Mobility in hasselt

Mobility in Hasselt


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Short introduction of Hasselt
Mobility plan
Parking Policy
Campaigns
City projects


Hasselt - Location
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Flemish part of Belgium
Capital of Limburg
8 municipalities
± 74.500 inhabitants
102,24 km²

Mayor Hilde Claes
Deputy mayor Habib El Ouakili


Hasselt – Known for
• Shopping & fashion
• (Free public transport)
• Speculaas
• Genever
• Pukkelpop
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 Capital of good taste


Hasselt - Infrastructure
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Highways E313 & E314
Albertcanal
Crossing of railroads
Outer Ring Road (R71)
Green Boulevard (R70)


Mobility plan - Origin
• Hearing in 15 traffic districts (1995)

• Sustainable mobility for the next century
• 11 goals to:
– ImproveTraffic safety
– Promote cycling and PT
– Reduce CO emissions
– Mobility for everyone
– Reachable city center and districts
(A Communal & Alternative Mobility’ or ‘CAM)


Mobility plan - Core
Mobility
Department

Major policy

Policy plan

Minor policy

District plan

Sensibilisation


Mobility plan - New
• Study 2007 - 2013
• Together with Genk, higher administration
and PT company
• Vision till 2040

• STOP-principal
• Meso traffic model (Omnitrans)
• Approved in 2014 by the city council


Dienst mobiliteit & parkeren
Mobiliteit &
Parkeren

Cel Mobiliteit

Infrastructuur

(Flankerend)

Cel Parkeren

On-street
parkeren

Verkeerswinkel

Off-street
parkeren


Hasselt – Green boulevard
• Ancient city wall
• 19th
– Boulevard

• 60’s
– Increasing traffic
– 2 ring structure

• Study 1995
– Livability important

• Adaptation 1997-2000
– Place for the people and not only the cars


Schiervellaan 1900

Schiervellaan 1970

Guffenslaan 1965

Guffenslaan 1996




Mobility plan - Busses
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Between 1997-2013
New network
3 main transit stations
City busses H1-H9
Within city borders
Centre shuttle (5 min.)
Boulevard shuttle (5 min.)
Accessible for the disabled


Mobility plan - Busses


Mobility plan - Busses
• Popularity:
– 16% switched from car to
bus
– 12% from bike to bus
– 9% pedestrian to bususer

• Social factor
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Year

Users / year Times more

1996

350.000

1997

1.498.088

4,28 more

2000

3.178.548

9,08 more

2005

4.257.408

12,16 more

2008

4.516.611

12,90 more

2012

4.398.158

12,56 more

meeting place
elderly people
“our bus”
speakable

Hospital

Market

Users before 26,25%

33,90%

Users after

66,10%

73,75%


Mobility plan - Busses
• Costs:
– 1-2% of the city budget

– 75% regional government
– 25% Hasselt (= ticket price)
Year

€

% of total cost (=ticket price)

1997

274.379

11%

2000

782.849

23%

2006

1.026.955

± 25%

2012

± 1.750.000

± 25%

2014

+ 2.000.000


Mobility plan - Pedestrians
• Car free pedestrian zone
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Since 1974
Step by step
New circulation plan (1990)
Rebuilding (car free) street every year
± 2 km
27 pop up barriers
Alley network


1968

1974

Jaren 60
1975



Mobility plan - Cyclists
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Cycle paths
4 guarded bike parkings
Free rental, repare & engraving
Electric bikes rental
I Bike I Move



Mobility plan - Parking & cars
• Car free city center
• Reducing searching traffic
• Pushing the car to the city
border (step by step)
• Paying and time restricted
areas


Meer dan 35 jaar geleden

Gratis


Jaar 2000

Blauwe schijf

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