GP 1/7 1990, Fotograf: Per Wahlberg
Högklassig kollektivtrafik som verktyg för förnyelse av hamn- och varvsområden Kollektivtrafikchef Göteborgs Stad
Harbour of Göteborg
The end of the 19th century shipyard industry
Norra Älvstranden in the 1950s
Development plan
NORRA ÄLVSTRANDEN UTVECKLING AB Uppdrag: Utveckla stadsdelen från bro till bro, från älv till hamnbanan. Ett privatiseringsprojekt. Får inte kosta skattebetalarna en krona.
Offices, hotels, university
Bakom Lindholmen Science Park AB står:
Dwelling areas
Which public transport mode to cope with these high standards? High speed ferry? Tram? Ordinary buses? Something else?
The ferry at the quay of Norra Älvstranden
The tram Göteborg s trade mark
Tram route network
Improvement of Public Transport in Göteborg
The Curitiba Example
High Capacity Bus Rapid Transit Important features Dedicated lanes and supporting feeder lanes High capacity bus stops Pre ticketing
High Capacity Bus Rapid Transit Important features Easy accessible buses Bi-articulated and articulated buses (150-300 passengers) 500-1000 m between stops
High Capacity Bus Rapid Transit Important features Signal priority in intersections Information and control systems Organisation Land use planning
Curitiba, Brazil Santiago, Chile Bogotá, Colombia Sao Paulo, Brazil
Trunk bus network LÄNSMANSGÅRDEN TUVE BACKA ANGERED KOMETTORGET NORRA ÄLVSTRANDEN ÖSTRA SJUKHUSET SALTHOLMEN FRÖLUNDA 16 first trunk bus line MÖLNDAL
Brand new buses
Separate bus route
Total bus priority
More and more buses needed Headway: 10 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes
Passenger loading time - 60 pax Bus type seconds Normal, high floor 105 Normal, low floor 110 Art., high floor 130 Art., low floor 100 Trunk bus 48
Rapid increasing ridership Number of passengers
Profitable 126 % Cost Income
Passenger success
New trade mark.
Even longer buses 25 m
Four Megabuses 24 m Nov. 2005
Premiere January 2006
High Capacity Bus Rapid Transit Dedicated lanes High capacity bus stops X Pre ticketing Easy accessible buses Bi-articulated/ articulated buses
High Capacity Bus Rapid Transit 500-1000 m between stops Signal priority in intersections Information and control systems Organisation Land use planning
Second trunk line Next Metrobusroute summer 2005 15 August 05 17
Third trunk line 14 August 07 18
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