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Steps towards free public transport in
Tallinn
Taavi Aas
Deputy mayor
26 October 2012
Facts about Tallinn
•Population: 416 539
•Area: 159,2 km²
•Islands: Aegna
•Lakes: Harku Lake and Ülemiste Lake
•Sea coast: 46 km
•Land boarder: 59 km
•Tallinn has 40 km² of greenery areas
(parks, forests etc.)
Line network of Tallinn public transport
bus lines
trolley lines
tram lines
Line network (31.12.2011):
bus
644 km (87%)
tram
33 km (4%)
trolley
67 km (9%)
TOTAL
744 km
Public Transport in Tallinn
Vehicle km (thousands)
Trolley-traffic;
5489; 19%
Tram-traffic;
3019; 10%
Bus-traffic;
20360; 71%
Tickets and discounts today
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Only 33% of public transport operating costs are covered by ticket
revenue (approx. 18 M EUR)
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Only 8% of passengers pay for the full cost of their ticket. Others have
the right to travel for free or they are entitled to some kind of a discount.
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There are 17 categories of passengers who have the right to travel for
free.
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6 categories of passengers have a right for a discounted ticket.
The main problems still existing in the
field of city transportation.
• City geographical location
• Land use planning and urban sprawl
• Difference between central and local government priorities
• Lack of city ring roads
• Harbour connection cause big heavy vehicle transit
• Lack of legislation
Changes in traffic frequency
Morning peak (8.00-9.00)
Evening peak (17.00-18.00)
What does this tendency mean?
• Average speed during peak hour decreases 2 km/h annually.
• Time spent on travelling is growing.
• Duration of peak period will grow longer.
• Cars demand more and more space in the city. This means that
people will no longer be the users of urban space – it will be
cars, either moving or parking.
• Living environment will worsen considerably.
Public Transport can save the
World
Decreasing PT service volume and quality vs
increasing usage of cars
Growing number
of cars
Decreasing PT
demand
Less PT users
Congestion
Decreasing PT
speed
Decreasing PT
quality
Increasing
number of cars
Longer travel time
Higher cost
Smaller ticket
revenue
Higher tariffs and
need for subsidy
Measures to promote public transport
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City centre bus terminal
Purchasing new rolling stock and renewing infrastructure
Introducing public transport lanes
Introducing public transport priority system
Installing the system of bus lane surveillance cameras
Introducing passenger information system (web based, Smart
phone apps, real time information ...)
Introducing new public transport ticketing system
Introducing Park & Ride system
Introducing school bus system
Campaigns
New ticketing / registration system
Launched 21 September 2012
Objectives:
- Collecting information for PT planning
- Collecting information about movements
- Collecting information about the number of trips made by different types
of tickets
Public transport priority
PT priority corridors today
PT priority area in the future
P&R system
Investing into the future
One of the
innovations is the
Schoolbus project –
reducing traffic jams
in the city and
encouraging pupils
to use public
transport.
Free public transport in Tallinn – a brave
step towards green capital
Advantages of free public transport:
• Social aspect: ensuring accessibility to unemployed
and people with low-income
• Green aspect: shifting modal split from private car to
public transport, cleaner living environment, less noise
• Due to diminishing traffic load less need to create
additional space for traffic.
• Additionally: drawing greater attention to
sustainable development of public transport at
local, national and European level.
Counterarguments for free public transport:
• Diminishing service quality: less rolling stock in traffic, older rolling
stock, longer intervals, increasing crime and more vandalism, lot of
homeless people spending time in public transport
• Overcrowded public transport vehicles
• Current public transport user might shift to private car
• Free public transport will be provided at the expense of other public
services: kindergartens, schools, roads and streets.
• Private car users are the ones paying for free public transport.
Thank You for Your attention!
Fotograaf Vladimir Kušnarjov, TAK fotokollektsioon