Improving the Waalsprinter service 1. Goals

1. Reduce the generalized travel cost of Waalsprinter users. • Improve the generalized travel costs and reliability of all users of car-only routes. Improving the Waalsprinter service 1. Goals

2. Improving the Waalsprinter service 2. Current service • Park & Ride (parking fare = 2 euro/day) • Bus service connecting the P&R to the city centre and Heyendaal (Waalsprinter) • Dedicated bus lane direction south • Service frequency is 10 min in rush hours and 15 min off-peak • Bus fare = 0 • Demand = 200 travelers/weekday (2009)

3. Improving the Waalsprinter service 2. Current service • Transport option only available for non-captive car users. • Currently, car+Waalsprinter routes have slightly lower generalized travel costs than car-only routes for all origins. • Generalized travel costs for the routes using the Waalsprinter range from 50 to 60 min, depending on the trip origin (average = 55 min). • Generalized travel costs for the only-car routes range from 51 to 64 min (average = 61 min). • The Waalsprinter service is used by travelers coming from origins other than Waalsprong and Bemmel.

4. Improving the Waalsprinter service 3. Service improvements • Higher level of comfort in the Park & Ride waiting room • Higher level of travel comfort on the bus • Reduce the parking fare (from 2 to 1 euro/day) • Increase the bus frequency in peak hours to 8 services/h • Advertising campaign

5. Improving the Waalsprinter service 4. Target groups • a)Directly: • 200 travelers per day that are currently using the Waalsprinter service to go/come back to/from the city centre from/to northern origins. • 200 non-captive car travelers per day who are expected to switch modes and use the Waalsprinter. • b) Indirectly: • All car travelers using the Waalbrug route to access/leave the city centre from/to the northern origins/destinations (2000-2500 veh/h/direction in rush hours).

6. Improving the Waalsprinter service 5. Date of implementation • Higher level of comfort in the Park & Ride waiting room  2011 • Higher level of travel comfort on the bus  2011 • Reduce the parking fare (from 2 to 1 euro/day)  2011 • Increase the bus frequency in peak hours to 8 services/h  2011 • Advertising campaign  2011

7. Improving the Waalsprinter service 6. Stakeholders’ positions Pro Local Government (problem owner), City Region, National Government, Offensief Bereikbaarheid, Kamer van Koophandel, environmental organizations, public transport companies, public transport users (ROVER) and all political parties (PvdA, SP, GroenLinks, VVD and CDA). Con Entrepreneurs city center (VBO Nijmegen)

8. a) Generalized travel costs -7.3% reduction on average for 200 travelers/day who currently use the Waalsprinter service to go/come back to/from all northern origins except Waalsprong and Bemmel. -16.4% reduction on average for 200 non-captive car travelers per day coming from all northern origins (except Waalsprong and Bemmel) who will switch mode according to our assumptions. -0.4% reduction on average for users of car-only routes. Improving the Waalsprinter service 7. Effects on accessibility

9. a) Generalized travel costs Improving the Waalsprinter service 7. Effects on accessibility

10. a) Generalized travel costs Improving the Waalsprinter service 7. Effects on accessibility

11. b) Reliability ++Moderate improvement for 200 travelers/day who currently use the Waalsprinter service to go/come back to/from all northern origins except Waalsprong and Bemmel. +++ High improvement for 200 non-captive car travelers per day coming from all northern origins (except Waalsprong and Bemmel) who will switch mode according to our assumptions. + Slight improvement for users of car-only routes. Improving the Waalsprinter service 7. Effects on accessibility