT
EXCEL
INCIDENCES NOTEBOOK IN MICROSOFT EXCEL

33. MOBILITY AND SATISFACTION SURVEY
MOBILITY AND SATISFACTION SURVEY

34. IDEGA
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Valoration (0-10) of the behaviour of taxi-drivers

35. IDEGA
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Way of people access to the taxi…
… Increasing
Importance of
Radio Taxi…
although
tradition
of taxi-stop

36. IDEGA
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
The fee system. The prices

37. >25 % de + 65 years at least
1 per month
26-40 car dependent
5 % more men than women:
Never take a taxi

38. University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
SUMMARY
1. Dual structure in Santiago: compact city + suburbs
(oversized)
2. Compact city:
• High use of car: congestion
• High use of pedestrian mobility: good practice
• Bus and taxi services: minor role

39. University of Santiago de Compostela
Urban mobility and sustainability in a World Heritage City: the case of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MEASURES TO PROMOTE
- Creation of an integrated metropolitan Transport Authority
- Promotion of sustainable modes: PT, bike, commuter rail
- Creation of park and rides in the edges of the city
- Campaigning, information
- A good traffic management is key issue to manage the
mobility in a World Heritage City as Santiago

40. Thank you for your attention!
mipaot@usc.es