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Overview on the future Public Transport Master Plan

Emilio Miralles Claver Project Team Leader of PTMP – INECO

13th October 2014

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Contents

1. ANALYSIS & DIAGNOSTIC OF THE CURRENT SITUATION

2. STRATEGY OF THE PTMP

3. OVERVIEW OF PTMP ACTION PROGRAMS

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Inception report STAGE 1

STAGE 2

STAGE 3

STAGE 4

STAGE 5

Data collection and analysis: Diagnostic of the current scenario

Objectives and strategy development

Action Programs

Conclusions and recommendations

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE PTMP

Kick-off meeting

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1. Analysis & diagnostic of the current situation

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ANALYSIS & DIAGNOSTIC OF THE CURRENT SITUATION


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LEGENDSituation map

WadiAdai

BaitAl Falaj

WadiAl Kabir

Ruwi

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S• Two lines operated by ONTC covering

only of a small area of Muscat from Ruwi

to Wadi Adei and Wadi Kabir with more

than 100.000 passengers month (Jan2015).

• Lack of appropriate regulation, frequency

and quality of services.

• ONCT provides a great variety of bus

services, but urban bus services are only a

small proportion of ONTC activity.

• Contract services concentrate the core of

the ONTC activity.

School services (Ministry of Education)

Sultan Qaboos University services.

Urban bus services


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Sultan Qaboos University regular bus services


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• Lack of uniformity in the design of bus stops for the different types of services, which create confusion.

• No signs on the road, neither vertical nor horizontal, so vehicles usually occupy areas reserved for bus stops.

• Inadequate pedestrian accessibility to bus stops.

• No pedestrian bridge communicating bus stops at both sides of the road.

• Lack of shaded and continuous pedestrian itineraries to bus stops.

• Lack of confortable and appealing sidewalks and itineraries.

Urban bus stops


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• Ruwi Bus Station is the main bus station, with 8 platforms, for ONTC urban, interurban and international bus services.

It provides shaded an sheltered spaces which may be potentially improved.

Has waiting areas and catering services inside the office building.

• Buruj Sahawa Area is used as a terminal for interurban and international bus services of ONTC and other private bus companies, as well as cargo services.

It does not provide passengers’ facilities.

Bus stations

Bus stations, properly conditioned, will constitute basic elements as centers of modal interchange in the future public transport system of Muscat


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• Taxis and microbuses play an important role in the mobility of Muscat in the current situation.

• Many different types of taxis (street taxis, microbuses and special taxis for the Airport, Hotels, etc.).

• Complex regulation of the taxi sector affecting different institutions (Municipality, ROP, MoTC).

• Lack of coordination between the different types of taxis.

• Low quality of taxis services due to the lack of taxi meters, adequate bus stops, telephone or online booking…

• Insufficient professionalization in the sector.

Taxis and microbus services

Areas for improvement

Further regulation and reorganization of the microbus and taxi sector.

Stronger enforcement in order to improve safety and quality of taxi services.

Enhance professionalism and establishment of a taxi management company

Public transport coordination with microbus and taxi services.


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• Street taxis an

microbus stops

spread around

the main streets,

highways and

junctions of

Muscat.

• Concentration of

taxis stops along

Sultan Qaboos

St reflects the

actual mobility

pattern of

Muscat.

Microbus and Taxis stops


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• According to the Muscat Area Traffic Study of Muscat Municipality in the future

existing congestion will intensify along the Sultan Qaboos Street into Greater Muttrah, Seeb area and in the Ministries area; and

new areas will become congested around Mabailah, Muscat Express-way or 18th of November and Amrat.

• Car ownership has grown in recent years and will continue growing in the following years.

• Injuries and fatalities derived from traffic accidents really affects population.

Traffic congestion

Source: Muscat Area Traffic Study (Muscat Municipality, Dar Al – Handasah, 2011)

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• National Ferries Company (NFC) operates one long-range route serving the Muscat Area: Muscat (Port Sultan Qaboos) - Khasab.

2 ferries with 55 knots max. speed (≈102 km/h).

Capacity for 208 passengers + 56 cars (no cargo)

Fixed schedule of services (4 times / week in each direction)

Monthly average demand: 2.000 passengers.

• The Ferries Terminal presents poor accessibility conditions for pedestrians, public transport and heavy good vehicles.

• A new Master Plan for Port Sultan Qaboos redevelopment has been approved in 2013.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

SAUDI ARABIA

YEMEN

IRAN

PersianGulf

Gulf of Oman

OMAN

DHOFAR

MUSANDAN

AL-WUSTA

AL-SHARQIYA

MUSCAT

AL-BATINAH

AL-DAKHILIYA

AL-DHAHIRAH

AL-BURAYMI

Muscat

HalaniyatIslands

Khasab

Shinas

Salalah

Lima

Foot passengersand vehicles services

Cargo service

LEGEND

Shannah

MasirahIsland

Foot passengersand vehicles services

LEGEND

Maritime passenger transport services


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Maritime passenger transport services

Existing berthing facilities along the

coastline of Muscat

Local maritime passenger transport services in the Area of Muscat do not exist at the moment.


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• Existing Railway Studies and Projects has been analyzed:

The GCC Railway Feasibility Study (Kuwait to Muscat). GCC-SG (2008)

The GCC Railway Feasibility Study with the Yemen Border: Muscat - Salalah Line. GCC-SG (2009).

Study of Design Requirements of Al-Batinah Railway. Oman’s Supreme Committee for Town Planning (OSCTP, 2010).

Oman Railway Project. Ministry of Supreme Council for Planning. In development.

• The rail extension to Muscat and the location of

future Muscat Central Station is not yet projected.

Rail feasibility studies and projects


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• In the Study of Design Requirements of Al-Batinah Railway (Oman´s Supreme Committee for Town Planning, 2010), two alternatives were considered.

Base case: with two stations located in the Muscat Municipality (Muscat and Al Misfah).

Case with extension to As Seeb International Airport (via Muscat Central Station): three alignment options were considered.

• In the Oman National Railway Project, in development, a rail extension to a Muscat Central Station is considered

Studies on the localization of the future Muscat Central Station should be undertaken to ensure its central location in a dense area with good connection to the future public transport system of Muscat

Rail feasibility studies and projects


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2. Strategy of the PTMP

The need for Public Transport in Muscat Future Public Transport System in Muscat Determining factors of successful Public Transport

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Lack of a Public

Transport System

Very low fuel costs

Strong car dependency

Population & motorization

growth

Traffic congestion

Traffic accidents

THE NEED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN MUSCAT

MUSCAT TODAY

MUSCAT IN THE FUTURE

«DO NOTHING»

• Motorization growth

• Aggravation of traffic congestion

• Increase of traffic accidents

• Collapse of the Transport System


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Improving mobility

Reducing car use

Improving Public

Transport

Integration of PT with land

use

Improving traffic safety

Enhancing economy (tourism, local jobs)

SME´s involvement

in PT

Improving environ-

ment MUSCAT TODAY

MUSCAT IN THE FUTURE MUSCAT

PUBLIC TRANSPORT MASTER

PLAN

THE NEED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN MUSCAT


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FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN MUSCAT

… will be an alternative to cars in terms of time, cost, quality and safety,

… will facilitate mobility for people with no car availability, students, etc,

… will help to reduce traffic associated problems,

… will not provide door to door service, since walking is always required,

… cannot cover 100% of the area of a city,

… cannot catch 100% of the population of a city,

… is a system that takes time to develop,

… requires a change in people’s attitudes, which takes time,

but the work to bring and enhance public transport is a task that never ends in any city.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT…


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MAIN ROUTE (trunk, LRT, BRT)

FEEDER ROUTE

CALL TAXI

WALKING

CAR PARK&RIDE

Access and egress: PT does not provide a door to door service


FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN MUSCAT

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The success of public transport depend on additional measures that are strictly necessary.

IMPLEMENTATION OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL MEASURES:

• Densification of urban areas around transport nodes

• Land use integration with public transport.

• Marketing and education to promote public transport.

• Improvement in pedestrian spaces to promote walking.

• Car use discourage with parking spaces management, increase in vehicle occupancy.

SUCCESS OF MUSCAT PTMP – Comprehensive package of PT measures

DETERMINING FACTORS OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Creation of one single authority

PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

responsible for the implementation.

Definition of an integrated and

phased

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

NETWORK


PUBLIC TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN

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3. Overview of PTMP Action Programs

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3.3 Urban Buses

3.1 Public Transport Authority (PTA)

3.2 Integrated and Phased PT Network

3.4 Taxi Sector

3.5 LRT

3.6 Railway Integration

3.7 Sea Public Services

3.8 Additional proposals

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3.1 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (PTA): PTA Benchmarking

Characteristic Consortium of Transport of Madrid(1)

Mobility Agency of Valencia(2)

Road Transport Authority(3)

Land Transport Authority(4)

Muscat Governorate(5)

City, Country Madrid, Spain Valencia Region, Spain Dubai, United Arab Emirates Singapore, Singapore Muscat, Oman

Area

Surface 8,029 km2 23.255 km

2 4.114 km

2 716 km

2 3.900 km

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Population 6,5 million (2012) 5,1 million (2012) 2,1 million (2013) 5,4 million (2013) 4.0 million (2014)

Density 809 inhabitants / km2 221 inhabitants / km

2 512 inhabitants / km

2 7.540 inhabitants / km

2 13 inhabitants / km

2(6)

GDP per capita USD 40.282 (2012) USD 27.087 (2012) USD 48,158 (2013) USD 61,046 (2013) USD 23.731 (2011)

Radial coverage of the PTA

≈ 75 km ≈ 150 km ≈ 35 km ≈ 20 km N. A.

Public transport modes existing in

the area

Suburban railway

Metro

Light Rail

Urban Buses

Regional Buses

Taxis (not included in the CTM)

Suburban railway

Metro

Light Rail

Urban Buses

Suburban Buses

Taxis

Metro

Buses (urban and feeder)

Maritime transport (Water Bus, Taxi and Ferry)

Taxis

MRT (Mass Rapid Transit or Metro)

LRT (Light Rapid Transit)

Buses

Taxis

Urban Buses

Microbus and shared Taxis

Taxis

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Interurban Buses

Maritime Transport (Ferries)

Modal split in the journeys to work

36 % Walking

0 %

Cycling

34 % Public Transport

30 % Private car

22 % Walking and cycling

18 % Public Transport

57 % Private car N. A.

22 % Walking 1 %

Cycling

44 % Public

Transport

33 % Private

car N. A.

(2006) (2009) (2011)

Number of passenger trips in public transport

(not including taxis)

1.428 million (2012) 185,2 million (2011) 254,3 million (2013)

6,13 million per day (2012)

(Extrapolation for the year, approximately around 2.o00 million per year)

1.3 million (2014, extrapolating the data of January 2014 to the full

year, only for comparative reasons)

Number of public transport lines

708 (2012) 131 (2011) 97 (2013) 358 (2012) 2

Length of public transport lines

26.649 km (2012) 4.472 (2011) N. A. 177,7 km (only MRT and LRT) 20,3 km (2014)

Number of public transport stops

33.318 (2012) 4.834 (2011) N. A. 4.778 (2012) N. A.

N. A.


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3.1 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (PTA)

Main responsibilities of the PTA

Public transport infrastructure: planning and investment.

Definition of characteristics and requirements of Public transport services.

Public transport operation: concession and agreements with transport operators.

Definition and implementation of an integrated fare and ticketing system.

Taxi sector regulation and issuing of licenses.

Marketing and promotion of public transport.

Coordination with other institutions related to public transport.

Capacity building and elaboration of statistics.


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INITIAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM: PTA + new urban bus lines + existing lines + taxis

DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM: Extension of urban bus network + Park&Ride + new bus stations

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) / Light Rail Transit (LRT) + Sea public services

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3-4

3.2 INTEGRATED AND PHASED PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK

PUBLIC TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN

Initial bus network concept based on main mobility corridors


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3.4 TAXI SECTOR

RESTRUCTURE OF TAXI SECTOR

Differentiated taxi services

Licensing for quality assurance

New fare regulation

New responsible authority

Deeper monitoring of services


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3.8 ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS

Campaigns promoting sustainable behavior

Car use discourage policies

Pedestrians spaces and promotion of walking and cycling

Environmentally-friendly vehicles

Improvements in urban planning oriented to PT

Use of latest IT Technologies

ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS


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