Financing possibilities for sustainable transport

THE PEP7 June 2012

Minze Walvius

Background

• Advier, private consultancy, mobility marketing and project development in traffic and transport

• Managing mobility, Foundation to gain and create knowledge on MM. for example: in company training, lecturing on Saxion University and the Hague University, National High level Public-Private mobility platform, EU projects, member International program committee ECOMM

• SQOOT, B2B full operational lease of e-bikes, mopeds, en motorbikes.

• BUPP: software for accessibility management en mobility budget for companies and business area’s

• Associate with: velotransnii looking for opporunities for Sustainable transport in Russia

• Past: funder of Velotaxi Netherlands, and associated with bicycle taxi in Moscow

Philosophy

• Mobility is a economic problem• There is a relation between the

accessibility of an area and the economic potential in that area.

• location accessibility is measured in travel time (distance, modal split and travel facilities) of the traffic and transport (persons and goods) that is related to the core business!!

Funding

1. Funding from government, out of taxes

2. Location based, (sustainable) transport taxes

3. Funding within tender contracts

4. Direct income from advertising

5. Income from real estate

6. Income from employers

7. Income from employees / users

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

Government Funding

+ investment power

+ combination with regulation en policy - Vision / long term strategy- Level of support / behavior changes

Specified taxes

• Versement transport+ Direct link between income and funding- Low level of support

• Business improvement DistrictsVoluntary private levy, collected by Local government as base for service level agreements+ high level of support- SLA from government site+/- startup is voluntary

• PPS mobility funds

BID - Investments of Betterbankside can be noticed because they are pink

PPS Mobility Funds

• 8 BID’s and the City of Roermond are creating a mobility fund:– Public Private Partnership– SLA on the contribution on sustainable transport– Income from the BID’s, the City of Roermond and !!

extra parking Levy!!

• PPS Delft (City and employers)– Shuttle bus; travel information; extra benefits for bus

passengers; Smart P+R; Parking budget; e-scooter pool, et cetera

Funding within tender contracts

• Velib, Paris– Providing cycling in exchange of tendered advertising

contract

AND………..>>

Funding within tender contracts (2)

• Lille, Bordeaux– Provide cycling as part of public transport contract

“…in addition Keolis will deploy a full offer for bicycle riders, the first of its kind in France, combining a bike share scheme, classic bike rental and bike parking….”

Direct funding from advertising

Private initiatives for sustainable transport

Income from property owners

• As mentioned: Versement transport, BID’s, private initiatives;….

• WHY?

Property value <-> accessibility

Value of property

accesability

?

Traffic jams

Lack off parking space

Crowded public transport

Public transport nearby

Potential search area for employees

Quality of the area

Public Transport has an added value for a destination:

1% improvement in the accessibility

leads to an increase of 0,3% of the property value

(DTZ Zadelhoff & VU Amsterdam)

1%

0,3%

Funding from employers

Human Logistics, Supply chain management• Reduce costs of cars, parking spaces and (business)

travel time• Improve Hospitality for guests, visitors, etc

• Employee satisfaction / turn over of employees

Car drivers do not spent more!!

Walk £135.89Bike £114.27Bus £105.45Taxi/minicab £105.03Car £94.91Train £89.21Tube £86.53 Tfl, 2009

people

AND………..>>

Decrease % of sick leave

TRY A BIKE

Income from users

• People don’t travel for fun they travel to a destination. !! Use the Transport added values from the destination. Joint sales, joint marketing for sustainable transport!!

• But not only from the users of sustainable transport…..

Business-case

Mobility fund - balanced model split

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Modal split

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1

Openbaar vervoer

Auto

Fiets

Overig

Funding strategy

• Sustainable transport is environment friendly transport as part of a robust transport system.

• Accessibility is a Public Private problem and needs a PPS cooperation in solutions and funding.

• Needs Vision, strategy and partners to agree on responsibilities who dare to make decisions to develop solutions!!

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

Contact

ADVIER MobiliseertContact

Telefoon: 003115 - 214 05 71 Fax: 003115 - 214 05 72 Email: Minze.Walvius@advier.nl

PostadresAdvier B.V.Postbus 28942601CW Delft

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