Mobility management in spatial planning and companies – A way to lead out of trouble?

Panel: Panel 3. Sustainable transport and land use

Authors:
Max Herry, HERRY Consult GmbH
Markus Schuster, HERRY Consult GmbH
Willy Raimund, the Austrian Energy Agency (A.E.A.)

Abstract

More than ever, transport is the "bad boy" regarding energy savings. Whereas other sectors follow determined strategies to reduce their energy consumption, CO2 -emissions from transport blast away beyond good and evil.

Next to technology (energy efficient vehicles, optimised drive train), alternative fuels and influencing behaviour (Labelling, ECO-DRIVING), an important field to get a grip on energy demand in transport is Mobility Management. If it works out to abridge this instrument with land use and spatial planning, this gives a real long-term perspective on reducing energy consumption in transport.

Subsequently, Austria started two programmes within its comprehensive climate protection programme: one for mobility management in companies and another one for mobility management in spatial planning.

The objectives of mobility management in companies are environmentally-friendly transport and the rationalisation of transport, in other words, less damage to the environment and, not least, cost benefits for companies and their employees. There are presented spheres of action, working methods and results as for instance the Pilot project "Sanfte Mobilitäts-Partnerschaft - company management of staff's travel choices" involving authorities and business.

The mobility management in spatial planning has the aim to set framework conditions (fiscal, legal, subsidies, training) which make it more attractive to implement sustainable mobility concepts, already in the planning phase. Car-free settlements, ideal public transport connections, parking space management etc. shall guarantee at least equal opportunities for public transport, cycling and walking. Austria is starting a programme "Mobility Management in the Spatial Planning" within its comprehensive climate protection programme "klima:aktiv" which will be explained.