an update from swedish public transport...15-3-2013 1 gross version of nielsen’s speech. to be...

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Gross version of Nielsen’s speech. To be concentrated as final version

Nationaal Congres Utrecht 14 March 2013 - Bernt Nielsen 1

An update from Swedish Public Transport

Bernt Nielsen

Swedish Public Transport Association


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•Short presentation

•Consultant, Traffic Planning

1967-75

•Consultant, Public Transport

Planning 1975-1999

•Director of Public Transport,

City of Göteborg 1999-2007

•UITP/EuroTeam 2007 - 2009

•Senior Advisor, 2009 - ?

Content New legislation - shortly Regional PT plans Commercial services – examples Doubling project X2 AB K2 – competence center Remarks – so far


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The Swedish situation

30 years experience of organising authorities

20 years experience of competitive tender

Public Transport Legal Framework

• 1978 Act - establishing of PTA in each county with

responsibility for urban, suburban and regional public

transport

• 1989 Act –introduction of competitive tendering

• 1997 Act – integration PT and special needs transport

• 2010 Act – revised legal framework in force Jan 1, 2012


New legislation – overall process New legislation – overall process

REGIONAL

TRANSPORT

PROVISION

PROGRAMMES

REGIONAL

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

AUTHORITIES

PUBLIC

SERVICE

OBLIGATION

CONTRACTS

FREE MARKET/DEREGULATION

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The regional public transport authority shall

present and decide on a public transport provision

programme.

The programme shall incorporate all forms of

regional transport and give expression to the

needs for regional public transport within the

county and the goals for public transport provision.

New Public Transport Act 2012


The authority shall decide on a general service

obligation to provide public transport

The decision may only concern regional public

transport (within the county and commuting to and

from work, or some other form of daily travel)


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All general public transport service obligations

shall stem from the public transport provision

programme

Following a decision on the service obligation shall

start the procurement process and

agreements/contracts shall be entered into

No exclusive rights are allowed

It shall be possible to appeal against decisions on

the service obligation to provide public transport



Public transport companies are entitled to establish

commercial public transport

A requirement that the transport company shall

inform the regional public transport authority before

the commencement of services and before the

conclusion of services

A requirement that the transport company shall

provide information on the range of transport

services it offers for a common system of

passenger information


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Provision programme



The purpose with the new law?

Open marked

• Prerequisite for commercial transport

• Focus on customer

• Freedom of choice for the passenger

Political steering

• Evident roles (politics – operation)

• From detailed steering to overall goals

• More focus on society development/spatial planning

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• Extent and need for PT

• Goals for PT

• Climate and nature

Provision programme, scope


• Disabled people

• Which terminals fully adopted

to disabled people

• Co-ordination ordinary and

special services (time tables,

price)

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• Outcome after first year?


Political goals fot the PT?

• Great difference between the counties on level of detailing

• No connection to national goals

• Better connection to regional goals

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Public service obligation and

commercial service

• Everyone has described the intention and has a positive attitude to commercial service

• Description of how to decide on Public service obligation is often lacking

• There is a general opinion on low potential for commercial service


What can be better?

Programme as strategic instrument

Better focus on planning process

Better follow-up process Better cooperation with commercial actors

More consultation with authorities and

operators

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Commercial services – examples Airport shuttle Commuter (Nacka) Touristic service (Dj)


Commercial services – has to be announced in a national database


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• Airport buses Göteborg


• Limoservice Göteborg

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9. Route Nacka-Kista

Sveriges första fristående

busslinje efter avregleringen

First bus route after deregulation


9. Route

Nacka-Kista

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18. Djurgårdsbussen


18. Djurgårdsbussen

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• Four groups

• Airport service 8

• Commuter service 8

• Touristic service 7

• Misc. 4

• Total 27


How to compete with ”ordinary”

public transport (with 50 % tax

finance)?

•Direct route, no changes

•Internet onboard

•High(er) comfort

•Disturbance info in mobile

phone

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How to compete (cont’)

•Extremely friendly to

environment

•Reliable

•Simple fee system


How to compete (cont’)

•”The best drivers” – focus on

traveller

•Feeder service to own system

•Increased cooperation with

destinations (airports, hotels,

tourism)

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Doubling project



A business model presented by authority and operator

organisations

The doubling project

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K2

Very difficult to climb

…not impossible

= Kollektivtrafik * 2

2002


= K2020

2004

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Goals:

2010 +20 %

2015 +40 %

2020 +100 %

2008


Public transport:

the smart green solution A new frontier: Double market

shares by 2025

Alain Flausch, President

UITP (Sept. 2009)

2009

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June 2010

EU Tran Committe

adopted the PT x 2

- idea


June 2010

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X2 AB



A national arena for cooperation on demanding

development activities

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X2AB shall drive development and maintain an overview of the entire life cycle process Ideas Evaluation Concept Decision-making input Implementation Testing Launching Life cycle

Development Delivery Operation


• Common payment solutions

• A common technical platform for dial-a-ride and other

forms of public transport

• Buss Rapid Transit, BRT

• Business model development that drive travel

• Supporting the development of public transport interchange

points

• Service Innovation Team – public transport postgraduate

students

• Scenario 2050

Several strategic important development initiatives

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Annual service charges from the owners in order to finance basic operations Financing of development projects to be decided per project External co-financing of major development investments

Financing


Nobina Sverige AB Keolis Sverige AB Fågelviksgruppen Förvaltning AB Taxi Stockholm Värmlandstrafik AB AB Storstockholms lokaltrafik (SL) Västtrafik AB

Waiting for notification: Skånetrafiken Sverigetaxi Service AB Arriva Sverige AB MTR Stockholm AB Länstrafiken i Västerbotten AB Länstrafiken i Jämtland AB Länstrafiken i Mälardalen AB Jönköpings Länstrafik AB

Shareholders

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X2AB

SALAR

Samtrafiken

Different roles within the sector

Authorities

Strategic

public

transport

policy

Managing

operations

Develo-

ping

operations

Industry-

wide

develop-

ment

R&D-

program

Swedish Public

Transport Association

Associations for operators

Bus, train, taxi

General

transport

policy

Operators

Swedish

Transport

Administra

tion

Swedish

Innovation

Agency

Swedish

Transport

Agency

Swedish

Transport

Administra

tion


K2

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K2

Knowledge and competence

for an attractive public transport


K2:s vision is for

Sweden in 2030 to be a European model for public transport as a means of developing sustainable and attractive metropolitan areas.

Public transport is then the main system of passenger travel in metropolitan areas, * resource-efficient * better health * better quality of life.

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to conduct world-class research through co-production and knowledge building to design the future of attractive public transport.

The task of K2 is ...


K2 task

•Basic education

•Postgraduate studies

•Further education for PT branch people

•Research program

•doctoral candidate for PT organisations and companies

•Communication and information

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K2 budget

Financed by

• Three greatest regions

• Three universities

• National Transport Authority

• Vinnova

• Formas

– 5 MSEK/yr in 2 years

– 27 MSEK/yr in 10 years

Thank you for your attention!

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