Transportation Planning and Management

Universidad de Cuenca – Facultad de Ingeniería

Maestría en Vialidad y Transporte
22-26 de julio de 2019

10. Ecomovilidad
Prof. Francesc Robusté
 World Health Organization (WHO) - Europe

(1999)

Eco-mobility = Active mobility = Walking and cycling (conventional bicycle).

No mechanical motor (human body is the motor) and we burn calories (health) to
overcome the distance. Electric bicycles and PMD are NOT eco- / active-mobility. 2
 Síntesis
• Eco-mobility or active mobility = walking and
bicycle (conventional)
• Consider them as a transport MODE
• “Complete streets” (USA)
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• They need infrastructure TOO

• “Effective sidewalk” (w/o urban furniture) D

• Bicycle lanes: wider to include PMD

• Continuous flow (traffic light phase for elderly
pedestrians) and minimum network (instead
of “isles”)
• Democratize the space in the street according
to flows of people 3
 Síntesis (2)

• Safety issues: slow speed (50 vs 30 km/h),

physical protections, signals, traffic lights, etc.

• “Super-blocks” and pedestrian AREAS

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Walking / pedestrians

Walking / pedestrians

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 European cities for the people
European cities for the people
Smart, livable and efficient cities

WALK

TRANSIT

CAR

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 City Planning
Multipolar and autocontent City Planning
• From zoning urbanism to flow
urbanism (network)
• Density, integration, agreement
• Quick access from/to neighborhood
and internal enjoyment: recovering
the human neighborhood and its
quality services
• Mobility plans, C/D and energy in
urban planning
• Cost of PT in urban costs
• “Impact fees” and ranking ∝ “smart
growth”
• Integrate added value in
investment
• Control any activity that creates
Mobility Law, 2003 (Catalonia
mobility (storages, logistic hubs, Government)
parking, etc.)
Decree of Generated Mobility, 2006
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 “Democratize” public streets

• 60-80’s: ensure traffic circulation and assign

the “extra” space for other purposes
• Several and richer uses: evolutive uses
– Segregation needs for safety (speed gradient)
– Physical minimum or due to cohesive network
• Recovering part of the public street
– Coexistence
– Public and scarce good
– Specialists in pedestrians (sidewalks), bicycles, L/U,
etc.

Right of private use of public space : ”This is NOT a graffiti”, Anna Pla
(2003), Terapias Urbanas, Architects Association, Barcelona
-Regulated public spaces: blue area (motorbike, tent)
-Public spaces not regulated: blue square in a road, pavement

PRIVATE CAR HAS HAD A PREFERENCIAL TREATMENT

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 Pedestrians as a tr. MODE
Rediscovering pedestrians as a transport mode

PRIORITY

WALK

TRANSIT

CAR

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 City planning for the people
Ildefons Cerdà, Civil
Engineer, “General Theory of
Urbanization”, 1867.
Barcelona “broadening” 1859
Father of
“Network
Urbanism” Integration: a social project
(Gabriel Dupuy, Chamfered corners
ENPCh.)

The city of the future…

Is the Mediterranean city…
Quality design and
broadening of sidewalks,
“sponging” downtown,
meeting and walking
places, etc.
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 Pedestrian scramble
A pedestrian scramble, also known as scramble intersection and scramble
corner (Canada), 'X' Crossing (UK), diagonal crossing (US), exclusive
pedestrian interval, or Barnes Dance, is a type of traffic signal movement that
temporarily stops all vehicular traffic, thereby allowing pedestrians to cross an
intersection in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time.

One of the world's

most heavily used
pedestrian
scrambles, at
Hachikō Square
in Shibuya, Tokyo

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Pedestrian scramble in BCN?

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Pedestrian info. (Barcelona)

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Bicycles

Bicycles

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BSS: Bicycle Sharing Systems

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Bicycles in Barcelona

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Personal Mobility Devices

Personal Mobility
Devices

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PMD in Barcelona

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Transportation Planning and Management
Universidad de Cuenca – Facultad de Ingeniería
Maestría en Vialidad y Transporte
22-26 de julio de 2019

10A. Ecomovilidad
Prof. Francesc Robusté
f.robuste@upc.edu