By Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager, Bremen Presented at Transforming Transportation 2016

1. www.TransformingTransportation.org
Insights from the Bremen /
Belo Horizonte Exchange
Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager, Bremen
Presented at Transforming Transportation 2016

2. www.urban-mobility-solutions.eu
Making Twinning Work for Achieving
Development and Climate Goals

3. León
Belo
Horizonte
Guiyang
Kochi
Kocaeli
Curitiba
Barcelona,
Bremen,
Budapest
Hangzhou
+ Thematic experts
+ Local take-up coaches
+ 9 Training Cities
• Asia (Matale, Hanoi, Xi’an)
• Latin America (Durango, La
Serena, Sao Jose Dos Campos)
• Mediterranean (Amman,
Casablanca, Sfax)
These cities will work in pairs on common/related problems and those solutions
identified by the project as priorities.
SOLUTIONS Twinning

4. Insights from the
Bremen / Belo-Horizonte exchange
Making Twinning Work for Achieving Development and Climate Goals
Célio Bouzada
Planning Director
Belo Horizonte’s Transportation and Traffic Company
BHTRANS (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Michael Glotz-Richter
Senior Project Manager „Sustainable Mobility“
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

5. • Capital of Minas Gerais state,
Brazil’s 2nd most populous state;
• Population (2014): 2.5m
(5.7 M in Metropolitan Area);
• Density (2014): 7,176 people / km2
1. Belo Horizonte

6. Inventory of greenhouse gases emissions
Municipal plan for greenhouse gases emissions reduction
PREGEE (Plano de Redução de Gases de Efeito Estufa)

7. Emissions projection (millions tCO2e/year)
Municipal plan for greenhouse gases emissions reduction
PREGEE (Plano de Redução de Gases de Efeito Estufa)

8. TOD – Transit Oriented Development

9. BRT – Bus Rapid Transit and Exclusive tracks for buses
1
2 3
1)AntonioCarlosintegrationstation.
2)TransferencestationatCristiano
MachadoAvenue.
3)MOVEbusatCristianoMachado
Avenue.

10. Pampulha integration station: 20
lines, 223 buses and 11 thousand
passengers.
Venda Nova integration station: 12
lines, 99 buses and 3600 passengers.
Vilarinho integration station: 19 lines,
177 buses and 8300 passengers.
BRT – Bus Rapid Transit and Exclusive tracks for buses

11. BRT – Bus Rapid Transit
and Exclusive tracks for buses
Present status (2015)
• 19,35 km BRT;
• 10,95 km exclusive tracks for buses (faixas
exclusivas);
• 7 integration stations.
Forecast (2030)
• 150 km BRT;
• 54 km excluvise tracks for buses (faixas
exclusivas);
• 11 integration stations.

12. Pedala BH
– Bike routes project
Cycle infrastructure
implemented up to August, 2015:
70,42 km.

13. Pedala BH
– Bike routes project
Cycle infrastructure
implementation forecast (2020) :
411 km.

14. 40 sharing bycicle stands (major
part at the central area of Belo
Horizonte and near touristic
spots).
Pedala BH

15. Pedestrian actions

16. Pedestrian actions

17. Pedestrian actions

18. Pedestrian actions

19. Belo Horizonte won in Washington DC. the
“Sustainable Transport Award – STP 2015”
granted by ITDP (Institute for Transportation and
Development Policy) due to its well-succeeded
experiences on transport field and urban
mobility like the improvement of public
transportation, the safety and access of cyclists
and pedestrians to the urban space, and the
reduction of GHG emission.
“Sustainable Transport Award –
STP 2015”

20. 554,000 inhabitants
Welcome to Bremen

21. TomTom congestion index
(European ranking)
Bremen
Source:http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/trafficindex/#/
80
81
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
14
11
15
18
65
32
77
Welcome to Bremen

22. Modal Split Bremen
s
All trips
of all Bremen citizens
walking
ycling
cycling
Car + motobike
PT
Source: SrV 2008

23. extension tram and PT prioritiy

24. … promote cycling

25. …develop a cycle highway network

26. … promote cycling

27. … more cycle parking

28. Car-Sharing: alternative to car ownership
12/2015: 11.000 users, 3800 cars taken of the road

29. European SUMP Award 2015
(April 2015)
Winner of European SUMP Award 2015
EU Commissioner for Transport
Violeta Bulc
Bremen Senator for Transport
Joachim Lohse

30. Stage 1: The Twinning

31. Stage 2: informal exchange / visit in HB

32. Stage 2: informal exchange / visit in HB

33. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

34. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

35. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

36. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

37. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

38. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

39. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop
Public workshop / 140 participants

40. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop
Public workshop / 140 participants

41. Stage 3: visit in BH / workshop

42. Stage 4: in-depth visit in HB
Key subject of interest: „Fahrradstraße“ (bicycle street)

43. Stage 4: in-depth visit in HB
Key subject of interest: „Fahrradstraße“ (bicycle street)

44. Stage 4: in-depth visit in HB

45. Stage 4: in-depth visit in HB
Key subject of interest: „Fahrradstraße“ (bicycle street)

46. Stage 4: in-depth visit in HB
Enjoying a tandem ride

47. ‘30 Zones’
Proposal for the central area
• Reduction of car speed in order
to guarantee the pedestrians’
safety.
• The red patterned areas indicate
the selection of possible regions
where the 30 zones will be
implemented.
Stage 5: results for Belo Horizonte

48. • Ambitious partners with a vision for their city
• technical details, studying ‚in the field‘;
experiencing the mobility culture
• Internal and public workshops = spread the
message / create support
• Enjoying the trustful exchange
(best practice and not so good experience)
conclusions

49. Invitation