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The municipality of Tønsberg:Plans for sustainable
transportation systems & mobility management
Birgitte Søderstrøm – MECINE coordinator
Maps Tønsberg/Vestfold
Previous plans
• ”The bycycle town of Tønsberg” – project from 1990 – 2000
• ”Tønsberg-package” for better road accessability
• Traffic security plans / universal design
- Are now an integrated part of city plans and regulation
Challenges
• Ineffective infrastructure• Problems with traffic jams during rush hours • Through traffic in the city centre• Low capacity at the city bus station• Lag in road maintenance• The solutions demand large investments in
roads, tunnels/bridges etc.• People love their car…
Where are we going?
Future goals:– sufficient capacity on main roads– well-developed and effective public transportation
system
– a city centre without through traffic
– a well-developed net of pedestrian and cycle roads/lanes
– New main plan for for cycling and pedestrians?
Regional planning – regional plan for sustainable development
Main objectives for the transportation system in the region:
• Development of roading network
• Developing a modern railway through Vestfold, and to Oslo
• Parking strategies
• Streightening of public transport
Preliminary report: Regional plan for the streightening of public transportation
• ”Easier to stay and live without a car”• Effect goals:
– Land use development that reduces the future transportation needs
– Effective transport solutions that makes the region an attractive place to live
– Change in transport distribution, goals for urban areas 2023 (2005):
• Public transportation 6,5 % (4,2%)• Cycling 10% (6,2%)• Pedestrians 23% (18%)• Car/passenger 58% (69%)
…but how?
• Public transportation: development of routes and schedules, frequency, pricing, road standards etc.
• City environment, pedestrians and cycle measures: centre structures, quality, settlement patterns
• Car restrictions: parking strategies, pricing• Mobility management: stimulating/incentives
Ex: For businesses/firms to take more responsibility towards the emploees travel habits (environmental and health friendly travel methods)
Joint project ideas
• Peoples health and prevention in ralation to transport (and other aspects of the society)
• Ideas for public involvement and engagement in changing daily transportation habits (mobility management)