Mobility in Hasselt

Content of this presentation• Short introduction of Hasselt• Mobility plan• Parking Policy• Campaigns• City projects

Hasselt - Location• Flemish part of Belgium• Capital of Limburg• 8 municipalities• ± 74.500 inhabitants• 102,24 km²• Mayor Hilde Claes• Deputy mayor Habib El Ouakili

• Shopping & fashion• (Free public transport)• Speculaas• Genever• Pukkelpop• …

Capital of good taste

Hasselt – Known for

Hasselt - Infrastructure• 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

Off-street parkeren

Verkeerswinkel

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 1970Schiervellaan 1900

Guffenslaan 1965 Guffenslaan 1996

Mobility plan - Busses• 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

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Mobility plan - BussesYear 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

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

• Social factor– meeting place– elderly people– “our bus”– speakable

Hospital Market

Users before 26,25% 33,90%

Users after 73,75% 66,10%

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

– Since 1974– Step by step– New circulation plan (1990)– Rebuilding (car free) street every year– ± 2 km– 27 pop up barriers– Alley network

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Mobility plan - Cyclists• 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

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Mobility plan - Cars• Speed limits• Electric safety• Car sharing• Park & ride

Mobility plan - Transport• Deliveries between 6 &

11h and 17.30 & 20h• 5 delivery loops• 53 drop off spots• Citydepot

Mobility plan - Train• Crossroad of InterCity- & InterRegion-

trains• Direct connection with Antwerp, Brussels,

Liège, Ghent & Louvain• New station (masterplan)• Lightrail

Mobility plan - Lightrail• Spartacus plan

– De Lijn & NMBS– Reorganize bus network– Lightrail: 3 routes

• Hasselt-Maastricht (– 3 stops in Hasselt– Overpelt & Maasmechelen

• ±200 million €

http://spartacuslimburg.be/index.php

Hasselt - Strongpoints• Sufficient (65,6%), safe (59%) &

well maintained (63,6%) cycle paths

• Safe school area (71,9%)• Well maintained roads (61,1%)• Proximity stops public transport

(87%)• Reachable city center (94,5%)

Hasselt - Challenges• 2,8 transfers/day (31,6 km)• Car possession (91,1%)• Parkingspace (66,9%)• High use of private

motorised transport• Connecting private &

public transport

Campaigns • Samen Anders Mobiel• I bike I move• Mr. Fluo• Belgerinkel naar de winkel

City projects

Mobility in Hasselt