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The  planning simulation workshop in Slovenia:

process and results 

Aljaž Plevnik, Urban Planning Institute,

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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WPD’s working steps

• State of the art review

• Analysis & cross-national comparison

• Planning simulation workshops

• Recommendations & guidelines

• Final conference in Cracow, September 2009

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Ljubljana – Slovenia• Rožna dolina: new university campus

Getafe – Spain• Los Molinos: new residential district

Vilnius – Lithuania• VELGA: multi-use site (shopping, offices,

residential)

Cracow – Poland• Czyżyny-Dąbie: exhibition & conference

centre

Dortmund – Germany• Phoenix-West: new business & technology

park

Planning simulation workshops: 5 local developments

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Planning simulation workshop at UIRS, Ljubljana, 11th of June, 2008

photo: Jani Kozina, UIRS

• scope to explore possible integration of MM into planning process of a new university complex in Ljubljana

• best MM measures for university buildings in EU were selected and their transferability discussed

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Ljubljana, Slovenia

• capital, regional centre• 278.000 inh. (0,5 mio region)• 60.000 students• good bus network• high cycling potential

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Source: EC, 2007

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Modal split in Ljubljana1994 – 2003

Source:MOL, 2004

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Preconditions - LUP and transport integration

• fast changing planning system,• weak planning vs. development pressure,• functional disintegration between transport and land-use

planning, • sustainable transport recognised as objective of planning

system but rarely put into practice,• low political willingness for sustainable transport solutions,• accessibility with sustainable modes neglected in the

planning proces,• SUTP and MM are relatively unknown concepts,

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source: GURS, 2008

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• 2 faculties

• 3500 students

• 350 employees

• 40.000 m2 netto

source: 4M architects, 2006

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• limited car access

• 350 parkings

• 400 m to bus stop

• bus fq. 10 min

• poor access for nonmotorised modes

author: Jani Kozina, UIRS

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Simulation’s background

• unfavourable preconditions for integration of MM into LUP in Slovenia,

• considerable traffic problems are expected at the simulation site – bad access on foot and with PT, lack of parking spaces

• participants were aware of the predicted problems and were anxious to cooperate.

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National level• Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the

Republic of Slovenia - The Spatial Planning Directorate • Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the

Republic of Slovenia - The Environment Directorate

Local level• City of Ljubljana• Ljubljana public transport • Ljubljana Cyclists' Network – NGO

Participants - invited

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Site level – developers• University of Ljubljana – Department of Investment

Management

Site level – users • University of Ljubljana –Faculty of chemistry and

chemical technology • University of Ljubljana –Faculty of computer and

information science • Student representatives from both faculties

Site level – constructors

Participants - invited

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• parking policy: – maximum parking standards, – parking charges and passes, – parking management in the neighbourhood,– cross-financing from parking to alternative modes, – parking priority for carsharing and carpooling.

• PT improvements: – improved access by PT,– developer’s co-financing of improved PT access,– promotional PT tickets and info package for the opening of new

faculties and for new students,

4 groups of MM meassures presented

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• cycling and walking: – improved access for cycling and walking, – cycle parking standards, – showers and lockers for nonmotorised travellers,– promotion of cycling and walking,

• mobility plan for faculties: – transport impact assessment as a basis for a mobility plan, – information, – promotion.

4 groups of MM meassures presented

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Simulation results – general

• difficult to limit discussion to questions related to MM measures (focus on preconditions and hard measures),

• numerous questions about integration of MM measures are irrelevant in such status of preconditions,

• most of the discussed MM measures considered as interesting and useful, yet they only got relevant after the improvement of preconditions or implementation of hard measures.

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Acceptance for Mobility Management

• unawarness of possibilities offered by soft measures to solve transport problems, most participants in the planning process lack education, awarness and information about MM,

• no confidence expressed in the effectiveness of MM measures introduced as separate measures,

• MM measures considered as an occasion to moderate predicted transport problems at the new location,

• for participants an important element of soft measures seamed to be the possibility of their prompt implementation, which would slow down the aggravation of problems.

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Simulation as method

• very applicable when novelties in the planning process are introduced,

• key element for the success is the use of the actual example in discussion,

• problem was a too big amount of the discussed MM measures,

• good solution proved to be the presentation of the problem at the meetings of participants before the simulation.

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Aljaž Plevnik

Urban Planning InstituteTrnovski pristan 2Ljubljana, Slovenia

aljazp@uirs.siwww.uirs.si

THANK YOU!